McMastercarr also sells smaller pieces of acrylic sheet with gray tint. This is what I used for my Bomar hatch on the bow of my C&C 34: https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/129/4052/8505K731 I matched the original thickness. Rough cut with table saw and then shape to match with a router and a flush trim profile bit against the original once it is removed.
Nathan On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 2:51 PM David Swensen via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Dave and Chuck, > Thank you for your replies. I will give Annapolis and hatchmasters a call. > I finally found 3/8 cast in 2074 in Californis. I wanted the 3/8 for the > same reason - people stepping on it. The shipping is half the price of the > sheet, so hopefully I can find it on the east coast. > > Thanks again. > > David > > On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 2:30 PM CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> > wrote: > >> Hey David, >> I used a company called Annapolis Maritime Plastics to make new cast >> acrylic panels for my windows several years ago. They are a little pricey >> but do quality work and do what the say. Cost me $1000 to make all my >> side windows to template in 1/4" thick 2074. Limosene dark. I more >> recently had the cabintop slider and window pane made and that cost me $500 >> for 3/8" thick 2074. Thicker because people stand on it. The company used >> to have a large storefront for years but lost people during COVID and was >> taken over by a guy who works out of his home workshop. >> >> I would highly recommend them for their work, but you might find a better >> bargain, elsewhere. >> >> https://maritimefabrication.com/ >> 410-263-4424 >> >> Dave S does some beautiful work, but considering all the time and money, >> I'd buy new hatches and upgrade to one of the newer style, lower profile, >> venting models. New frame, new hardware, new hinges, new lever locks, >> etc. But that's just my two cents. >> >> Chuck S >> >> >> >> On 03/26/2023 6:29 AM David Swensen via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> Dave, Where did you source your 3/8 acrylic? Is it cast and is it 2074? >> Thanks, >> David Swensen >> Freya 35MK3 >> Beverly, MA >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 25, 2023, at 9:11 PM, Dave S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> wrote: >> >> https://cncwindstar.blogspot.com/2022/10/hatch-refurbishment.html?m=1 >> >> Dave - 33-2 >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and >> help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> Thanks for your help. >> Stu >> >> Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and >> help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> Thanks for your help. >> Stu >> >> Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu
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