My 32 (2003) has the perspex cabin hatch entrance. Has anyone had experience of cutting one of these in half?
I am thinking of having mine cut. with the cut at a slight angle to help prevent water ingress
Yes. Have done mine on a 37. Cut is 300mm from the bottom to meet coding requirements. Cut at 45 degrees downwards. Two shoot bolts hold the lower part in place if needed. Piece of teak across the bottom of the upper part to overlap the lower. These dimensions mean that the two pieces still fit in the stowage blocks in the aft cabin if needed. One of the easiest and best mods.
Any photos available please,
Thanks
Odysseus
I made myself a set of three perspex washboards to fit the space normally occupied by the 'door' to the companionway.
Firstly I got a sheet of 10mm Perspex ( tinted acrylic sheet) which comes with paper on both sides making it easy to see cutting lines,slightly larger than the original door.
Then using that door as a template mark out the outer shape.
Then I divided the height of the door by three and ruled two horizontal lines across the new door.
Using a standard circular saw bench fitted with a high tooth ratio blade ( usually sold as suitable for cutting aluminium), I carefully guided the sheet into the blade; it cuts cleanly and was of course a 90 deg cut.
Then using scraps from the original sheet I cut overlapping battens about 50mm wide, making sure to make them sufficently shorter than each of the cuts, to be able to fit in the vertical sliders. Then using the German made Acrifix glue for perspex attached the battens to the horizontal joins on the inside upper edge of each wasboard panel.
It works a treat and I can have one two or three in place depending on sea state.
It might be useful if I add details of the company that made my Perspex/Plexiglass/PMMA/Acrylic wash-boards for me from a paper template:
http://www.ukplasticfabrication.co.uk/
Unit 2 Pedders Close
Colchester
Essex
CO3 4QX
0779 187 1620
01206 760222
Cost was £90 for the complete set plus carriage (£15) and VAT, total £126.