October 4, 2019
I got to work today by removing the clamps from the forward piece of the companionway deck trim. Due to the camber on the surface of the coachroof and the overhead below, I need to fabricate two pieces and then epoxy-glue them together. There was very little squeeze out to sand off, so the clean up was easy and fast.
I placed the piece of trim back in position to see if there was any spring back after gluing the forward piece under clamping pressure - very little to none.
Moving on, I started on the companionway threshold piece. This will be the base of the companionway trim assembly, and will serve to be the platform for the hatch boards to rest on. I selected the last of the remaining 8/4 teak stock, and cut to length plus a 1/4". Next, I jointed one of the edges of the board to be able to rip the precise width on the table saw that I needed.
Having jointed and ripped the board to width, I ran it through the planer until I arrived at the thickness required for the board. I set the thickness to 1.75" - with the 5/8" groove cut in the underside of the trim piece, I would have 1" of the teak trim below the fiberglass of the companionway threshold and 3/4" of the teak trim above the fiberglass threshold.
With the board planed to thickness, and the width and length cut, I moved on to cutting the 5/8" groove on the underside. This groove will accept the fiberglass sandwich construction of glass-balsa coring-fiberglass. This Allied 24 came into my shop with only fiberglass laminate for the aft bulkhead; I added 3/8" balsa core and then a top skin of 1708 biaxial for a more solid bulkhead. The companionway trim threshold would slip down onto this fiberglass sandwich construction.
After use of the table saw, coping saw, router, chisel, and some expletives, I arrived at a piece of trim that could be installed.
I moved from the threshold piece to the interior vertical trim pieces - the set of vertical trim that would help to capture the hatch boards. I selected a remnant piece of teak, and from the notes I had taken minutes earlier on the design, I began the process of fabricating these two pieces of trim.
The process for creating these two trim pieces was similar to the companionway threshold piece, though a bit simpler. The custom aspect of the trim is just a time consuming process. I did, however, make relatively quick work of these two vertical trim components.
After the interior trim pieces were finished, I moved quickly into the exterior vertical trim pieces. The exterior, along with the interior, trim pieces are collectively what will keep the hatch boards in position. I selected the next board from the teak stock to fabricate the exterior vertical trim boards, and removed a section to satisfy my need. I cut the exterior trim boards in rough dimension, and forgot to take a picture of them in situ. ....more to come!
Total Time Today: 5.5 hrs
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