Northener Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 I need to replace the deck boards on a cruiser stern NB. Based on the Thames in Lechlade. Any recommendations for materials to use and companies who can supply and fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 53 minutes ago, Northener said: I need to replace the deck boards on a cruiser stern NB. Based on the Thames in Lechlade. Any recommendations for materials to use and companies who can supply and fit? How bad are the ones you now have? Can you fit them in an available vehicle? If so it will be probably be an easier solution to take them to a suuplier with a saw who can cut them to size for you in one hit, I have done that before. I like Hexaboard/Phenolic ply personaly, always seal the cut edges with polyurethene varnish or somett. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, mrsmelly said: always seal the cut edges with polyurethene varnish or somett. Is that the Yorkshire version of varnish ? (I thought it was spelt "sumutt") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudds Lad Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 45 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: Is that the Yorkshire version of varnish ? (I thought it was spelt "sumutt") Nope, and it's spelt "summat" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 Definately two ‘m’s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanD Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 22 minutes ago, Nightwatch said: Definately two ‘m’s And one 'a', unlike "definitely"... 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 18mm hexaboard is the stuff. We used it on our cruiser stern nearly ten years ago, and it's still going strong. Health warning: it's cringingly expensive -- about £132 for a 2500mm by 1250mm sheet. Best to get it cut professionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said: Is that the Yorkshire version of varnish ? (I thought it was spelt "sumutt") I'd go wi "summat", me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northener Posted November 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 53 minutes ago, Machpoint005 said: 18mm hexaboard is the stuff. We used it on our cruiser stern nearly ten years ago, and it's still going strong. Health warning: it's cringingly expensive -- about £132 for a 2500mm by 1250mm sheet. Best to get it cut professionally. Thanks for that. Some sense amongst all the rubbish from people from the wrong side of the Pennines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 7 minutes ago, Northener said: Thanks for that. Some sense amongst all the rubbish from people from the wrong side of the Pennines. Says a guy whose given location is the rectum of the UK. !!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire cat Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Machpoint005 said: 18mm hexaboard is the stuff. We used it on our cruiser stern nearly ten years ago, and it's still going strong. Health warning: it's cringingly expensive -- about £132 for a 2500mm by 1250mm sheet. Best to get it cut professionally. £147 + vat at my supplier. I paid £86 pre covid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 Quite likely. My price was plucked off Tinternet because I already knew the stuff was expensive. It always has been! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Brooks Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 See if you can locate a company local to you doing trailer/van/truck repairs/refurbishment. They may well have offcuts for a reasonable cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 In case you find something that looks like Hexagrip but comes from somewhere well known for oriental takeaway food or Royal Navy Ships' laundrymen, tread carefully. I bought some for cratch bench seating and the laminations were full of dodgy overlaps and voids. I got a further big discount making it reasonable value in a lightweight application in the dry, but for deck boards it would have been a definite no-no. You get what you pay for here, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 Phenolic ply isn't difficult to cut yourself with a £6 hand saw from Screwfix. Just use the old deckboards as templates to mark out the shapes. No need to pay for a "professional" to cut it. People on boats seem to be losing the ability to do simple jobs themselves. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulJ Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 35 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: In case you find something that looks like Hexagrip but comes from somewhere well known for oriental takeaway food or Royal Navy Ships' laundrymen, tread carefully. I bought some for cratch bench seating and the laminations were full of dodgy overlaps and voids. I got a further big discount making it reasonable value in a lightweight application in the dry, but for deck boards it would have been a definite no-no. You get what you pay for here, it seems. You are so right. I once stupidly bought some bargain board from my local woodyard who told me ' its exactly the same stuff -just without the picture printed on it'. Nearly lasted the winter before delaminating. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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