The small doors on the port side of my 53MY helm station on the flybridge are rotting. I need to replace them and curious if anyone else has done so. What material did you use? Plastic or wood? Where did you get them? The original doors are some type of wood painted with the hull color.
Thanks,
Mark
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06-26-2022 10:14 PM #1Senior Member
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Flybridge Cabinet Doors
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Re: Flybridge Cabinet Doors
Mine are original and have not painted. They are varnished teak.
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1979 53' MY Hull #563
Antioch, California
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06-27-2022 06:16 AM #3Senior Member
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Re: Flybridge Cabinet Doors
I changed mine to PVC.
GLORY Hull # 365
Northport, NY
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06-27-2022 07:16 AM #4
Re: Flybridge Cabinet Doors
Are your doors are painted over like ours ? And is it the laminate layers that are separating at the edges?
We epoxied and clamped the layers back together. Then covered the surface with epoxy micro-balloon mix. , sanded and repainted. Going strong for four years now.+++
1984 61MY #353 with 9' cockpit extension.
Sydney, Australia.
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06-27-2022 09:12 AM #5Senior Member
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Re: Flybridge Cabinet Doors
Mine were painted plywood. All the cabinet doors on the flybridge were rotted beyond repair.
Have fabricated new ones out of mahogany with biscuit joints and they are presently in the basement awaiting Bristol finish and re-install. Using neodymium magnets to hold them closed when re-installed. New stainless door pulls. Will post a pic or two when complete, hopefully in the next week.
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06-27-2022 10:15 PM #6
Re: Flybridge Cabinet Doors
mine are starboard, it was like that when i got the boat 16 years ago.
Mis b' havin
1972 58 yachtfish
58yf352
pass christian, ms.
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06-28-2022 08:16 AM #7Senior Member
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Re: Flybridge Cabinet Doors
Mine are some type of wood laminate painted with what I assume to is Imron. I am thinking to replace with a smooth starboard material but not sure what color to use. My front doors to the flybridge storage area are of that type material probably replaced in the past. Any experience with a close match in starboard or other plastic type material to our Hatteras off white color? Thanks, Mark
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06-28-2022 11:41 AM #8Senior Member
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Re: Flybridge Cabinet Doors
Be careful your magnets don't pull on your bridge compass....ND magnets are pretty intense.
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Re: Flybridge Cabinet Doors
I use something similar to this. Don’t have to worry about magnets.
SEVEN
1979 53' MY Hull #563
Antioch, California