jim rosenthal
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- Hatteras Model
- 36' CONVERTIBLE-Series I (1969 -1977)
As part of the interior refit of my boat, I decided to replace the (plywood) stair treads, two in number, of the little set of stairs that go from the main salon into the galley area of my boat. The originals are plywood, because when the boat was made they were covered with carpet. There would have been no need for solid wood as the wooden part was not seen.
I decided that finished wood would look better. First step was to scrape all the finish and carpet glue etc off the existing treads, sand them, and stain/finish them with Minwax red mahogany, which matches the interior trim and finish pretty nicely. Then, on the advice of a friend, I decided to replace the plywood treads with solid wood. There is a shop in the Annapolis area that sells exotic lumber (called Exotic Lumber, and they had one board left of Afromosia. I bought a little over four board feet of it, which they planed down to 3/4 for me, and cut to size (I don't have the tools to do this) I have a few scraps left over for trim if I ever need it, but they have about six board feet of 4/4 afromosia, a foot wide, left from that board. It's beautiful wood- close grained, solid, few markings. If you need to make up trim, or edge pieces for a door, for example, of afromosia plywood, it would match nicely and work well.
They mentioned that afromosia is not in much demand and they don't typically stock it or have much around. I may go back and buy the remaining chunk of it, but I thought I'd mention it here first.
I decided that finished wood would look better. First step was to scrape all the finish and carpet glue etc off the existing treads, sand them, and stain/finish them with Minwax red mahogany, which matches the interior trim and finish pretty nicely. Then, on the advice of a friend, I decided to replace the plywood treads with solid wood. There is a shop in the Annapolis area that sells exotic lumber (called Exotic Lumber, and they had one board left of Afromosia. I bought a little over four board feet of it, which they planed down to 3/4 for me, and cut to size (I don't have the tools to do this) I have a few scraps left over for trim if I ever need it, but they have about six board feet of 4/4 afromosia, a foot wide, left from that board. It's beautiful wood- close grained, solid, few markings. If you need to make up trim, or edge pieces for a door, for example, of afromosia plywood, it would match nicely and work well.
They mentioned that afromosia is not in much demand and they don't typically stock it or have much around. I may go back and buy the remaining chunk of it, but I thought I'd mention it here first.
