We are brand new trawler owners..'79 Californian LRC. Old boaters with a "new to us boat"! We desparately need to replace the bottom panel in the pilot door. Any advice would be appreciated!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------All three doors on my 34LRC are in bad shape as well. Plus they don't slide open worth a darn. I have siliconed the track and looked at slide buttons to put on the bottom but that increases their height such that they won't still fit in the track. The bottom fourth of the doors are delaminating as well. Am considering doors that swing on hinges for the aft doors, or maybe just one 36inch door aft, and just live with the side door. With grand children running in an out it is a pain to have to manhandle the doors for them. Even my wife and daughter have a terrible time with them when we are fishing. The doors will be on my to fix list come next fall. Has anyone converted their sliding doors to a swing door??
Ah, I was picturing side door...Here are some shots of my doors.
I'm considering going to varnish over West System epoxy when I rebuild and refinish the doors. It might help them last longer and require less maintenance.
Varnish Over Epoxy - West System
Had anyone tried this approach?
I'm considering going to varnish over West System epoxy when I rebuild and refinish the doors. It might help them last longer and require less maintenance.
Varnish Over Epoxy - West System
Had anyone tried this approach?
I'll follow this topic closely. Love to see how this works out.
FlyWright said:Don't look too closely. It'll take some time before I have the time, knowledge, tools and courage to tackle this project as it should be tackled. I'm still in the learning and planning stage.
If my past performance is any indication of future results, this could take a looooong time.