From: Mike (Original Message) Sent: 3/30/2003 8:52 PM
Ideas for storing stuff in the open cockpit. Fishing poles, tackle, nets and other must-haves all need a home.
From: Mike Sent: 3/30/2003 8:53 PM
I posted three pictures, starting here, of some gizmos I made out of plastic lumber for storing and covering things in the cockpit. The pics have descriptions.
From: Redƒox Sent: 3/31/2003 12:00 AM
Hey, I just got an idea to make something like that for the inside cabin area, under the table for holding canned goods. Is that "lumber" light? and how spendy?
From: Mike Sent: 3/31/2003 7:24 AM
RF -
That plastic stuff is a little lighter than wood, but it costs quite a bit more. Right about five bucks a board foot. A guy wouldn't want to build a house with it.
From: Redƒox Sent: 3/31/2003 10:47 PM
ARG..... OK
From: Mike Sent: 4/1/2003 5:51 PM
I made a different cover for the fish pole reels, because the first one was just too big and akward. The new, compact model is now pictured in the Cockpit and Accessories photo album.
I also added one more little storage box in the cockpit.
From: Redƒox Sent: 4/2/2003 6:55 AM
Excellent mike! If I had my Baby moored in the harbor I would make one of them to. You should sell that idea!
From: 2nd Byte Sent: 4/5/2003 12:24 AM
Hi Mike,
"Innovation" on Tyboo is a "watchword"! Neat storage executions in the cockpit. Can't get too much storage and thats an area where the old maxim, "more is better" really applies! Thanks for sharing the ideas!
Hey, while you and Captain Elliot were pulling zzzzzz's on the lounger, I trust that Kay was getting the same treatment.
Tell me you didn't have her doing yard work!
Hope you're feeling much, much, much better Kay!
Mark
From: Mike Sent: 4/5/2003 7:28 AM
Mornin' Mark -
You asked what I used to latch the reel cover. For right now, I have a 3/8" threaded rod with a knob on the inside, going through a bulkhead fitting and screwing into a piece of tough plastic attached to the inside of the cover. I just swing the cover in place, and turn the knob to pull it up tight against the bulkhead. When I get some time at work, I'll probably fashion up a simpler latch that only needs a quarter turn to engage.
From: Jim F Sent: 4/6/2003 11:35 AM
Mike - Do you have a brand name for the plastic lumber you used? Is it a decking material? I looked around at the Home Depot here in N. Cal, but didn't see anything like it. Even at $5/BF, it looks way more reasonable than SeaBoard. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks - Jim F.
From: Mike Sent: 4/6/2003 12:16 PM
Hi Jim -
I don't know if it is the same brand name as the stuff I found, but here is a link to what appears to be the exact same stuff. Tim, on Lyn Marie, found the name (Azek Trim Boards) for us. When I stumbled across it in home depot, it was in the rack next to the wood door casing and exterior trim stuff. Their sign called it "Never Rot". It is pretty versatile stuff. It holds screws real well, and it won't split like wood wants to with lots of screws close to an edge.
We'll see how it holds up. It is supposed to be UV stable throughout, so even cut edges are protected. It isn't as rigid or strong as wood, but for non-structural applications it sure seems to be the ticket in a boat. The uncut sides have a smooth, shiny, white finish. When you cut it, the exposed edges are a little rougher, but still white. It cleans up real good with soap and water, and for really deep or tough stains, acetone will clean it back to bright white. You have to be careful with the acetone, though. It will actually dissolve the material. The stuff planes real well, and for quick, rough shaping, a Sure Form tool is great.
It's kind of fun to work with. I hope you find some and try it out.
Mike
From: Jim F Sent: 4/6/2003 9:15 PM
Thanks Mike - That should get me started. I've been looking for material for shelf storage like yours, and that looks like the ticket.
Jim F.
Ideas for storing stuff in the open cockpit. Fishing poles, tackle, nets and other must-haves all need a home.
From: Mike Sent: 3/30/2003 8:53 PM
I posted three pictures, starting here, of some gizmos I made out of plastic lumber for storing and covering things in the cockpit. The pics have descriptions.
From: Redƒox Sent: 3/31/2003 12:00 AM
Hey, I just got an idea to make something like that for the inside cabin area, under the table for holding canned goods. Is that "lumber" light? and how spendy?
From: Mike Sent: 3/31/2003 7:24 AM
RF -
That plastic stuff is a little lighter than wood, but it costs quite a bit more. Right about five bucks a board foot. A guy wouldn't want to build a house with it.
From: Redƒox Sent: 3/31/2003 10:47 PM
ARG..... OK
From: Mike Sent: 4/1/2003 5:51 PM
I made a different cover for the fish pole reels, because the first one was just too big and akward. The new, compact model is now pictured in the Cockpit and Accessories photo album.
I also added one more little storage box in the cockpit.
From: Redƒox Sent: 4/2/2003 6:55 AM
Excellent mike! If I had my Baby moored in the harbor I would make one of them to. You should sell that idea!
From: 2nd Byte Sent: 4/5/2003 12:24 AM
Hi Mike,
"Innovation" on Tyboo is a "watchword"! Neat storage executions in the cockpit. Can't get too much storage and thats an area where the old maxim, "more is better" really applies! Thanks for sharing the ideas!
Hey, while you and Captain Elliot were pulling zzzzzz's on the lounger, I trust that Kay was getting the same treatment.
Tell me you didn't have her doing yard work!
Hope you're feeling much, much, much better Kay!
Mark
From: Mike Sent: 4/5/2003 7:28 AM
Mornin' Mark -
You asked what I used to latch the reel cover. For right now, I have a 3/8" threaded rod with a knob on the inside, going through a bulkhead fitting and screwing into a piece of tough plastic attached to the inside of the cover. I just swing the cover in place, and turn the knob to pull it up tight against the bulkhead. When I get some time at work, I'll probably fashion up a simpler latch that only needs a quarter turn to engage.
From: Jim F Sent: 4/6/2003 11:35 AM
Mike - Do you have a brand name for the plastic lumber you used? Is it a decking material? I looked around at the Home Depot here in N. Cal, but didn't see anything like it. Even at $5/BF, it looks way more reasonable than SeaBoard. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks - Jim F.
From: Mike Sent: 4/6/2003 12:16 PM
Hi Jim -
I don't know if it is the same brand name as the stuff I found, but here is a link to what appears to be the exact same stuff. Tim, on Lyn Marie, found the name (Azek Trim Boards) for us. When I stumbled across it in home depot, it was in the rack next to the wood door casing and exterior trim stuff. Their sign called it "Never Rot". It is pretty versatile stuff. It holds screws real well, and it won't split like wood wants to with lots of screws close to an edge.
We'll see how it holds up. It is supposed to be UV stable throughout, so even cut edges are protected. It isn't as rigid or strong as wood, but for non-structural applications it sure seems to be the ticket in a boat. The uncut sides have a smooth, shiny, white finish. When you cut it, the exposed edges are a little rougher, but still white. It cleans up real good with soap and water, and for really deep or tough stains, acetone will clean it back to bright white. You have to be careful with the acetone, though. It will actually dissolve the material. The stuff planes real well, and for quick, rough shaping, a Sure Form tool is great.
It's kind of fun to work with. I hope you find some and try it out.
Mike
From: Jim F Sent: 4/6/2003 9:15 PM
Thanks Mike - That should get me started. I've been looking for material for shelf storage like yours, and that looks like the ticket.
Jim F.