August 2010 - Water tight Companion Way
(click on each photo to enlarge it )
Door
frame made with steel angles bar to make it strong weater tight door.
Front
door plate made with fiber glass material to join it at the steel frame.
The
fiber glass plate glued to the steel frame.
You
can see here the strong weather tight door with a Perko latch lock and 3
lock down dogs handles custom made by Mercamaquinas company.
Fiber
glass shape to receive the weather tight door.
Companionway
and weather tight door.
Weather
tight door close up.
The
boat profile is not as nice as it should be. I will install here
in front more one acrylic hatch to make it beautiful.
I
will install two acrylic portholes over the sides, therefore it will
create a better shape.
Crossing
the Atlantic ocean in the middle of the worse sea condition the most
important is keep the ocean out. Not allowing the water coming into the
boat. The beautiful is secondary concern.
The
companion way looks like not as beautiful as it would be. But the most
important is the fact to be weather tight.
Front
view.
Soon I will show photos with the acrylic port holes.
