Companionway Door Construction Question

[Chris Burti]

1/2 the depth of one rabbet on the stiles

1/4 on the rails3/8" rabbets will require that the panel be 3/16" short of flush fitting assuming trditional vertical grain orientation. As there is less expansion with the grain, 1/8" clearance should be sufficient on the rails of your doors.That also translates to 3/32" shaved off each side of a panel set in 3/8" rabbets.If that is confusing: If your total opening to the full depth of the rabbets in the stiles and rails is 18" by 34" (assuming a square panel which you likely will not be building), the panel would be 17-13/16" by 33-7/8".

 

[Chris Burti]

1/2 the depth of one rabbet on the stiles

1/4 on the rails3/8" rabbets will require that the panel be 3/16" short of flush fitting assuming trditional vertical grain orientation. As there is less expansion with the grain, 1/8" clearance should be sufficient on the rails of your doors.That also translates to 3/32" shaved off each side of a panel set in 3/8" rabbets.If that is confusing: If your total opening to the full depth of the rabbets in the stiles and rails is 18" by 34" (assuming a square panel which you likely will not be building), the panel would be 17-13/16" by 33-7/8".

 

[sand sailor]

hey dick those are B.E.A.Utiful

mind if i make a set of those for my santana???please send more pics of the ones with the larger windows

 

[sand sailor]

hey dick those are B.E.A.Utiful

mind if i make a set of those for my santana???please send more pics of the ones with the larger windows

 

[shorty]

pretty stable

According to the USDA Wood Handbook, teak will expand a little less than 1/16" across 12" with an uptake of 2-1/2% MC. So if the stuff is in a heated shop in MO over the winter, it will get down in the 7-8% range. Ultimately on a boat it will get to ~12%. You can calculate it from there. Do give the panel room to move.

 

[shorty]

pretty stable

According to the USDA Wood Handbook, teak will expand a little less than 1/16" across 12" with an uptake of 2-1/2% MC. So if the stuff is in a heated shop in MO over the winter, it will get down in the 7-8% range. Ultimately on a boat it will get to ~12%. You can calculate it from there. Do give the panel room to move.

 

[Sam Lust]

Note to Steve in Palmyra, NJ

A few years back I built a set of doors for the companionway of my Hunter 33 that seem to match up pretty closely to your specifications. I set them up to allow use of drop boards as well as the doors but never found a need to do so. I'd be happy to discuss details if you like. You can e-mail me via the owners registry

 

[Sam Lust]

Note to Steve in Palmyra, NJ

A few years back I built a set of doors for the companionway of my Hunter 33 that seem to match up pretty closely to your specifications. I set them up to allow use of drop boards as well as the doors but never found a need to do so. I'd be happy to discuss details if you like. You can e-mail me via the owners registry

 

[Mickey84H34]

If you're not married to the traditional look...

I don't have a picture but one of the boats in the marina added tinted acrylic doors on lift-off hinges that were installed just outside the existing slots for his drop-in boards. It allows him to still have the security of the boards when he locks the boat up, be able to stow the boards but still close the doors and be able to see what's going on in the cockpit or the cabin depending on where he happens to be at the time, or just lift off and stow the doors when he has the boat opened up while sailing. I guess you could install traditional doors the same way but the simplicity of the acrylic and the ability to see through them is certainly worth considering.

 

[Mickey84H34]

If you're not married to the traditional look...

I don't have a picture but one of the boats in the marina added tinted acrylic doors on lift-off hinges that were installed just outside the existing slots for his drop-in boards. It allows him to still have the security of the boards when he locks the boat up, be able to stow the boards but still close the doors and be able to see what's going on in the cockpit or the cabin depending on where he happens to be at the time, or just lift off and stow the doors when he has the boat opened up while sailing. I guess you could install traditional doors the same way but the simplicity of the acrylic and the ability to see through them is certainly worth considering.

 

[Dick Dixon]

TCBRO

That pin is used to secure either or all of the IP companionway drop boards. It comes standard on all Island Packets. Dick

 

[Dick Dixon]

TCBRO

That pin is used to secure either or all of the IP companionway drop boards. It comes standard on all Island Packets. Dick