Hannibal
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I am currently in the process of having phase 2 of my restoration done on my boat. It's a 1991 2110 WA. This past winter/spring, I repaired all the holes in the fiberglass (thanks to the previous owner), compounded down the finish to remove some weather stains/oxidation (to restore hull) and replaced all the graphics. I also added a few goodies including a beautiful hard top (thanks to T-Tops, Etc out of DE).
This winter, I am moving on to some other odds and ends. Priority number 1 on the list is replacing all the wood work. Not sure if it was original (I believe it to be), but my boat has natural wood trim along the floor along with wood trimmed cabinets next to each helm chair. These cabinets have plexiglass front on them and are in REALLY poor condition. Same goes for the door into the cuddy.
Not the best picture, but you can kind of make them out here:
The wood is in poor shape. It's obviously been painted over in a gloss black by the previous owner but the wood underneath is swollen/cracked and generally weathered.
When I dropped the boat off this weekend to get a couple things worked on, I asked the mechanic (friend of a friend) if they did this type of work. He said they did and he recommended starboard. My father (partner in the boat) and I stated we'd like to keep it "stock" as much as possible by replacing it with wood - and we opted for an oak color versus the painted black. I don't know what color was original.
Anyhow, he called me today and said each door (in materials alone) would cost roughly $500 as it's a kit that is used to build louvered doors. This doesn't include the labor to actually put them together. He was shocked by the price as was I.
He again recommended starboard saying it was FAR more resilient than wood (I understand this) and can be shaped just like wood. Personallly, I am afraid I wouldn't get the detail I would with wood or that it would look like a medicine cabinet (or cheap plastic). This may be far from the truth.
I guess my question is what are my options? Obviously cost is a concern and I feel $500/door x 3 doors + labor is quite excessive. My mechanic said there are plenty of options he could look into that would be far cheaper in terms of material costs and installation ease.
He was going to call Parker directly and I told him I would check in with a very knowledgable group of people (that would be you all - lol) to see what others have done.
Any links or ideas would be appreciated. If someone has done something similar and wouldn't mind shooting me a PM with some info/rough idea of price - I would definately love to get a better understanding of it.
Thanks in advance.
Will
This winter, I am moving on to some other odds and ends. Priority number 1 on the list is replacing all the wood work. Not sure if it was original (I believe it to be), but my boat has natural wood trim along the floor along with wood trimmed cabinets next to each helm chair. These cabinets have plexiglass front on them and are in REALLY poor condition. Same goes for the door into the cuddy.
Not the best picture, but you can kind of make them out here:
The wood is in poor shape. It's obviously been painted over in a gloss black by the previous owner but the wood underneath is swollen/cracked and generally weathered.
When I dropped the boat off this weekend to get a couple things worked on, I asked the mechanic (friend of a friend) if they did this type of work. He said they did and he recommended starboard. My father (partner in the boat) and I stated we'd like to keep it "stock" as much as possible by replacing it with wood - and we opted for an oak color versus the painted black. I don't know what color was original.
Anyhow, he called me today and said each door (in materials alone) would cost roughly $500 as it's a kit that is used to build louvered doors. This doesn't include the labor to actually put them together. He was shocked by the price as was I.
He again recommended starboard saying it was FAR more resilient than wood (I understand this) and can be shaped just like wood. Personallly, I am afraid I wouldn't get the detail I would with wood or that it would look like a medicine cabinet (or cheap plastic). This may be far from the truth.
I guess my question is what are my options? Obviously cost is a concern and I feel $500/door x 3 doors + labor is quite excessive. My mechanic said there are plenty of options he could look into that would be far cheaper in terms of material costs and installation ease.
He was going to call Parker directly and I told him I would check in with a very knowledgable group of people (that would be you all - lol) to see what others have done.
Any links or ideas would be appreciated. If someone has done something similar and wouldn't mind shooting me a PM with some info/rough idea of price - I would definately love to get a better understanding of it.
Thanks in advance.
Will
