Interior teak wood replacement

Hello.. I'm new to this site. I just purchased a 1988 "2001" in need of restoration. I have been reading old forums seeking info. on the teak wood. My boat has two broken and missing pieces of interior teak trim. They are the botton edge pieces on the port and starboard sides. It look like outside corner of house trim. Can I purchase this at a specific site or does it need to be hand made? HELP....

Check out www.jamestowndistributors.com
They carry a teak L moulding that might work.

The rope is 5/8" 3-strand braided nylon. I did a quick search of "rope" and this is what was said twice. Buy 10' longer than what you measure.

marks,todicus,Hollywood,and TRBenj,

thank you so much for the info.
I will use this to begin the project. I have already gutted the interior and taken off all of the platform parts and other outer parts to get ready to prep and paint. I found the font for the 1988 lettering in the reference section of this site. Thank you who ever put that in there. I will try to put info. into this site to help others behind me.
Does anyone know if the checkered lettering for the 1988 vinyl is hard to come by. I was hoping to go to a vinyl graphics place and see if they can do it. Anyone have any good ideas?

TRBenj,
Thank you. I will try that.

Hey '88. HMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm sounds like a possible market out there for a dash. I work in aircraft engine composite shop and might be able to make a new dash out of some out of date material. I saw where you said it was cracked but are all the pieces there. If you could send me the old dash I could use it as a pattern and make a new one out of carbon fiber ( if I can find some) or some fibergla$$. If I had a chinese blueprint it shouldn't be a problem. Let me know if your game.

Morfoot wrote: If you could send me the old dash I could use it as a pattern and make a new one out of carbon fiber ( if I can find some) or some fibergla$$.

Ours is cracked in two right above the steering wheel.

Morfoot, if yours is intact why don't you take it off and trace it? That'd be a perfect pattern since you know it's right.

I got no problem sending it, I know it's a little more than a few screws but if it'll help someone out I'm all for it. I wouldn't mind a fresh face on the dash for myself either.

Basically we need to know how bad '88's is banged up first.

memorize your switches.

laminate a card showing which switch controls what.

have a pinstriper or artist paint on the names

Hollywood wrote: I'm not in the printing business and haven't the slightest clue as to how you do that. Alan, can you (not YOU persay) screen print onto a plastic type surface and it not chip off with a fingernail?

I don't but can recommend a guy in Carol Stream that will do it for you. You would have to supply him with scraps of the new material for him to do some test prints on and you can determine if it's durable enough for you. Depending on the cost of the material you might consider making a few of them, I hate printing on one of anything cause it has to be perfect and you only get one try.

I'll help you out with making the films so you can save some money. If this turns out to be a real project just send me both the old and the new dash panel and how it is to be labeled and I'll lay it out.

Tim,

I like the laser etching on metal better than polycarbonate, it looks better and will last for ever.

I can still help you guys with the layout and know a very good engraver but once again let me know what material you will be using before you go cutting into anything. If you get a rough size and layout I could fax it to him and get an idea of the cost.

I guess it is a matter of what you want and how much $$ your willing to spend. Sure aluminum is one way, fibergla$$ and carbon fiber is another. It all depends on personnal pref. With fibergla$$ you could paint it black or color match it to your gelcoat scheme with poly paint. Carbon fiber if you want that look. I'd be happy to try fabbing one out of either but aluminum through a metal shop with laser etching is a little out of my league and probably too pricey for my wallet.

Foot

'88, my comment on the vinyl was in reference to the decals on the side of the boat, sorry for the confusion. The dash panels are no longer available from CC.

TRBenj,
Do you happen to have the telephone number to White Lake marine, and or Adirondak Marine? I want to contact them tomorrow about the lettering.

Brad

"88,
Have you found the teakwood interior moulding yet? I have an idea if you give me the go-ahead.
I have an aquaintance that owns a cabinet shop. I could call him and see what it would take to use my mouldings and make copies out of new teak wood. I have no idea how expensive it would be as I am not a woodworker, but it wouldn't hurt to find out if it could be done. My mouldings are all in tact but I need to take them off anyway to refinish them. They are pretty weathered.
Kurt