New recessed rod box options...

[Geekie1]

Hi,
I decided to redo all of the teak on my V. I am not quite finished, but close. Redoing the rod boxes was a fairly time consuming project because the original fiberglass box on the starboard side was cracked and a piece on the bottom of the box was completely broken out. The way I repaired it was to reinforce the back side of the box with 6 OZ fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin and I filled with thickened epoxy. I reinforced both boxes. After getting everything smooth, I primed the boxes and spray painted them with Interlux Brightsides urethane paint. The color is off-white and it really matches the boat's gelcoat well. I used the rodboxes this year and they are ok. Sometimes line and weights on the rods get caught under the gunnels which I intend to fix by mounting 4" rod tubes forward of the boxes to keep from snagging.

I am also showing my refinished teak cabin door which had to be taken apart because of joint failure, cleaned and re-glued. I used Titebond 3 to do the reglue. Finish on all of my teak is Sikkens Cetol Natural Teak. I refinished the cabin door 2 years ago and it is holding up very well. This past season, my boat spent the time uncovered exposed in the elements in Cape May County NJ.

Geek