Replacing outboard bracket pad?

SAMYL said:
Why not use plastic chopping board and glue/bolt two bits together to give a suitable thickness.
Cheap as chips and will not rot. Comes in a selection of colours too. The O/B clamps will not damage the varnish either.............;)
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The decent thickness chooping boards seem to be NLA, at least on the domestic market. Maybe available for the commercial/catering market. Their place seems to have been taken by thin flexible chopping mats.

Got a link to anything suitable? I want one to protect the transom of my dinghy and was thinking of nicking one from the kitchen
 
I guess I could use 2 pieces of chopping board to sandwich some ply, but I'd never be able to cut it neat enough.

Have found some ply in the garden that's been there at least 10 Years and is still in A1 condition :eek: So, am going to use that :D
It's only thin, so will need three sheets, but with that sort of longevity, and cost, it's ideal for my needs!
 
VicS said:
The decent thickness chooping boards seem to be NLA, at least on the domestic market. Maybe available for the commercial/catering market. Their place seems to have been taken by thin flexible chopping mats.

Got a link to anything suitable? I want one to protect the transom of my dinghy and was thinking of nicking one from the kitchen
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If I remember correctly I got mine in Lidl but most supermarkets have them.

Macro and other cash and carry type places have bigger ones that you can chop up.
 
Sainsburys have these flexible ones wooden ones or granite ones.

Homebase have the same flexible ones . Wicks dont have that sort of thing

I'll have to look further afield

EDIT looks like Tescos have them ... never go there though.
 
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I found some ply in a skip. It was probably 3/4". I "glued" two bits together with poly resin then cut the shape. I then "painted" the whole thing in more poly resin. It's not pretty but it's now as good as a piece of plastic, looks like wood, and I will NEVER have to varnish anything. My engine has not fallen off yet and it's been over 1 1/2 years :)
 
Finally got this sorted.
New piece of hardwood from a local timber yard (W.J Odds in Sittingbourne, highly recommended) a few coats of oil, countersunk, drilled, new stainless nuts and bolts and now fitted.
I don't know how much it cost, but two pieces cut to size, plus 2 x 1m strips of Iroko for the front grabrails came to £35 so it wasn't expensive.
Looks quite nice too! :)

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Thanks for the suggestion but I honestly can't.
If I bring it home and start sanding and oiling it again, I'm going to get divorced. Cheaper and less hassle to leave it square!
 
When I want something routed to shape I take it to my mate on a dry but windy day and we do it in the garden so the dust disperses before 'er indoors notices what we're up to... Saves loads of sweeping and hoovering. Gotta be quick or she may not bring us a cuppa!

Rob.
 
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