to screw or glue

[rogerthebodger]

But there is no teak panels elsewhere.

That does open you up to any type of wood but I would stick to some hardwood.

You could even make your own panels from slats of hard wood attached to your locker lids with the joins filled with a sikaflex type material and sanded. They could be left unvarnished of treated with varnish oil or other finish and you could get a finish like mine if you so wish.

Mine were strips of iroko (a local hard wood to me) 45 mm wide and 6/8 mm thick glued to a ply backing corked and sanded with a belt sander and orbit sander then varnished.

There are other pics showing how I constructed these items in the link in my sig.

 

[stu9000]

That does open you up to any type of wood but I would stick to some hardwood.

You could even make your own panels from slats of hard wood attached to your locker lids with the joins filled with a sikaflex type material and sanded. They could be left unvarnished of treated with varnish oil or other finish and you could get a finish like mine if you so wish.

Mine were strips of iroko (a local hard wood to me) 45 mm wide and 6/8 mm thick glued to a ply backing corked and sanded with a belt sander and orbit sander then varnished.

There are other pics showing how I constructed these items in the link in my sig.

Yes I was having a browse. Quiet a project you have got going there.
I quite like your suggestion, finished with an oil which will be more non slip.
Im just trying to work out the right price/wood quality balance

 

[Tranona]

I hear you, and Rogershaw's pics look lovely.
But there is no teak panels elsewhere.
I wonder if it would just look out of place.
But maybe softwood is not a good solution either.
Ill have a look at kjhowells.com and see what hardwood options there are.

Ta

S

Look around on other boats and you will find teak panels common for cockpit seats and now almost universal for new boats. Irrelevant there are no panels elsewhere - they are just practically the best for cockpit seats and aesthetically pleasing. Good for cockpit floors although teak grids are also good if you can handle the price and complexity of building them to fit. Also available from Howells in made up or kit form.

 

[ashtead]

Have you considered replacing with Flexiteak or such like as a low maintenance alternative that might just need an annual Patio Magic treatment and retains its colour without the application of any Wessex type chemicals? Light shades can be accommodated as well and given small area looks suitable for a DIY installation