After 30 years our teak shower grate needs to be replaced. The grate now is about 15/16" thick and ~2' x 2'. Suggestions? Teak? Starboard? Thickness?
...It's a shower grate, not the center piece art of your saloon.
My sailboat used what was essentially a piece of starboard with holed drilled in it. Simple, cheap, effective.
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If you want to keep your shower stall sparkling clean with no effort try "Method Daily Shower Spray." We have been using this for 2-years and we are full time cruisers. Haven't had to scrub the shower ever. It's amazing stuff.
Any kind of non skid is hard to keep clean.
My guess is with enough holes, non-skid might not be necessary.
For future reference... mostly off topic, tell me if you have heard this already... but you can make cleaning them easier in the future by only using liquid soap/body wash in the future.
Thank you... now back to your regularly scheduled argument.
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If you want to keep your shower stall sparkling clean with no effort try "Method Daily Shower Spray." We have been using this for 2-years and we are full time cruisers. Haven't had to scrub the shower ever. It's amazing stuff.
...Your grate was close to an inch, but how much space under it? I would likely just try using thick Starboard and screw a couple strips of the Starboard or pieces of the old teak on the bottom of the Starboard with some SS screws. They wouldn't show and souls stiffen the Starboard....
And regular Starboard has a bit of texture to it. The AS is more aggressive and likely harder on the feet... I use regular on my cockpit boarding steps with a 1/8x1/8 cut every 1" for drainage and additional traction. Easy to do on a table saw and more than enough traction for this application..looks nice too..
If stiffness / sag is a concern instead of going thicker why not add a rubber bumper or two or three on the bottom(w SS screws) to cut the span? Drainage still not hampered.Thanks Allan: How stiff is the 1"? The grate I have now is 15/16". The longest dimension is 24".
I wonder if a Florida boat salvage place would an exact replacement or one that could be easily modified to fit? Worth a shot maybe.
After 30 years our teak shower grate needs to be replaced. The grate now is about 15/16" thick and ~2' x 2'. Suggestions? Teak? Starboard? Thickness?
In a completely unrelated thread a mention was made of www.buckwoodcraft.com and I saw Shower Grates.
So there ya go!
Marty.........................
In a completely unrelated thread a mention was made of www.buckwoodcraft.com and I saw Shower Grates.
So there ya go!
Marty.........................