Would A Strip Of Corian Work?

When I wash off my anchor chain there is some dirt and mud that ends up on deck. When I wash this mess off the water and dirt flows down my side decks.
So I am thinking of installing a 2” X 2” X 8’ trim piece of Corian across my bow from Port to Starboard to contain the mess and direct it over board.
Will Corian stand up to the elements? Am I on the right track? I don’t want a strip of teak to have to maintain.
See picture of my bow deck.

Why not add a chain washer before the chain gets that far ?

Starboard might be a better choice.

I also would go with starboard. Much easier to work with and more UV resistant.

depends....what kind of anchor do you have ?

gaston said:

Why not add a chain washer before the chain gets that far ?

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I do hose off the chain as it comes up. But there is always that little bit that is missed, plus the sea water coming off the chain makes the deck wet all the way to the pilot house.

Benthic2 said:

depends....what kind of anchor do you have ?

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Rocna

Pgitug said:

Rocna

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Benthic2 said:

depends....what kind of anchor do you have ?

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Scientific fact, mud doesn't stick to a chain that has a Rocna attached to it.

Ted

Bethic you are very bad.

I would use Starboard. We know it holds up well. I don’t know about Corian.

Is this going to be a tripping hazard? It probably doesn’t need to be very high.

It’s expensive, but stainless chain comes up clean. I guess the smooth surface compared to galvanized makes the difference.

By the way, your anchor is too small, time to buy a bigger one.

It will be difficult to glue starboard to the FG deck. Corian will probably glue easier.

I would design it as a low coaming running athwartship right at the after edge of your raised foredeck as you seem to be envisioning. I'd relive the upper edges so bare feet don't hurt if stepping on it. Since it is likely to be stepped on, I'd screw it to the deck, bedding it in butyl tape.

The only downside I can see is that it will focus the muddy drainage down the topsides at either outboard end of the coaming. You'll just have to squirt that clean each time lest a stain develop.

Use PVC board (like Trex). It can be secured without mechanical fasteners.

Where exactly are you thinking of putting this? I don't see a practical spot... do you mean behind the Samson post? Anywhere else further forward is going to cause chafe issues in addition to the aforementioned tripping hazard. So put me in the "don't do it" camp.

I had a buddy with stainless chain. Get some sticky mud and it will come up muddy too. Particularly if the anchor has been well set for awhile.

Corian is good for it’s uv resistance but fabricating a piece 2”X2”x8’ long (the max thickness you can buy is .75”) then attaching it could be a challenge. I also don’t know how stable it would be to thermal expansion, ie; direct sunlight.

How about getting a 2”x2”x8’ from a lumber yard, use a non permanent adhesive and see if it would work the way you invision it. If it does, you could have someone lay up a piece of fiberglass to the dimensions you wanted and then you could either use mechanical fasteners or 5200 to secure it plus you’d be able to match the color more easily, I think, than something in Corian. Just tossing this out there.

We had a Corian type of material put in a previous boat. We did the inside counters and the top of a storage cabinet on the sundeck. The installer said we should keep it covered when not in use or it would fade. We made a sunbrella cover made and did keep it covered and it did not fade. Don’t know if all brands would fade or not.

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I certainly would not need anything else to trip on! And I certainly second those folks who suggest materials which are known to stand up to the outdoors.

Corian may be dandy for kitchen and bathroom counters but it's lousy for some other things that one might use tile or stone for. I was, happily somewhat distantly, involved, several decades ago, with the project of a DuPont exec whose purview was Corian, and who used it for his home's shower. Who knew that it would warp with damp and water; DuPont did not?!

3m 5200 adhesive is all you need to attach Starboard to Fiberglass. Unattaching will be the challenge.

caltexflanc said:

Where exactly are you thinking of putting this? I don't see a practical spot... do you mean behind the Samson post? Anywhere else further forward is going to cause chafe issues in addition to the aforementioned tripping hazard. So put me in the "don't do it" camp.

I had a buddy with stainless chain. Get some sticky mud and it will come up muddy too. Particularly if the anchor has been well set for awhile.

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I tried different configurations of lines and you are correct. Chafing!

HopCar said:

Bethic you are very bad.



I would use Starboard. We know it holds up well. I don’t know about Corian.



Is this going to be a tripping hazard? It probably doesn’t need to be very high.



It’s expensive, but stainless chain comes up clean. I guess the smooth surface compared to galvanized makes the difference.



By the way, your anchor is too small, time to buy a bigger one.

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I think the tripping issue is a real concern.
I Think I’m going to pursue a “Catch Pan” that I have seen before used on angled decks.
Stainless Steel “Pan” The encompasses the bow roller all the way back to include the windless. Then there is a two inch drain hole that runs to the bottom of the chain locker and out of the hull via a thru hull. More work but will function and look better. [emoji41]

tiltrider1 said:

3m 5200 adhesive is all you need to attach Starboard to Fiberglass. Unattaching will be the challenge.

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One can use West Systems G Flex G655 also, but need to heat flash it before glueing.

tiltrider1 said:

3m 5200 adhesive is all you need to attach Starboard to Fiberglass. Unattaching will be the challenge.

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No it won't....

USING ADHESIVE WITH KING STARBOARD® | King Plastic Corporation

Pgitug said:

I think the tripping issue is a real concern.
I Think I’m going to pursue a “Catch Pan” that I have seen before used on angled decks.
Stainless Steel “Pan” The encompasses the bow roller all the way back to include the windless. Then there is a two inch drain hole that runs to the bottom of the chain locker and out of the hull via a thru hull. More work but will function and look better. [emoji41]

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I like the catch pan idea. No tripping hazard and it will look nice.

sealion2288 said:

No it won't....

USING ADHESIVE WITH KING STARBOARD® | King Plastic Corporation

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Sudbury makes an adhesive caulk that adheres to Starboard without heat treating the Starboard. They don’t claim it is a glue but they put out some samples of small pieces of Starboard glued together with it. I couldn’t break them apart with just my fingers. It sets very fast as well. Maybe too fast sometimes. Doesn’t give you much working time. It has become my go to caulk/adhesive/bedding compound.

tiltrider1 said:

Starboard might be a better choice.

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That would be my thought as well.