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Has anyone updated the pegboard partitions below the cockpit? I have the majority of a sheet of 1/4″ starboard left from a project on the fishing boat and I thought that it would make sense to use that instead of pegboard. The peg board degrades with the least bit of moisture and warps. I have thought of building a more substantial frame to attach the starboard.
I don’t think that the holes are needed for ventilation because the installation will not be airtight by any stretch. I think that there is plenty of space for air to flow all around the engine area.
Any experience or comments will be welcome.Linus
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I’ve replace pieces of the pegboard over the years. I agree that the stuff isn’t particularly suited to damp environments but it is easy to cut and inexpensive to replace. I wish I could say that about more boat parts. It comes in at least two thicknesses and comes with various patterns. I’ve used the thicker variety with a fake wood grain pattern. It might last a little longer if it were painted. I’ve been able to keep most of the water out of my lockers, so its held up fairly well. I’ve also used the stuff to make shelves in some of the lockers below. I find that I need shelf space more than hanging locker space.—
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Linus, Rich,
Same here. I've replaced the peg board material twice, most recently last month. Each time I looked for light weight plastic material with the necessary stiffness and cheap price. I'll probably be looking to replace the new peg board in about 3 years. I hope someone finds a better material by then.John
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I've replace pieces of the pegboard over the years. I agree that the stuff isn't particularly suited to damp environments but it is easy to cut and inexpensive to replace. I wish I could say that about more boat parts. It comes in at least two thicknesses and comes with various patterns. I've used the thicker variety with a fake wood grain pattern. It might last a little longer if it were painted. I've been able to keep most of the water out of my lockers, so its held up fairly well. I've also used the stuff to make shelves in some of the lockers below. I find that I need shelf space more than hanging locker space.—
Rich Carter
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I have no doubt that the starboard is the better material. The cost is the big factor and I have a sheet that I don’t have another use for. My big question I guess is the holes. Are they needed for ventilation or was that just a cheap material that Pearson had on hand?
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Linus,
I don't think ventillation is an issue. Actually, if you haven't sealed off the aft portion of the engine compartment the solid material might reduce engine noise in the cockpit.John
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Quote:JohnI have no doubt that the starboard is the better material. The cost is the big factor and I have a sheet that I don't have another use for. My big question I guess is the holes. Are they needed for ventilation or was that just a cheap material that Pearson had on hand?
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I have pegboard everywhere on my boat. In both cockpit lockers, the inboard ‘wall’ separating the locker from the fuel tank and engine is pegboard. The aft hanging locker has several sections of pegboard. The Battery boxes have pegboard covers sitting loosely on top.
All of these things are on my ‘hit list’ of changes I want to make.
On 10/22/08 3:13 PM, Robert Fine wrote :
Eh, ahh, pegboard? Where’s the pegboard?
Bob
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Linus
I’m pretty sure Pearson used the stuff because it is cheap. If your engine room is properly vented, the pegboard holes are not necessary. A 4″ diameter intake and exhaust hose are sufficient to let your engine breathe and ventilate the compartment.—
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I replaced the aft pegboard section with 1/2″ plywood I had lying around – 2 horizontal sections to make removal easier – and drilled holes through all over them to reduce weight and encourage ventilation. I painted them and put a Lexan window in the lower piece to allow visual inspection of the rudder post stuffing box, etc, with out removing the “bulkhead.” The port & starboard pegboard pieces in my boat are still in pretty good shape. Will eventually replace them, too, with hole-peppered, painted plywood.
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