Hi,

I was asked by a friend to look at replacing the plastic mat on the bottom of the cockpit with wood. The old one is falling apart fast. I was thinking about using Ipe for he wood. The size of the cockpit is 24"x 54". I was thinking about making a 1/2" ipe panel and groove both sides deep enough to make drainage holes to drain to the scupper holes. How wide should I make theholes? The old one just layed on the bottom. Should I screw the the new one down because it is now wood and 24" wide? I am planning on using sikkens cetol for finish on both side. Does anybody see a problem with this.

Nest project is replacing our commpanionnway hatch with Ipe. The MDHW looks like crap.

Thanks

Quinn