I built a map table...

[WTP07]

Since I have so much more room in the cockpit of this boat, I thought I would make a bit bigger table than I had on my 268 'Dancer.

I was toying with this idea last year and decided that I would give it a whirl.

The map is an older (1997) map of western Lake Erie, produced by the US dept of Commerce. It measures 21" x 26". The table top is 24" x 36".

The table itself was just a slab of laminated pine from Home Depot that I stained. I added a bit of oak trim to the edges which I glued in place with polyurethane glue then let set up over night.

After trimming the excess glue the next morning, (boy does that stuff foam up!) I glued the laminated map in place and let it set up overnight with weights on it to hold it in place.

Then after it had set up, I started the coats of polyurethane. Since this wasn't going to be exposed to the elements 24/7 like the bow pulpit I made for my old 'Dancer, I just used Helmsman Spar Urethane instead of Epiphanes.

The picture below is with 3 coats of polyurethane so far. I think that 30 or so coats will give me that "under glass" look that I got with the bow pulpit when done.

I am planning on buying a wooden bistro set and simply removing the table top from that set and putting this table top in it's place. This will save me the aggravation of creating a set of legs and I need the chairs anyway.

I will post some pics when complete.

 

[my3sons]

Looks good! A dock neighbor has a Rinker 340 with the cockpit fridge and ice maker, he made laminate inserts for those doors out of eastern Lake Erie charts. If you guys ever get together, you'll have it covered :thumbsup:

 

[Away Point]

Good idea. Nice work. :thumbsup:

 

[WTP07]

And done...

...errr at least it will be in 3 days when this stuff fully cures.

I went with the Enviro-tex Lite stuff from the craft store.

One coat, VERY thick, but done.


You can see in the reflection of the lamp below how thick this stuff is. 1/8" at least, maybe more.

 

[Jimmy Buoy]

Very nice work... but... I was chewed out once in my old Power Squadron Boating Course about calling that thing on the table a "Map".:smt009

Apparently, if it is used for a body of water, it is a "Chart".:smt038

Nice "Chart Table"!:grin:

 

[electricaldoctor]

Very nice work... but... I was chewed out once in my old Power Squadron Boating Course about calling that thing on the table a "Map".:smt009

Apparently, if it is used for a body of water, it is a "Chart".:smt038

Nice "Chart Table"!:grin:

Call it what you want, but I think that map table is "off the charts". :smt043

~Ken

 

[tobnpr]

Nice job.

An alternate (and MUCH easier) way to do this is with what's called "tabletop" or "bar top" epoxy. It's what's used in restaurants and commercial bar tops. I bought a UV-stablized type to do my 12' x 3' outdoor bar top. It's pourable (to whatever thickness you like) and being an epoxy, is much more resistant to abuse and scratches. Here's one manufacturer;

http://www.epoxyproducts.com/bartop.html

 

[Nehalennia]

Nice job.

An alternate (and MUCH easier) way to do this is with what's called "tabletop" or "bar top" epoxy. It's what's used in restaurants and commercial bar tops. I bought a UV-stablized type to do my 12' x 3' outdoor bar top. It's pourable (to whatever thickness you like) and being an epoxy, is much more resistant to abuse and scratches. Here's one manufacturer;

http://www.epoxyproducts.com/bartop.html

I was just going to suggest that.
Looks pretty good though.

 

[endless seas]

Looks great!