This is a sore spot on my boat as well.  The coaming boxes hold rain water.  I tried drilling holed in the teak facing which helped a bit.  I  
have also sealed them every year so they don't leak down into the starboard quarter-berth.  

You can buy replacements that are made of fiberglass, although they don't look as good.  

Any creative solutions would be great.

Bob

PS Went sailing this weekend for the first time, it was fantastic.

The coaming boxes on hull # 237 were rotted as well so I built a simple plywood male mold with a 15 degree bottom angle to drain to the weep holes and laid up  fiberglass to complete.


Herb Owner of Hull # 237
In Astor Florida
Sail fast live slow

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The coaming boxes on hull # 237 were rotted as well so I built a simple plywood male mold with a 15 degree bottom angle to drain to the weep holes and laid up  fiberglass to complete.

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Herb, this sounds interesting.  Any Photos?

Herb: Would you have any plans for the wooden ones?

I have found some a bit cheaper on ebay...

Anyone else working on this now?

In addition to the fiberglass liners I made from a simple wood mold, the first mate, made up two sunbrella flaps that have lift a dot fasteners just on the top corners, no more rain water collection

Greetings all
I don't have any measurements, as I tossed the mold, however, if you still have the teak frame there is a lip on the back that you can use for outside measurments,as for the depth you , can go 6", now, on the bottom I used a 15 degree angle to provide positive drainage, the fact is, it should have been 25 degrees, no matter it's still going to get wet in there, hence the covers.
The mold was made from 1/2 plywood and all the seams filled with Bondo, the cornors rounded off and a thick coat of white gel coat with a little black pigment to contrast the finish gelcoat, then sanded to a smothe finish, waxed  furniture past wax works well, white gel coat and 1 ply of 1 1/2 chopped strand mat and 1 ply of 8 ounce carbon fiber (over kill, but I had the material) I then bonded the shell to the teak with epoxy glue and a few small screws. I also enlarged the weep holes.

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