Unsightly Panels

[aitchem]

Hi all,

I am looking for inspiration/ideas/tactics for hiding the unsightly and dangerous corners created in most steel fabricated yachts.

Timber cladding.? what about the hidden steel sufaces.

Pointers to pictures/suggestions much appreciated.

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[Allan Jennings]

You dont say if you are building or if you already have one. It is easy to remove the corners during construction with large dia steel pipe for the corners.

[aitchem]

This is a design in progress.

The pipe route has been considered, but the corners would be really difficult where a sperical shape is needed.

So, it's timber clad steel plate, presenting a hidden unserviceable surface underneath.
Or, a complete timber cockpit with sealing/stiffness hurdles.

Just looking for ideas

[nero]

Have seen some prebent 90's and 45's for certain sizes of steel pipe and a steel yard I used to go to. Hand rails are often constructed from them.