In search of moldings

[Kiwipete]

I'm about to reface the bulkheads in the heads compartment with that fiberglass sheet they sell in Lowes etc. i am planning on covering the joins with teak or teak lookalike moldings, about 3/8" by 1" or 1 1/2". Does anyone know of a good source for such moldings? Or maybe point me towards another suitable wood that I could stain if need be?

Currently the bulkheads are covered with vinyl that looks awful and is peeling away in places. Nasty.

[earlylight]

Try any of these.

H & L Marine Woodwork Inc - Compton, California
Exotic umber, Annapolis, MD (www.exoticlumberinc.com/)
West Marine (www.westmarine.com/)
Defender Industries (www.defender.com/)
Hamilton Marine (www.hamiltonmarine.com/)

[Squidd]

I like "Cumaru" South American hardwood similar characteristics to teak, little lighter in color but you can stain to match...

Generally much less expensive and readily available...

[Quetzalsailor]

I routinely make my own mouldings of whatever wood is appropriate to the project. Router, radial arm saw with the three-blade moulding cutter (I grind my own profiles). Teak mills perfectly well with carbide tools; ditto Makore. Oak, pine, redwood, and other softer woods mill adequately with steel cutters. Some woods are brittle with wavy grain susceptible to tear-out, like Walnut; these require sharp bits with high tip speeds (like a router). Some woods, particularly Cypress, are very stringy and require lots of clean-up with sandpaper after milling. I have, for many years, used a homemade router table designed to guide stock past the bit, milling all sorts of stuff (including aluminum, using a solid carbide router bit). With an adequate table, you can make multiple passes using different bits and make up quite complex shapes.

I match the moulding profiles that the original manufacturer used when I make pieces for the boat. Typically, they're simply 'rounded over' and a router will do that perfectly with a table.

[Quetzalsailor]

Our boat has pressboard ceilings which were installed like the fiberglass sheet goods you're thinking of. The joins are done with 'H' section plastic mouldings which are available at Lowes and the Depot. These fiberglass sheet goods are sold for wall coverings and are too shiny and pebbly-patterned for my taste. I installed it backside out and sanded smooth when I used it for shower stall ceiling at home. Looks like a plastered ceiling.