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I have my heart set on doing swinging doors, rather than drop-in hatch boards.  For this to work, I needed a backstop and strong doorframe arrangement that can handle all the bumps and bruises associated with sails and gear going up and down the stairs.  I am quickly learning that milling G10 is not yet my specialty.  The part didn't come out perfect as I was having heat buildup problems nuking my bits.  I was also having trouble with vibration causing my screws to back out from holding the G10 to the machine bed.  Somehow I got it machined and taped in place on the boat.  Here's some pics to tell the story.