Headliner is UP!

The headliner is up!

Next, the trim to hide all the seams, gaps, and junctions. 

Not real talkative tonight so pics will have to do.

Fair seas and God bless!

Headliner (Continued)...

The work on the headliner continues... 

I thought I would accomplish more today but I didn't. 

First, I had to tackle the starboard quadrant which was not aligned correctly and the perfectionist in me demanded that be corrected. (One hour).

Second, I stopped to help a friend cast off and head to the Bahamas on his Westsail 32, Breezy Lee. (Fair seas Dice!)

Third, I had to tackle the butterfly hatch before I could continue the headliner. The butterfly hatch opened toward the stern of the boat which is fine when you're on the hard or at dock, but it's not really a good thing when underway or at anchor. It would work better if it opened toward the bow because it would act like an air scoop when at anchor, (the boat will swing on the anchor always pointing into the wind). So, because there are nuts and bolts involved, I decided it would be easier to deal with this before the headliner went up, rather than having to remove a section of the headliner later to address the issue. (About two hours with rain showers impeding the job).

I also ran out of the 1x4's and 1x3's I'm using for ribs and anchor points. So, it's off to Home Depot tomorrow afternoon. 

BUT... I did get some work done before the bottom completely fell out. Pics below...

Fair seas and God bless!

Headliner

The headliner is on its way.

I am using Wainscot Vinyl Reversible Panel Molding with reflective double bubble insulation. Why? Water-proof, low cost, insect/rodent resistant, lightweight, and attractive. 

The Wainscot panels are reversible; a two board look on one side and a three board look on the reverse side. I used the two board look for the house paneling and I'm using the three board look for the headliner. All the trim and ribs will be stained to match the interior stain and will hide gaps, seams and transition areas. I have an alignment issue in the starboard quadrant that the perfectionist in me calls for and demands correction - tomorrow! (I tried to ignore it and tell myself that after the decorative ribs are installed and break the continuous pattern, I'll be the only one who will notice it... I lost that argument with myself - I'll fix it tomorrow).

The main part of the job should be finished in a day or so... the trim?... that takes more time and precision. I hope to finish it all by Monday evening.

Pics below...

Fair seas and God bless!

The Main Cabin Renovation Continued...

The house paneling is complete... (obviously, all the uneven tops and gaps will be covered by trim). There's not a lot to say that wasn't covered in the previous post; so here are the pics.

Headliner tomorrow....

Fair seas and God bless!

The Main Cabin Renovation

I continued with the renovation of the main cabin. The 1/8" plywood had delaminated and rotted in a number of places and had to be removed. I'm not sure what type of adhesive P&M Worldwide used when they built this boat but it was unbelievably strong. Had it not been for the wood paneling delaminating and rotting, the adhesive would have easily lasted another thirty years. I literally had to use a wood chisel to remove it in the places where the wood had not given way. It took about three or four hours just to remove all the paneling and adhesive.

Once everything was removed, (paneling, adhesive, and port-lights), I placed my first piece of Vinyl Reversible Panel Wainscot Molding and insured it was perfectly vertical, (though nothing is square on a boat). From there I was able to finish the first portion of the house paneling. I'll finish the rest of it this evening.

Before, during, and after pics are below...

Fair seas and God bless!

Pressing On!

Today, I pressed on! 

The engine is still waiting for some professional attention, (the Marvel Mystery Oil didn't work). So, while I wait for that, I pressed on... the house paneling and headliner. The port side paneling is now complete, (minus trim work), and I started on the port side headliner. I used double bubble reflective insulation and managed to get a small section done and it looks pretty good.

Pics below...

Thanks for stopping by.

Fair seas and God bless!