Headliner (Ceiling) Replacement Project

[william24424]

Hi Folks,

Ripped out (Headliner) Ceiling (masonite covered with vinyl) not a bad combo, however, 30 years of wear/tear and occasional drip caused some swell & rot. So I painted some bead board and screwed it up, hopefully not literally. Here's some photos, it was a PITA, templates didn't fit, curves didn't match, found old leak-(needed to rebed clutch), plywood nailers had to be moved, some trim needed trimming, screw heads stripped....ect. Some cutting, sanding, swearing, and chiselling, and after almost every tool in the box was used, here's the almost finish product. I quit for key lime pie with daughter, will finish next week.

Cheers, Bill

 

[berner73]

Looks good! What type of beadboard did you use (vinyl, MDF, wood)? Did the old liner get torn up during removal resulting in the need to fabricate new templates?

 

[capta]

Just for your info, ceiling on a boat is the inside hull covering and the dirt dweller's term for ceiling is the overhead.

 

[rgranger]

Pie is my favorite food group.... Nice job on the headliner....

 

[william24424]

Looks good! What type of beadboard did you use (vinyl, MDF, wood)? Did the old liner get torn up during removal resulting in the need to fabricate new templates?
Wood beadboard. Old headliner stayed in relatively good shape, some tears, but overall not bad.

 

[SailingLoto]

that looks great!

 

[DArcy]

That looks really good. This is something I am contemplating, replacing the vinyl liner.

 

[william24424]

Best things about project, 1) Access to stuff underneath (check bolts, through deck stuff) 2) Easy to upgrade lights 3) Change color/upgrade look. The project took a couple of days, you'll need good templates, jig-saw, and patience. Very doable. My brother's quote "Caulking trim and paint can make a carpenter what he ain't." my thoughts are time & money can solve any boat project. Thanks for checking out my work.

 

[Project_Mayhem]

This looks awesome! Nice work!

 

[rgranger]

.... My brother's quote "Caulking trim and paint can make a carpenter what he ain't."

hahaha
My father is a very accomplished (in my eyes) amature wood worker. His version of this same quote is.. "The difference between a good carpenter and a great carpenter is that a great carpenter knows how to hide his mistakes"

It is a sentiment that can be applied to many professions.

 

[Project_Mayhem]

hahaha
My father is a very accomplished (in my eyes) amature wood worker. His version of this same quote is.. "The difference between a good carpenter and a great carpenter is that a great carpenter knows how to hide his mistakes"

It is a sentiment that can be applied to many professions.

Truer words have never been spoken

 

[Ken13559]

How do you secure the board & stuff to the ceiling? If you put a screw through won't that penetrate the coach roof causing leaks?

Ken Y

 

[FastOlson]

Slogan: Foredeck person - "Will Work for Key Lime Pie!"
The headliner upgrade did indeed come out great. Good work!!

 

[31seahorse]

Very nice looking headliner project.

Although you identified the material as wood, the finished work appears to look like a bead board material we purchased at Lowes for a home project. Please hold the boos and cat-calls! The material was solid white vinyl and was packaged about 8 (? ) strips in either 6 foot or 8 foot lengths. It was tongue and groove jointed, and it drilled, cut, and glued easily. We chose it for its white, yet paintable surface (the packaging said), and its ease of installation since the strips were about 12 inches wide. One side had a 2 strip look while the other side had a 3 stripe look.

Your finished overhead looks far superior to the two projects we completed. One was gluing up the carpet type of covering that was originally in a Precision and the other was a sheet vinyl replacement of the old carpet type headliner in an O'Day. The Precision project ended much better than the O'Day project

 

[william24424]

Wood Bead board (a plywood primed on one side from (Carby's lumber yard) was secured by small screws pre-drilled. Some went into fiberglass some to plywood nailers that were already glued/screwed to coach roof. The deck is sandwiched with balsa wood, (two layers of fiberglass, balsa in middle) won't leak because holes don't go all the way through deck. I didn't insulate since I'm coastal cruising/racing May-October. Also the screws and trim pieces make the sections easily removable.

 

[DArcy]

@william24424 I really like the look of that bead board. Replacing the vinyl headliner with bead board is now on the project list.