Kicking around an idea of removing the original carpet glued to the inner liner of the forward cabin of my H40. I am cutting the pieces for laminated teak shelves to go just above the carpet line. While removing the carpet is not really difficult (just time consuming getting all that glue off) , it begs the question "what goes in to replace it. " After a little experimenting, I find that steaming clear T&G cedar to match the curve of the liner is "relatively" doable. However I really prefer the look of T&G teak, maybe 7/16 thk.
However.......
The first two steamings (using scrap pieces) indicate to me that a couple days drying in a bent frame (External metal Stiff) are absolutely necessary to hold the form shape where the carpet was. Now this makes the whole effort much much more time consuming, and an investment in the frame greater than the cost of the raw materials for the teak.
And I still have a welded metal drying frame that I would only use once.
So the question comes to mind.
Would anyone else want to or be willing to pay to get a metal frame and steamer designed for the fore cabin of a 1984 to 1991 H40 ?
and if so...........how much?
Thanks
However.......
The first two steamings (using scrap pieces) indicate to me that a couple days drying in a bent frame (External metal Stiff) are absolutely necessary to hold the form shape where the carpet was. Now this makes the whole effort much much more time consuming, and an investment in the frame greater than the cost of the raw materials for the teak.
And I still have a welded metal drying frame that I would only use once.
So the question comes to mind.
Would anyone else want to or be willing to pay to get a metal frame and steamer designed for the fore cabin of a 1984 to 1991 H40 ?
and if so...........how much?
Thanks
