Ugly wallpaper is what the awful burlap sack looking material on the inside of my cabin has been nicknamed. It's falling apart and past due for replacement. I'm interested in hearing what you've covered your cabin walls or headliner with. So far I'm considering EVA fake teak, some sort of carpeting as well as some finished thin wood strips. I'm very interested in hearing what the installation process was like and how well it's held up
Ugly wallpaper
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SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
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Make it look nautical.
Carpet is a dust collector.
There are some FRP panels that look like bead board that may be interesting.
Not liking Fake Teak.
Wood strips wood be ok in my boat.
There have been some nice looking Cedar strips used in boats. They also give a pleasant smell to the boat. Known to discourage moths.
Carpet is a dust collector.
There are some FRP panels that look like bead board that may be interesting.
Not liking Fake Teak.
Wood strips wood be ok in my boat.
There have been some nice looking Cedar strips used in boats. They also give a pleasant smell to the boat. Known to discourage moths.
Bead board sounds easy to install. Is it flexible enough to conform to the hull? I think the fake teak would look alright but getting all of those lines perfectly cut and aligned sounds like a pain. I'm really curious how labor intensive the wood strips would be
As a fellow Oday owner perhaps this will help . Pulling off that nasty burlap was almost fun. that is how glad I was to see it go .
I used a stiff bristled brush and kep the shop vac up ,out in the cockpit . This made clean up a breeze.
I also considered using strips of ash ,alder . I considered porch paint as it was recommended quite often. In the end I installed a very light blue short nap outdoor carpet . The color was chosen to complement the dark blue sunbrella covers for the cushions . A water based adhesive made installation almost enjoyable . As our boat sits on a mooring all summer on Lake Michigan the carpet has made the most sense . As the lake temperature is at least 20 degrees cooler than the air ,condensation was something I wanted to avoid .
In this aspect we have been very successful . The carpet also helps mitigate noises to some degree .
Installation of the carpet was fairly straight forward . The short nap allowed me to compansate for the complex curves .
Even 15 or more years later,I still believe it was the right choice ,for us . It cleans easily and it hides the uneven fiberglass layers underneath .
I used a stiff bristled brush and kep the shop vac up ,out in the cockpit . This made clean up a breeze.
I also considered using strips of ash ,alder . I considered porch paint as it was recommended quite often. In the end I installed a very light blue short nap outdoor carpet . The color was chosen to complement the dark blue sunbrella covers for the cushions . A water based adhesive made installation almost enjoyable . As our boat sits on a mooring all summer on Lake Michigan the carpet has made the most sense . As the lake temperature is at least 20 degrees cooler than the air ,condensation was something I wanted to avoid .
In this aspect we have been very successful . The carpet also helps mitigate noises to some degree .
Installation of the carpet was fairly straight forward . The short nap allowed me to compansate for the complex curves .
Even 15 or more years later,I still believe it was the right choice ,for us . It cleans easily and it hides the uneven fiberglass layers underneath .
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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I can understand. there is good news about that .
On Dec 20th, posted this
LONG Night - short Day WINTER SOLSTICE
We are preparing for that solar day when the length of dark time is it's longest. The earth tilts the northern hemisphere away from the sun. We feel the dark cold.
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So your days should be getting longer from here forward.
Not so sure about the temps. The Sun's activity has been a bit slow for the past year or so. We are past the Solar Minimum... Just not getting active as yet. Keep your thermals close by.
Roughly two weekends . I spent perhaps most of a day making templates and figuring out how to work around the shelving bracketry
Check out my thread on a similar upgrade.....
Mods to our 35s5
Our recently purchased B 35s5 was something of a project boat. Previous owners had made mods that didn't suit us very well. First thing was having our son (a marine electrician) spend a month removing dead wiring, relocating/upgrading batteries, adding forced air heat and a windlass as well as...
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A similar project was documented on the Sail Life YouTube channel. He starts around 1:15 at
. He took a couple episodes away from it but picked it up around 4:50 at
Did you remove the shelving when you installed the carpeting? On my boat the shelving is secured to a foam filled stringer
Good morning . Yes I removed the shelving. If my memory serves me correctly ,it was held on by very long 1/4" -20 stainless bolts that sort of sandwiched the shelf . Not very well I might add . look down in the shelf pocket itself . The bolts are vertically mounted .I'll try to get some pictures this week for you
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No worries on the shelf pics. Mine is secured in the same manner except it has long, very bent 10-24 screws. I might remove these shelves altogether. It's amazing that they're still attached to the hull after 45 years
What kind of adhesive did you use for your carpeting? I was thinking either 3M 77/90 or standard carpet glue. 3M has gets tacky pretty quickly but that's a lot of fumes in a small space
Did the curve of the hull present any challenges when installing?
I would also love to see a pic of your interior when you get a chance
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