I just completed installing a v-berth in my H216. Thanks to Authur Sumerlin for providing me the plans along with his measurements. I had made a couple of modification to the plans. I decided not to have one side longer than the other. I prefer to have more room in the aft-part of the cubby cabin. I also made the removable pannels slightly larger than what the plans specified. I'm quite happy with it so far.
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Vberth
Jeff Thanks for providing the pictures. About how long did the project take? Did it require any special tools/skills? I freely admit to being a relative novice for a project like this but am eager to tackle this fall.
Jeff Thanks for providing the pictures. About how long did the project take? Did it require any special tools/skills? I freely admit to being a relative novice for a project like this but am eager to tackle this fall.
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The v-berth was made out of plywood (1/2 inch). I ended up using 2 4x8 sheets. I used the following tools: Jig-saw circular saw hand-drill (and the appropriate bits) screw-driver. The Hunter instructions call for routing out a groove in the boards for the parts to fit together. I didn't have the right tools for this so I bought some 1/2" x 3/4" molding strips and glued them to the necessary boards to provide a slot for the boards to fit together. It took me about 2 weeks (an hour or so a day) to finish the project. I first validated the measurements that Lamar gave me. I used some card-board cut-outs to get the angles and curviture right on some of the boards. After I cut all the boards, I primed them and then put two coats of enamel acrylic latex paint. After everything dried for a couple of days, I screwed everything into place. The cost of materials was fiarly low but I did spend quite a bit of time doing the project (although, I enjoy doing stuff like that). Remember, measure twice, cut once!!! If I ever decide to take it out, all I have to do is remove the screws and the boards will lift right out. Jeff
The v-berth was made out of plywood (1/2 inch). I ended up using 2 4x8 sheets. I used the following tools: Jig-saw circular saw hand-drill (and the appropriate bits) screw-driver. The Hunter instructions call for routing out a groove in the boards for the parts to fit together. I didn't have the right tools for this so I bought some 1/2" x 3/4" molding strips and glued them to the necessary boards to provide a slot for the boards to fit together. It took me about 2 weeks (an hour or so a day) to finish the project. I first validated the measurements that Lamar gave me. I used some card-board cut-outs to get the angles and curviture right on some of the boards. After I cut all the boards, I primed them and then put two coats of enamel acrylic latex paint. After everything dried for a couple of days, I screwed everything into place. The cost of materials was fiarly low but I did spend quite a bit of time doing the project (although, I enjoy doing stuff like that). Remember, measure twice, cut once!!! If I ever decide to take it out, all I have to do is remove the screws and the boards will lift right out. Jeff
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