Ventilation is good

[Lubberdink]

The covering on the inside of the hull in our cabin, being of 1977 vintage, was a bit dated and coming loose in many places so the good wife got the bright idea of ripping it out and replacing with something a bit more updated. The old stuff looked like bamboo mat, had probably been white at one point but now was yellowed. So we ripped it out, finding that there was a layer of foam underneath. The best thing I could find to get the foam off was a good old-fashioned wire brush and a lot of elbow grease.

After it was all done and cleaned well, she bought a good grade of marine vinyl (gray) and since I had just had some experience with using spray glue to put up sound baffles on the ceiling at church so got some CRC spray glue at the old Harbor Freight and tried it out. It actually worked very well spraying it on both surfaces, waiting a few minutes and then sticking it up. It smoothed out well, was very workable (you could pull it off and reset before final) and looks pretty nice. We didn't replace the foam so it is a bit like a woman in a very tight pair of jeans-you see every bump and flaw-but still looks good. I might consider putting some 1/8 or 1/4" foam on first next time.

Tomorrow night we'll trip the excess and all in all I think it will turn out nice. Thought I'd share.

Happy sailing. Psalms 107:23-31

 

[Lubberdink]

Oh, I might mention. Spray the adhesive and get out of the cabin for the 3-5 minutes it takes to set up. A great big fan is really handy too. Otherwise you wander around the back yard looking at the pretty lights and wake up with a big headache.

 

[Joe11688]

I think the foam was used to insulate the walls and ceiling in the cabin and cut down on any condensation build up. My cabin has the same interior as my truck. Hey, give it a shot and see how you like it. I know what you mean about the smell of that stuff. Bottom paint has the same effect on me sometimes and I always wear a respirator. The boat should look pretty good when you get it done.
Joe

 

[Lubberdink]

It came out pretty well. Not perfect but what would I do with a perfect boat? Besides by the time you pile in the v and coffin berth bunks and all the other paraphernalia that seems to go in a cabin and there's really not much to see on the inner hull anyway! Perfect world for me.
Taking the Lub II to the marina tomorrow and putting her in a slip for the summer. Hoping to spend some quality time enjoying the good King's creation.

Best to you-happy sailing.

 

[Joe11688]

I've reached a point in my life where I just want to use my boat and I don't care too much about what it looks like, inside or out. As long as it's safe and it's fit to sail, it's good enough for me.
I didn't even polish the hull this year before a splashed it. I cleaned the cockpit up with Mr. Clean Magic Erasers a week ago and it came out sparkling. The next week when I came back to go out on a cruise, I noticed that a seagull had used my boat for a toilet. Sometimes you can't win for losing. Good luck with your boat.

Joe

 

[Lubberdink]

ya, ours definitely isn't a showpiece but it looks good enough for us. We put 'er in a slip for the first time (for us anyway) and was hoping to go out this weekend but I'm on call and storms rolled through last night so not sure if we'll make it. But I'm gonna TRY!