Headlinings by Boatmike

[michaelebriant]

The whole roof area is foam cored which allows screws to be used to screw panels to the roof. What you need is some 1/16th ply, and foam backed vinyl. Cut the ply into shapes that will go through the door (rather important that!) and offer them up to the roof either side of the centreline. Cut them out to fit the shape of the roof. You can cover the majority of the roof that way just leaving small strips between them on the awkward shaped bits which it is very easy to stick to the roof in the conventional way using a high temperature tolerant contact adhesive. These strips obviously need to overlap the panels which, when the job is finished will hold them in position. Without the weight of large areas they will stay there anyway. The areas around the windows are not large either and are rarely a problem so also a candidate for direct application. All other areas, including vertical and horizontal panels in the quarter cabins can very easily be covered with flat panels though.

Take these panels off the boat to a nice flat area somewhere having marked, this side up ( yes I did manage to cover the wrong side of one panel but was lucky to be able to reverse it and use port side for starboard! ) Cut the foam backed vinyl about 1 inch bigger than these panels. Trowel and / or brush on a good thickness of PVA glue to the board and lower the foam to the panel. Use a foam decorators roller to firm it down. Do not attempt to turn over edges yet. Allow 24 hours to set. Then turn over and fold over edges stapling down with STAINLESS STEEL staples doing corners first to form a nice radius ( plywood radiused first of course ) These panels can be screwed through up to the roof, and the screw heads covered with upholstery buttons covered in the same material. The advantage is that they can always be removed for access to wiring (lights etc) they will never droop or sag, and they look superb as they cover all imperfections in the moulding. Also there is no need to spend days removing all the old glue!
All materials (including ready made buttons, stainless staples etc) can be bought from Hawke House Marine in Newgate Lane Fareham, Hants or any other local supplier specialising in materials. The photo above gives some indication of Peregrines linings done this way which any visitor to her always remarks upon. Anyone not quite sure of details don't hesitate to e-mail me direct at boatmike@ntlworld.com

[Guest]

hi has anyone tried 3mm furlex and velcrow?