It’s hot. 100°F and humid this weekend and it’s going to be miserable in the tent, so I’m not even going to bother going to the boatyard. But before the scorching heat arrived, we made pretty good progress on the V-berth head. When I last wrote about the Throne Room, the walls and ceiling panels were installed. Next, I need to put a hole in the floor for a shower drain.
316 stainless shower drain and the hole it will go into
Drain circumference marked off
Scrap plywood makes a good router guide
Routing out the inset for the drain
Pretty good fit
The space I routed out is oversized a bit so there would be room for the fiberglass and filler that comes next.
Fiberglass molding tape protects the drain from resin
A heavy coat of release wax helps pop the drain out later
Two layers of 18oz fabric should be enough
Fairing compound goes on first
Wetted out fiberglass goes on next
Wet out the hole, push in the drain, and screw it together
Pop out the drain once the resin sets up
Done!
With the walls, ceiling, and now the floor of the V-berth head done, it’s almost ready for fiberglass. All I have to do now is finish making the door opening.
Next up on our 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: the Throne Room Door Opening
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