Through yet another brutally hot summer in Tent Model XXX, I’m making fairly good progress on the V-berth bed foundation.
Midway framing will support the side cabinet top
I’ll make one more frame to support the back edge of the cabinet top panel.
Center beam needs some trimming
The length is just a bit too long, and it can’t pivot into place with square corners.
Angled cuts on the end will allow the center beam to pivot into place
Perfect!
That’s the last of the bed foundation frame pieces. Everything fits very nicely. Next I disassembled all of the frames, drilled pocket screw holes, and got ready to glue and screw it together permanently.
Pocket screws will hold each of the frames in place while the epoxy cures
That little Kreg pocket hole jig has paid for itself many times over.
Next, I insulated the top of the center cabinet
The sides, bottom, top, and back of each cabinet box are insulated with Buffalo Batt nonwoven fabric, which provides 3R insulation value and should eliminate condensation and otherwise keep heated or cooled air inside the boat. Insulating the back of every panel that faces the hull envelope adds a lot of time to the process, but I think it will be worth it in the end.
Done!
With sticky epoxy everywhere and 115°F temps in the salon (but only 85° outside), I decided to bail out at this point. I’m ready to cut the marine plywood panels that the mattress will rest on, which will also be the base for the side cabinetry that will tie the bed foundation to those beautiful and very difficult to install mahogany V-berth side walls.
The concept is coming together! Note: Sorry about the dead pix at the linked concept article. Unfortunately, I saved the pictures in some early articles on this blog on Photobucket, which has apparently updated it’s user policies to the point that pictures are no longer viewable unless visitors agree to open their computers up to a bunch of 3rd party pop-up ads. So the pix on the linked page are currently not loading. I’m working on downloading all of the pix and saving them at WordPress (which I think I’d like to cut ties to, as well, since they do the pop-up ads, too). Anyway, the pix should be available shortly.
Next up in our 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Wrapping Up the V-berth Bed Foundation
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Maybe time to order a Vberth Mattress?? Then you can sleep on the Boat and work longer days.. Lol..
That’s ultimately the plan. Gotta get the woodwork and finishing done before I start sleeping aboard.
Q