I am still waiting for the estimates to repair the damage from the recent Nor’easter. But that hasn’t stopped me from getting more panels fitted in the salon.
Outer wall panels are done. Next up: ceiling panels
I’m creating an air conditioned envelope inside the boat, with insulation on the back-side of each panel that faces the hull. The envelope wall panels on the port side of the salon and galley are installed. Now I need to put insulated ceiling panels in under the side deck.
It’s a boat…nothing is straight or square
First, I cut and fitted an angled mahogany cleat to the wall panel
That’s the underside of the side deck in the pic above.
Next, I measured the distance between the cleats at 6″ intervals
Next, I laid out the measured points on 1/8″ mahogany plywood
After connecting the dots, I set up the saw
Not a bad fit
Needs a bit of trimming
Near perfect fit
The cavity between the plywood and deck above
With the first ceiling panel fitted, I moved on to the next section at the engine room vent panel.
The panel isn’t quite tall enough
You can see that the angled mahogany cleat on the right side of the pic above is several inches higher than the top of the ER vent panel. I need to make some extension pieces with cleats for the next overhead panel to attach to.
I used scraps of 3/4″ Doug fir marine ply for the upright extensions
Then I added angled cleats
And another
Last step: saturate everything with epoxy
Once I have all of the overhead panels fitted, I’ll disassemble everything, varnish the plywood, insulate the backside, then reinstall. It’s a time-consuming approach, but I think the boat will be very comfortable in summer or winter once it’s done.
Next up in our 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Fitting Still More Port Salon Panels
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