I wrapped up the varnish on the ceiling panels that go under the port side deck, then insulated the backside and installed them all.
I’m working in the port aft corner of the salon
The last ceiling panel is varnished, drilled, and ready for insulation
The backside gets wetted out with epoxy
Since I had epoxy mixed up, I glued and screwed all of the mahogany backing cleats in place.
Buffalo Batt insulation gets pressed in place
The forward ceiling panel also got insulated
And the middle panel, too
Next day…they’re ready to install
Next day, the forward panel is glued and screwed in place
The insulated envelope
The hull and deck are covered in spray foam insulation rated at R7. Then there’s the air gap, with the backside of each wooden panel insulated with Buffalo Batt, which provides an additional R3 insulation. The boat should be cozy in summer or winter with all of this insulation. I hope it’s worth the extra effort.
The middle panel was next
One more to go
The last panel goes here
The contact areas got wetted out with epoxy, then topped with wood flour-thickened epoxy
Boom
And that’s a wrap
With the insulation envelope done on the port side of the galley and salon, I can get to work on the salon cabinetry there.
Next up in our 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Cutting and fitting the Port Salon Cabinet
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One Day– I will get down your way..
Thanks for Blogging about what you are Doing..
Hey– It’s starting to look like a Salon!!
May I ask– What’s this Ugly looking piece you’re holding..
Slowly but surely, my friend…slowly but surely.
Below that pic I wrote “Since I had epoxy mixed up, I glued and screwed all of the mahogany backing cleats in place.”
That piece is the mahogany backing cleat for the aft salon toe rail vent chute. It’s wetted out with epoxy, then I topped it with wood flour-thickened epoxy (the brown goopy stuff) before screwing it in place.
Cheers,
Q