With Tent Model XXX transformed back to pre-2018 Nor’easter condition, I got back into the salon cabinets…like, literally. There were a couple of parallel projects happening back when I installed the last bilge duct in the salon, one of which was fitting the panels that form the insulated envelope between the boat interior and the hull. This isn’t very sexy work, but the results of having a fully insulated interior will be a happy missus…and that’s priceless.
Back inside the salon cabinet!
The view inside before the duct was installed
I installed a mahogany cleat on the floor to give a wall panel something to seat up against.
Ready to glue and screw in place
Next, I had to make a cleat to run up the left side of the panel. It’s complicated by some funky angles going on in here.
The cleat will attach to the vertical aluminum frame that the engine room vent panel butts up against
The cleat cut to length
Next I need to cut a rabbet of decreasing depth.
Gotta love the EZ-One Track Saw for this kind of stuff
Drilled and ready to install
Glued, screwed, and clamped in place
Before epoxying the cleats in place, I cut the wall panel
Then I cut a piece of Buffalo Batt insulation for the back-side
Saturate the back of the panel with epoxy, then apply the insulation
Press the insulation in place and go home
Next day, cut the cabinet interior overhead panels
Lay out and cut the second panel
Test fit…looks good!
Cut and fit the insulation
Wet out the panels and lay on the insulation on the backside of one
Keep applying epoxy to the face of the other panel until it doesn’t take anymore
Lay heavy stuff on the insulation and go home.
Next up in our 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Still Inside the Starboard Salon Cabinetry
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