Things aren’t going as quickly as I’d hoped, but we’re still making fair progress in the right direction. The V-berth headliner tracks are installed now.
The Whisper Wall headliner installer knocked out the V-berth tracks in a day
Nothing’s square on a boat
Even the 90° corners aren’t 90°, which makes miter joints challenging…and there are lots of miter joints in the headliner track.
perimeter track meets transverse track
Lots of kerf cuts at the round corners
He uses cardboard as spacers where necessary
The height of the tracks where they join is apparently critical for a good look. The installer uses water resistant cardboard-like material as a spacer because it can be compressed to just the right height.
Complex joint
With the headliner tracks installed in the V-berth, next I have to apply ICA base coat varnish to the unfinished mahogany veneers on the galley bulkhead. There’s no sense in just doing them on the V-berth side, so I’ll paint the galley side at the same time.
Next up in our 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: ICA Base Coat on the V-berth/Galley Bulkhead
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The headliner is going to hide a multitude of sin! Can’t wait to see that all hung. Been with you from the beginning watching a lone guy hand build a yacht that will eclipse what Chris Craft did at the factory. Obviously your will be the executor or your estates problem! Few problems it will have with the way you corrected all of their mistakes. Keep up the excellent work. Can’t wait to see the final fitting when all the appliances, fabrics etc go in. That’s where the whole thing comes together. Wish you were closer! I’d drop by the day of the official christening! Tracy
Thanks, Tracy!
Yup, it’s coming together quite nicely. It’s nice to see the idea I had so long ago come to fruition! I just wish I was doing this closer to my home town. Summers are much more pleasant out west than they are in the Mid-Atlantic.
Stay tuned!
Cheers,
Q