This has been a long time coming.
Drum roll please…
The V-berth headliner installation has begun.
This roll of Whisper Wall Gelato Baby Osterich has been in storage for five years
It sure looks different from usual headliner
Tools of the trade
The guy cuts the headliner into roughly the right shape and size. Then he sprays the fabric with water and uses the spatulas to jam the headliner into the tracks.
V-berth Panel #1 is in!
This stuff looks great!
Nicely trimmed!
Next day, the headliner has dried and is tightly tensioned
I installed a Kai LED while another panel got installed
The headliner looks great, but take a gander at that hatch opening in the pic above. Chris Craft used stainless sheet, aluminum extrusions, and stainless nails to cover what was underneath. I’m thinking solid mahogany finished bright will look better. The headliner installer does lots of custom wood bits and pieces, and he says he can make something pretty.
Looks good!
And then, there was light!
V-berth Panel #2 is in
Looks great~!
The transition from mahogany to headliner looks great!
I like the fact that Whisper Wall tracks allow there to be a smooth transition from wall panel to headliner without fascia panels or moldings to hide a line of staples.
Very well done!
If you were wondering how this was going to turn out a couple of posts back…
It turns out like this!
Remember this ugly duckling section of track at this complex corner?
It turned into a beautiful swan!
Close-up of the track
The stainless staples the installer brought were too heavy gauge. They were causing the tracks to crack. Craftsman brand 1/2″ crown x 1/4″ leg that I had in stock solved that problem.
Before the installer puts in the headliner panel that goes around the hatch opening, he’s going to make a piece of mahogany furniture to fill the space between the headliner and the bottom of the aluminum hatch. But for now, the headliner installer is heading into the aft stateroom to make more immediate progress.
Next up in our 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: The Aft Stateroom Headliner Install Begins
1969chriscraftroamer46 
I can hear the excitement in your words, Q. I’m smiling ear to ear too. I’m so glad I ran across your thread on THT all those years ago. Hell, the Evinrude trailer for the RogueII 210 is getting a new axle and I’m happy, so we know it doesn’t take much, LOL!
Frederic
Thanks Frederic! The visual impact of the headliner is pretty amazing. It takes it from “Nice project boat, but you got a loooooong way to go” to “When are you moving in?” lol
Good luck with the axle!
Cheers,
Q
Looks FANTASTIC! It’s gotta give you a “boost”!
Thanks, John! It certainly does.
Cheers,
Q