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George I like your idea of having the whole overhead easily removable (except that you'll have problems doing this around the trim for the hatch covers and where the grab rails are attached, as well as any place where there are things attached to the bottom of the overhead that penetrate it...like l...

I note (from your Flickr page) that you recommend the 4 mm thickness of the foamed pvc sheets.

Michel has posted many more photos of this project (and other projects) at Flickr...the link is

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alabama_queen

(also posted by Geoff in the Cruising Section of the bb)

Inside during winter? Did you mean "inside the boat" or "inside (as in not-outdoors)"? Aren't you planning on adhesing this material to either the original or replacement "plywood door skin" material to which the original headliner was attached? In my F-40 Aft Cockpit, the foam rubber backed "naugah...

It seems that Freedom sailors are broken down into two groups: 1) Those who pull their masts with some regularity (for boat transport or winter haulout) 2) Those who leave their masts up unless there's a compelling need to pull it. I'm addressing those in the latter group here I have had great succe...

I can help with that

And, while we don't need a "monarchy", there's nothing wrong with having a benevolent despot. (not that I would do that, but somebody needs to be the "firm hand on the tiller" as it were)

John