Posted by Jim Demerest (jdemer@…>)
On my F1988 F36/38 we cut the old panels in half and had additional teak battens made. Cleaned the panels and put up new foam backed vinyl. We like the looks with the additional battens. It also made removing the panel from the boat a "lot’ easier.
Jim Demerest
F36/38 Lady of Remes
Posted by William Bryant (wcbryantjr@…>)
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From: Jim Demerest
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 7:56 PM
Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Headliner
On my F1988 F36/38 we cut the old panels in half and had additional teak battens made. Cleaned the panels and put up new foam backed vinyl. We like the looks with the additional battens. It also made removing the panel from the boat a "lot’ easier.
Jim Demerest
F36/38 Lady of Remes
Posted by Al Lorman (ajl@…>)
Using
foam backed vinyl practically guarantees that the foam will fail at some point,
if not for you then for the next owner. Had I kept Ab Initio longer, I
would have replaced the headliner with something solid, like plastic or Formica.
Al
Lorman
From:
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Behalf Of Jim Demerest
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To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
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On my F1988 F36/38 we cut the
old panels in half and had additional teak battens made. Cleaned the panels and
put up new foam backed vinyl. We like the looks with the additional battens. It
also made removing the panel from the boat a "lot’ easier.
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Jim Demerest
F36/38 Lady of Remes
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Posted by douglas.domurat (douglas.domurat@…>)
Hi,
Ironically I did carry on with Ab Initio (now “Simply Different”)
and replaced the ceiling panels as Al recommended. I agree that
doing away with the fiberglass/foam/vinyl was a good idea. I had a
white platic panel cut to fit the old panels. The plastic was then
grooved and routed to look like wooden planks. For further effect
the panels were then painted off-white to give it some texture and
the teak trim covering the seams re-varnished in a satin finish. The
end result is truly stunning. I also used white formica on the sides
surrounding the portlights. Very clean and durable. I’ll take some
pics tomorrow.
Doug
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, “Al Lorman” <ajl@…>
wrote:
Using foam backed vinyl practically guarantees that the foam will
fail at
some point, if not for you then for the next owner. Had I kept Ab
Initio
longer, I would have replaced the headliner with something solid,
like
plastic or Formica.Al Lorman
From: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Demerest
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 7:57 PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup] HeadlinerOn my F1988 F36/38 we cut the old panels in half and had
additional teak
battens made. Cleaned the panels and put up new foam backed vinyl.
We like
the looks with the additional battens. It also made removing the
panel from
the boat a "lot’ easier.Jim Demerest
F36/38 Lady of Remes
Posted by sgaber@…> (sgaber@…>)
I might use off-white Starboard, with groves to resemble tongue-ingroove.
Steve Gaber
Sanderling, 1967 C-31 #77
Oldsmar, FL
---- “douglas.domurat” <douglas.domurat@…> wrote:
Hi,
Ironically I did carry on with Ab Initio (now “Simply Different”)
and replaced the ceiling panels as Al recommended. I agree that
doing away with the fiberglass/foam/vinyl was a good idea. I had a
white platic panel cut to fit the old panels. The plastic was then
grooved and routed to look like wooden planks. For further effect
the panels were then painted off-white to give it some texture and
the teak trim covering the seams re-varnished in a satin finish. The
end result is truly stunning. I also used white formica on the sides
surrounding the portlights. Very clean and durable. I’ll take some
pics tomorrow.
Doug— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, “Al Lorman” <ajl@…>
wrote:Using foam backed vinyl practically guarantees that the foam will
fail at
some point, if not for you then for the next owner. Had I kept Ab
Initio
longer, I would have replaced the headliner with something solid,
like
plastic or Formica.Al Lorman
From: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Demerest
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 7:57 PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup] HeadlinerOn my F1988 F36/38 we cut the old panels in half and had
additional teak
battens made. Cleaned the panels and put up new foam backed vinyl.
We like
the looks with the additional battens. It also made removing the
panel from
the boat a "lot’ easier.Jim Demerest
F36/38 Lady of Remes
–
Steve Gaber
Sanderling, 1967 C-31 #77
Oldsmar, FL