Replace cabin headlining

[strath 4]

Hi

 

I would like to upgrade the cabin headlining in my Farr 1020.

 

It currently has a fabric lining glued direct to a fixed plywood sub-straight.

 

I would be keen to renew the lining with a vinyl product of some kind. 

 

Question;

How easy is it and what are the tricks to the glue a new vinyl lining, overhead ?

What glue would you use.

 

Or should I be thinking of making up plywood panels that can be fitted and then covered with vinyl in the workshop.

 

Strath

[Guest 000]

I was aboard a very beautiful Beele pilothouse a while ago.

Her headlinings were vinyl over 3mm plywood. The panels were attached to the deck head with Velcro strips.

Looked very smart and seemed to me to be a very sensible way of doing it.

[Island Time 1,239]

The material that is there is likely to be frontrunner. Usually glued on with F2 or similar. To remove it and the glue completely is a pain in the $#@ . The modern way is indeed thin plywood panels covered and velcroed (sp?) to the cabin head. Easy then to conceal cabling for lights etc, and any thru deck fastenings.

[marinheiro 352]

Be cautious with vinyl headliners, most are very flammable, especially the foam backed stuff.

[Marshy 30]

Oh come on do it the hard way! - Take it off and fair the roof - it didn't take that long - oh wait yes it did and was a right pain in the butt job - yeah Plywood panels would be the go!

 

From this:

 

 

Then this after ripping the front bum off, and hitting it with a grinder to remove glue etc.

 

 

Then many many beers later with many sore arms, a bit of filler on, lots of filler off, itchy arms and a bit of highbuild paint...

 

[Battleship 100]

The headlining on the old Cav36 was very pretty, Mahogany tends to be quite heavy though.