Salon Refurbishment
The original salon was redone by my father about 10 years ago. it was very nice with a lot of custom cabinets he made, but when we did the installation of the new fuel tanks and the repower we had to remove it. After that, it was not possible to re-install it as the new engine hatches we made encroached on a lot of it. We suffered through a season with no interior, so were all excited about this project!
Salon Trim Work! - Every dog is due for some luck and we ran into a little when we removed the salon trim which was vinyl.
Here is the interior prior to starting.
What we really need are the walls put back in. After much debate our plan is to use formica, glued to thin plywood for the walls. The use of formica may sound odd, but its actually a very common material for surfaces such as this in boat construction today. What I particularly liked about it is that it should be able to withstand water. No matter how hard we try, there are leaks in this boat, and the drips get in.
First up we made a frame to attach the plywood to.
We used pressure treated boards for this part.
At first we tried to attach the boards using glue, and then 5200 but neither worked well at all. So, we ended up tacking each board on with epoxy.
Next up we shaped 3/8 inch ply wood sheets to the sides, then I took them home and rolled them with epoxy. After they dried we attached them to the studs.
Next up we laid on the formica, this process did not go very well at first. Initially we used contact cement, same stuff they use for formica on counter tops. So we painted the walls, and then the back of the formica with it, let it tack off then tried to put it on the plywood walls. However, no matter how carefull we were it would stick a little off where we wanted it to. A few times we were able to peel it back to reposition it, but eventually it tore. After that disaster on the starboard side, we used tubes of construction glue on the port, and that worked really well. We were able to move it around to get it just where we wanted it, and by the next day it was dry.
We used boards to keep pressure on it overnite.
TIP! The fridge, with the cold beers is in the galley, and I had to run this obstacle course every time i wanted one for the rest of the day. Big mistake, stock a cooler in the cockpit.
Next day we removed the boards and all seemed well.
Here are some more photo's of the interior. These pictures did not come out very well, so i'll try and post some more.
So far we re-installed the walls, replaced the teak trim along the top of the windows, and "refurbished" the trim around the bottom of the windows and along the forward portion of the salon.
Ahh, access your wondering about? Well, we'll tackle that on the next edition of This Old Mainship!
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