O'Day 30

[JSailer]

Originally Posted by sailingdog

The mast, boom and rigging were 30 years old...

BTW, if you want to read about an easy way to install lazyjacks and get a fast way to furl the main... click HERE.

Interesting set up.
It seems simple enough...
Thanks.

[sailingdog]

Glad to help.

[JSailer]

The wall covering was the first thing to come out. Old and dirty.
So now the question is, what do I replace it with?
This was a vinyl type of material with a thin foam padding.
I don't have to get the same stuff.
Any advice?
Should I stick to a vinyl material? Is regular fabric a no-no because it would hold moisture?

[sailingdog]

Depends on how much work you want to do and how complex the curvature of the interior surface is.. The nicest interiors I've seen have been made by epoxying furring strips to the interior and adding paneling over the furring strips. Of course, this only works on surfaces that are fairly simple in curvature. The advantage of doing this is that access panels for hardware can be made to simplify working on the hardware, and insulation can be added behind the panels to help keep the boat cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

[JSailer]

Originally Posted by sailingdog

Depends on how much work you want to do and how complex the curvature of the interior surface is.. The nicest interiors I've seen have been made by epoxying furring strips to the interior and adding paneling over the furring strips. Of course, this only works on surfaces that are fairly simple in curvature. The advantage of doing this is that access panels for hardware can be made to simplify working on the hardware, and insulation can be added behind the panels to help keep the boat cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

I like the paneling idea. I saw it in a magazine and it looked beautiful, but it might be a bit more work than I want to do.
I looked at some Redrum fabric sold at West Marine (West Marine: Marine Headliner/Hull Liners Product Display.
I believe it runs about $30 a foot. Is that stuff worth that much or does anyone know if there is comparable products at non-marine store?

[sailingdog]

Ahh... so you're getting lazy... I don't know about that fabric. I'd prefer the look of paneling, and the extra work would make the boat far more liveable—insulation and all. Also, solid paneling is probably going to be far easier to keep clean, especially if you go with a laminate.

Originally Posted by JSailer

I like the paneling idea. I saw it in a magazine and it looked beautiful, but it might be a bit more work than I want to do.
I looked at some Redrum fabric sold at West Marine (West Marine: Marine Headliner/Hull Liners Product Display.
I believe it runs about $30 a foot. Is that stuff worth that much or does anyone know if there is comparable products at non-marine store?

[JSailer]

Originally Posted by sailingdog

Ahh... so you're getting lazy... I don't know about that fabric. I'd prefer the look of paneling, and the extra work would make the boat far more liveable—insulation and all. Also, solid paneling is probably going to be far easier to keep clean, especially if you go with a laminate.

Uh, well, yes, lazy would be correct
But part of the real excuse is having my right (good) arm in a sling for the next couple of months, so the work will have to be easy and quick.
We may do it different in a few years after really letting thingsw grow on us and finding out what we really want/like.
Right now, we just want to clean up and freshen up the cabin with easy stuff like cushions and wall covering.
The masterplan is to have the boat cleaned up by Christmas to take the children on it. It will be a surprise as they don't know we bought the boat
But I digress...
I am looking at different foam backed vinyl from fabric stores instead of marine stores.
It looks simple enough...

[deniseO30]

Before you start replacing the wall fabric consider fixing all your stanchion base leaks! The bolts are nearly impossible to reach with double jointed fingers. The fabric was glued on the outer edge of the ceiling liner along the back of the rub rail. If you look you will most like see lots of friendly black mold there also!

[JSailer]

Originally Posted by deniseO30

Before you start replacing the wall fabric consider fixing all your stanchion base leaks! The bolts are nearly impossible to reach with double jointed fingers. The fabric was glued on the outer edge of the ceiling liner along the back of the rub rail. If you look you will most like see lots of friendly black mold there also!

Yes, I have found some black spots...
Thank you for the advice.
I will get on that tomorrow.