ash? (Ideas on interior updating)

[Giulietta]

Originally Posted by bobmcgov

Gui's fridge & dodger are off the boat for two days, suddenly he's Captain Hardcore Minimalist. Hehhehhe.

Excellent wood for interiors: Spanish cedar, which is neither Spanish nor cedar. Soft, but easy to work & rotproof. Don't even need to finish it.

Not true...the stuff is only inside from June till October...the rest of the time its off.

can you show me an example of that wood? Thanbks

[christyleigh]

Here's some Ash veneered plywood I added to my c320 galley and trimmed with teak. Whether Ash looks that great or not I wanted it bright.... and I Hate White Plastic. Also over on the right above the elec panel you can see part of the oversized teak fiddles with Oak inlay for really holding stuff on that shelf while heeling.

[Giulietta]

Very professional...

Your Catalina allways impressed me. Do you intend doing the same finish and customisation to Christy?

[bobmcgov]

http://www.gilmerwood.com/boards_cedars_unique.htm

(scroll down for pics)

Spanish Cedar is actually a hardwood, cousin to the true mahoganys. Which it resembles in working traits, minus the interlocked grain. Wouldn't use it for wear surfaces, mind you. Too soft. It has a smell similar to red cedar, but less 'chemical'. The odor fades rather quickly. I made a large sauna room, walls, ceilings & benches, with the stuff. It was pretty whiff for about a month. Now it barely has any smell. Used to line cigar humidors, cuz it won't mildew, distort, or rot in damp.

Christyleigh: Very nice, very contemporary look. Fine example of mixed species done well. Boat cabins tend to be dark places; a little lighter-color wood is welcome.

ETA: I'd also consider Port Orford Cedar, which is a cypress (I think), for light wood in a boat. Veddy veddy expensive, but it has a splendid lemon-grass smell and classic clear-fir grain patterns. Alaska Yellow Cedar ain't bad -- but Port Orford is the only softwood allowed into my shop.

[Freesail99]

Originally Posted by camaraderie

Free...this way is easy:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/audio/85fb/

Thank you Cam, it is what I was looking for.

[deniseO30]

Stan! that's just what I had in mind! Looks ok to me!

[soul searcher]

Gui I just got clearance for three months straight off work. I'm not going to worry one bit what J puts on the boat, I'LL just keep smiling and say "yes dear, What ever you want.

P.S. I have sailed with new head sail a few times now, last time in 20 gusting to twenty five Quantum Rocks

[christyleigh]

Originally Posted by Giulietta

Very professional...
Your Catalina allways impressed me. Do you intend doing the same finish and customisation to Christy?

Where ???? Except for the head..... every square inch of vertical and floor space is teak now NC's are basically a wooden boat in a fiberglass shell I'll be adding higher fiddles to make them more 'bin' like (as on the c320) wherever possible to make them heel proof and racks for storage in what used to be the forward berth - all teak of course You could say.... as the old saying goes ....I was 'trying to make a silk purse from a sow's ear' with the c320. Well..... I went ahead and bought the 'silk purse' this time . And..... I'm not worried about comments on the 'silk purse' because the NC sure as hell isn't feminine looking......well maybe like a Russian female wrestler of questionable genetics and other medical marvels

[deniseO30]

I really enjoyed all the input on this one everyone thanks !
I think the Ash on my eventual updating will be just on horizontal things. like shelves, tops, tables. I hate the dark teak. I may bite the bullet someday and strip it all and get it back to a more natural finish. big job I know. but hey... I restored/ refinished a 1934 baby grand that apparenty was used in bar enviroment. Gawd! talk about beat up!
thanks all!