A nice project.. but how??

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Reading with interest the bit in PBO about new head lining panels, I am itching to get going on Neraida's internals..

Now, to explain, Neraida is a First Class 8, so 8m long with little freeboard and crouching headroom down below. As she has spent the majority of her life as a racing boat, she is stripped out. This means VERY stripped out. All we have are her bunk boards, thats it, nuffink else, nicht, nada!

So what do we do? We know we have to sort out a "porta potty" area and somewhere to mount a little cooker (we have one of those single burner jobbies at the mo).

Do we stick some lining up? if so how?

Do we want to just paint her up? If so, is Danboline the best thing?

How many points of ventilation should we install? Bearing in mind she's "a bit wet", what type would be best?

With suitable ventilation, would that give me the ok to do headlining?

I have about 150-200kg to play with to keep her to class weight..

What I'm most worried about tbh is my ability to make panels. Is cardboad the best way to make templates? Is it really that difficult??

Thanks in advance.



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i would willingly strip my panels and tell you but ... Jeckills (Norfolk) 01603 78223 have both material, backing and lots of good advice ...

if you're passing by (gosport) could show you an example of how it can be done ...

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G'day James/Claire,

If you plan to keep racing, you don't want Any weight above the waterline that you don't need.

If you plan to do a little more cruising, then slap on some nice looking paint, it will cost less, be very easy to keep clean, will not hold moisture and turn mouldy, then stain and require replacement.

Avagoodweekend and spend more time sailing, and less time maintaining...




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a low-weight option for lining is to stick on foam-backed vinyl. it has a few drawbacks but is fairly easy to apply. <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.hawkehouse.com/> these people</A> can supply material & instructions. they also supply self-adhesive carpet for the hull lining.

other options are (a) glue vinyl to sheets of 3mm ply, hold in place with vecro - neat but heavy. or (b) stick blocks of wood at intervals to the deckhead, stretch vinyl over it and secure with screws and plastic caps. not quite as tricky as it sounds. (c) mould a very thin layer of grp using contiboard or similar as a mould; stick it to the inside of mouldings using polyester 'bonding paste' and you have a smooth surface for the minimalist look. very smart & easy to keep clean but a bit trickier than the other methods. (d) apply a diy texture finish such as polytex and paint over with vinyl silk emulsion. sounds heath robinson but it's easy to do and doesn't look bad.

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Thanks for that, I've just lost the battle with my beloved who has been hinting along more or less the same lines.

My only wonder is what to do about her class weight, should I stick some lead under the floorboards by the keel to make up the difference?

Thanks to the other suggestions! I liked the tacking up some foam backed vinyl, and may still do that in some "ugly areas" Couple of lb's wont make much of a difference "up there"...

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G'day Neradia,

If you have to add weight, put it as low as possible and in the centre, keep the ends as light as possible, makes for better speed and handling in most conditions, on a very light air, try putting the crew to leeward with on the bow, this will increase your waterline and give you just a little more speed.

Oh, and don't forget to 'secure' the added weight, you don't want it shifting or popping the floor when inverted.

Avagoodweekend......



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