Anyone painted their boats interior woodwork?

[richardbrennan]

Some early Westerlys did have teak pattern formica so do check. If it's a later boat you may find it's a lacquer rather than a varnish.

 

[steve yates]

I was down this morning decanting more diesel and had a look at the idea, I would suggest perhaps retaining the varnish on the bulkheads and posts but the long run of lockers each side might look well painted in a shade that would lighten the interior. About ten years ago we added a bathroom and I decided to line the interior with timber matchboarding, I painted it in an exterior eggshell finish which has proved very durable. The paint came from a 'Cape Cod'range of soft marine colours that went off the market shortly after but similar shades are available on most colour cards. Sort of colours you would see used externally in Nantucket. I has resisted steam and moisture very well indeed and unlike plaster seems resistant to condensation.
( I tried tilting the boat using the main halyard to a cleat on the opposite side of the pontoon to slant the bottom of the tank to concentate the crud under the filler pipe, not too easy, very stiff boat, I agitated the fuel with the dipstick then left it to settle, pumped out about 3 litres of mucky stuff, then repeated in to a second white bucket, a lot less bits, let it settle and poured the clean diesel off the top back through funnel, repeated 3 or 4 times, last sample looked clean. Took around 5 litres out but tank is still around half full and what I am now getting looked clean. Get some biocide as while there is no visible water the fuel has a slightly cloudy look which could be water in suspension. if you have only that one winch handle worth buying a bigger 10" one?)

Missed this yesterday, thank you. Jo thinks there are more winch handles inside, will check next week. And add some biocide.

She has found an online co that does biggish vinyls, e.g. In maps, charts etc, md one particularly cool image, she is thinking of putting something like that on the biggest panel of wood at the end of the table, and then using two or three shades from the colour palette of that image, on all the meleamine pretend wood, but varnishing the real teak edgings wherever it appears.

 

[[70521]]

http://www.jryachts.com/boat-details?boatid=1290271

Which may be too much white for some people.

WAY far too much white for me, looks very sterile.

 

[Fr J Hackett]

WAY far too much white for me, looks very sterile.

But not a bad boat for the money.

 

[Mr Cassandra]

WAY far too much white for me, looks very sterile.

Maybe ? Looks clean and fresh though.

 

[dimdav]

But not a bad boat for the money.

Yeah I couldn't get her out of my head last night, would be perfect for the west coast. That said she does need quite a bit of work to bring her up to scratch (heads, winches, woodwork and that rigging will need replaced with the amount of use she's had so might end up not being quite the bargain as she initially looks. Still if I didn't have to sell current boat and 911 first I'd certainly be in the game for her.