Droopy headlinings in a Westerly?

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The damn things are dropping all over the place, suppose I should expect it on a 23 year old, my hair started falling out at about the same time!
Without spending a fortune on a new linings kit, what would you recommend in the way of replacement? And what sort of cost might this be?

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There was a YM or PBO feature a couple of years ago about doing this job yourself- if you can't find it in the copy sertvice, PM me and I will root through the back numbers that I still have to try to find it
 
There is no alternative but to replace it. What you use in its place is up to you. Some people use much less expensive carpet but personally I prefer the smooth wipe clean surface of the vinyl. There is a polypropylene carpet material sold for the purpose but it is more expensive than the vinyl.

It is a big job to do yourself although a small boat can be done if you live near (I took mine home). If you do it yourself Hawke House Marine in Gosport will send a hints and tips leaflet with the materials.

The focs'l is probably a sewn together one piece lining.

The topic crops up on here regularly so a search going back as far as possible will find lots to read including the safety aspects of using solvent based adhesives.

Its worth thinking about other jobs that could sensibly be done at the same time.
 
I am in the process of doing all the head-linings in my Prout 33. It is without any doubt the worst, most horrid, frighteningly expensive and awful job that has ever to be done on a boat..... Kid yourself not you are in for a dreadful time and the cost is unbelievable.

All the statements about Hawke House are correct. Very helpful booklet and lots of good advice. In the end I used a vinyl with a cloth backing as I think it will last longer... Looks good so far but is not so forgiving with bolt heads and odd curves in the molding.

I wish you the very best of luck with it - no choice when the old stuff starts to fall down - but a fate worse than death!! Or the Lounge!

Michael
 
i replaced all mine in a three cabin Nicholson 38. I used thin ply panels and covered the ply with cloth backed vinyl and secured the panels up with teak battens.

Looks better than the original and was not expensive. The job took two week-ends.
 
Had the same problem. The headlining had started to come away from the deckhead where two edges of the head lining butted together. I bought some meranti lathes about 50mm wide stained them with teak stain. I then worked some unibond adhesive as far as I could between the lining and the deckhead and then fixed the lathes over the butt seam with ss screws.The only difficulty was getting screws of the correct length and a drill of the correct diameter as the deck head (GRP) was only about 12 mm thick. The wood effect produced by fitting the lathes is an improvment on the original !
 
I second that!. One of the worst DIY jobs possible on a boat. I did it by myself on my Warwick with Hawke House excellent facilities and advice but the mess, effort and expense was not worth it.
 
I was beginning to think I was a wimp!!!
I think if you have separate panels that can be unscrewed and taken off for 'treatment' it may not be too bad but if you have direct onto the GRP it is a living nightmare of glue sniffing (actually that part is a bit of a bonus) scraping off the old foam, removing all the wood trims, sanding off the old glue, cutting out the shapes, gluing both the new vinyl and the grp (well that bits OK!!!!) and then lining them up and getting it right first time!!! UGH!
Michael
 
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