Hawke House headlining kits - Westerly

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I am looking to replace the headlining in my westerly centaur as it seems a good time to do it before I fit new windows.

Does anyone have any experience of Hawke House westerly headlining kits? They seem a good route to go down.
 
No experience of their kits, but I have seen the headlining being replaced (under warranty) on a couple of Westerly boats I owned. I can tell you it's not an easy job! And unless you're feeling quite brave, it might be better to get someone who knows how to do it to stick the new stuff on.
 
Hawke house kits are good, the material is pre sown , just a matter of gluing it up. hardest part is removing old headlining and foam backing. plenty of info over on the westerly owners site
 
There was quite a good article recently in PBO on relining a Kelt. I would guess that the kits would enable anyone who can hang wallpaper to do the job without sewing one's thumbs together.

Rob.
 
jellylegs said:
I am looking to replace the headlining in my westerly centaur as it seems a good time to do it before I fit new windows.

Does anyone have any experience of Hawke House westerly headlining kits? They seem a good route to go down.
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Or if you are in the Portsmouth area perhaps the name of someone to do it for you?
 
l'escargot said:
I believe Hawke House can recommend fitters.
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IIRC there were also some links to fitters on the Westerly OA website ... but the website seems to be off the bars at the moment.

The name Roger Nantais comes to mind 01202 849339, 07970 440794, rogernantais@talktalk.net

also in the small ads Bernie Merrett, an ex Westerly employee, 02392 641413, 07850 535256
 
I did the headlining on my Centaur about 18 months ago and used someone who used to fit head linings while working for Westerly but I won't publish his phone number
 
I did the rear cabin on my Westerly Storm.
I was going to go down the Hawke House route but decided to cut costs by taking off all the old lining, taking it home, and giving it a good clean, and removing the sponge back.
Then I thoroughly cleaned the cabin fibre glass.
I used Hawke House adhesive in industrial quantities. Trying to handle large pieces of vinyl covered with contact adhesive in a confined space is enough to test the patience of a Saint. I nearly gave up but perseverance paid off, and the finished job looks not too bad, except that it is not padded, and sunlight shining through on a narrow strip on the roof.
 
Did a Centaur myself, had nasty effects from adhesive so, paid a guy to do the Berwick. Don't know if he's still around the Solent area (15 years since I used him) but he did an excellent job - Bernie Merrett.
 
GrahamM376 said:
Did a Centaur myself, had nasty effects from adhesive so, paid a guy to do the Berwick. Don't know if he's still around the Solent area (15 years since I used him) but he did an excellent job - Bernie Merrett.
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If you do any relining work yourself remember the fumes from solvent based adhesives are deadly...

Good ventilation and the use of the appropriate "organic vapours" mask are vital. The mask is available from Hawke House

( B. Merrett's details already posted. #7 above)
 
ostell said:
I did the headlining on my Centaur about 18 months ago and used someone who used to fit head linings while working for Westerly but I won't publish his phone number
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If you have his contact details, why not give him a call & see if he's interested & then PM his number to the OP.
 
I have relined my Konsort, I purchased the materials from Hawke House they were very helpful.
I found it quite easy and never found the fumes to be a problem just open the hatches.
The hardest part is stripping it all down, make sure you cover everything that you dont want to get contaminated with old glue, particularly the floor. I also found that some of the old glue was still tacky so the best idea was to strip an area one day, get the worst off then come back to it a couple of days later. If you use foam backed vinyl the grp does not have to be perfect as the foam will take out minor lumps. Also if you havent already, I would recommend that you put plywood panels on the ceilings covered in vinyl, these panels can then be prepared at home, and afterwards you have a great place to run cables.
Good luck
 
Although I dont have a Westerly - I am getting rid of the headlining and going with Hawke House cell foam and carpet soloution. Order placed yesterday and I am going to spend the next few weekends with lots of "sticky back plastic".
 
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