headlining

[nac]

i am thinking of replacing the headlining and was wondering if you have info on the best material and adhesive etc also knacky tips to do the job. OR is it too much trouble
nac.

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[Evadne]

We bought the headlining material (foam-backed vinyl) from a sailmakers (B&H sails in Gosport, but I'd expect any of them to do it). It isn't cheap, so measure up all the areas and draw them out so you know how much to get. They also sell the glue, either in spray form or in a can with a brush. The aerosol was expensive and not particularly good: with a brush you can get a decent covering. Evo-stick's floor tile glue from B&Q was nearly as good, B&Q's own was cheaper and naffer. As with all things you get what you pay for.
The real problem is getting the stuff to stick to the deck-head: the glue is a strong impact type (like evo-stick) but it has to be releatively warm and dry to work well. Condensation is a real killer. If you have removable panels then it is easier than laying lino in your kitchen. If not, it's more like trying to stick lino to the ceiling. Watch out for the fumes in closed spaces as well!

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[GilesC]

It partly depends on why you want to replace it, and how fussy you are about the end result! If it looks good but is drooping because the foam backing is disintegrating, you could try what I did.

I didn't want to replace it as this same fabric shows up in all kinds of hard to reach places in my boat, so I pulled most of it down, hoovered off the old foam, then glued it back up with evostick "timebond" (from homebase). The end result is it matches the rest of the boat and looks pretty good (except the odd place where the foam evened out the rough finish of the GRP, but that's hardly noticeable). That was 2 years ago, and I had to pull a small section down a couple of days ago, but it really didn't want to let go!

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[PaulAG]

We did this job on our Centaur (1972 model) last winter. Best to attach lining to smallish (2-3ft square?) removable ply panels then screwed to battens glued/screwed to deckhead. This minimised highly inflammable vapours in the boat (give you a very bad headache at least), eased the installation problems, has increased insulation, any further electrical wiring can now go above new lining, and panels can be taken down relatively easily & quickly, and it looks far better than before(IMHO).
Give it a go!

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[VicS]

See the thread headed "headling glue" which was running yesterday

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[tr7v8]

And do a search on headlining as I asked this question a few months ago and got tons of useful info.

Jim
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[VicS]

02/12/2002 to be precise

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[Jacket]

Apparently Evo-stick breaks down the foam backing within a year or so, so prehaps its not the best stuff to use.

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[nac]

The reason i am thinking of replacing the lining is the boat is 25 years old but is a great sea boat and rather than buy one of the modern lighter types we are doing it up bit by bit. It still has a good turn of speed and is very safe in heavy seas. The type of yacht is a Comfort 30. Thank you all for the good advice,as usual.

NAC.

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