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richardbrennan

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The headlining in my Westerly Ocean 33 needs some attention. Having Googled, the two names that come up are Spencer Marine and a guy called Roger Nantais; does anyone have experience of either of these two or could perhaps recommend somebody else? The boat is in Gosport.
 
Roger did my Westerly last year. Sadly I'm no longer in Gosport to show you the result. He's a lovely bloke and very fair on pricing. The only thing is he's based (I think) in Lymington so Gosport is a bit of a hike: I had my boat out of the water at Deacon's at the time. One thing to note for headlining work (if it's not obvious): you get a better result the more cabinet work you take out. If you're not confident with that, hire a carpenter. As I learned before taking the saloon apart (but sadly after taking apart the aft cabin) write on every bit of trim where it came from and have a book where you write down which screws went into which batons. Yes probably obvious to everyone else on PBO but I don't really do wood and learned the hard way...
 
I have spoken to Bernie Merrett, He is now winding down and would only be prepared to do panels rather than replace as is. Thank you for the other postings, bot companies seem to do good jobs.
 
It sounds like you are getting in the experts who will know best but just for info..... When we did our headlining a few years ago, I followed a forum tip and used foameX rather than ply. Lighter, 100% waterproof, easier to work with and the new owner tells me it is still going well.
Because of the light weight, I used industrial Velcro to attach the panels to strategically placed hardwood blocks on the hull. Net result, solid panels that can be removed in minutes for access. A rare DIY job where I was pleased with the outcome.
 
Ravi said:
It sounds like you are getting in the experts who will know best but just for info..... When we did our headlining a few years ago, I followed a forum tip and used foameX rather than ply. Lighter, 100% waterproof, easier to work with and the new owner tells me it is still going well.
Because of the light weight, I used industrial Velcro to attach the panels to strategically placed hardwood blocks on the hull. Net result, solid panels that can be removed in minutes for access. A rare DIY job where I was pleased with the outcome.
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What a brilliant idea! Like the reason to have acces.
 
Ravi said:
It sounds like you are getting in the experts who will know best but just for info..... When we did our headlining a few years ago, I followed a forum tip and used foameX rather than ply. Lighter, 100% waterproof, easier to work with and the new owner tells me it is still going well.
Because of the light weight, I used industrial Velcro to attach the panels to strategically placed hardwood blocks on the hull. Net result, solid panels that can be removed in minutes for access. A rare DIY job where I was pleased with the outcome.
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I also like the idea although I have not seen Foam-X but I can guess. May I ask if you also covered it or is Foam-x is the end result you see and touch?
 
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