Velcro and Headlinings

[yachtorion]

There are some parts of my boat where painted GRP just isn't a good enough finish - so am going to have to put some lining back in there.

But I'd still like it to be easy to access the nuts/bolts/plates etc.

So I wondered.... could I epoxy some velcro to the hull, then stitch the other part of the velcro to some carpet tiles?

Anyone tried it?

 

[bigwow]

Dual lock, like velcro on steroids, is self adhesive.

 

[savageseadog]

I've seen velcro used for headlining and it was very effective.

 

[stuartwineberg]

+1 for this rather than Velcro. All the ceiling panels on both my Hardy boats were held up with this and nothing ever came away. You have to pull darn hard to get the panels down and put them back up by giving them a good smack with the heel of the hand but its strong stuff

Dual lock, like velcro on steroids, is self adhesive.

 

[ditchcrawler]

When I was in the Superyacht fitting out business we used Scotchmate a 3M industrial velcro for ceiling panels without problems.
The only problems we had were when yachts went out on the shake down trip after fitting out the fridge door would somehow come open and bottles of Kristal champagne would be broken which we ended up replacing for the crew.Funny that.

 

[rob2]

Surely the neatest way would be to line thin plywood panels and then stick them up with velcro? The curvature of the coachroof adds to their rigidity and removing a decent sized panel givews easy access rather than keyhole surgery.

Rob.

 

[RAI]

I have found that, after a while, the glue holding the self adhesive Velcro to the hull separates although the Velcro holds ok.

 

[Quandary]

Surely the neatest way would be to line thin plywood panels and then stick them up with velcro? The curvature of the coachroof adds to their rigidity and removing a decent sized panel givews easy access rather than keyhole surgery.

Rob.

Good advice, 1/8 ply with stretchy vinyl, easy to fit well and to remove when necessary, wipes clean and does not absorb dirt, mould or condensation unlike most carpet except perhaps Flotex.

 

[nigelmercier]

Dual lock, like velcro on steroids, is self adhesive.

Excellent stuff, I use it for fixing all sorts of things: http://amzn.to/1eMrqS9