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April 2, 2010 at 4:14 am #67960
Hull152_Patrick
SpectatorHas anyone done anything so major as pull down the drip rails and completely
replace the cabin top wood? We’ve had a setback with our choice of materials
and I might have to pull the wood off the cabintop completely. Not excited
about the idea of that.But back to those drip rails. I can see a set of bungs and thus screws along
the finished face facing the salon. Are they also bolted in on the for and
aft bulkheads I dont’ see any evidence of this. I’m going to have a boat
builder look at this before I do anything drastic, but I was just curious if
anyone has had to do anything so extreme.Breathing deeply, in and out…
-p—
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April 2, 2010 at 11:56 am #75110
madsailor
ModeratorHi Patrick,
Are you talking about the inside or outside of the cabin? If the ones under
the portlights inside, they come out with the removal of those bungs and
screws.Remember, in a production boat, easier is better – they’re not going to do
really fancy things on trim when simple screws will do.Have fun!
Bob
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Patrick “Peaboy” Walters <
> wrote:Has anyone done anything so major as pull down the drip rails and
completely
replace the cabin top wood? We’ve had a setback with our choice of
materials
and I might have to pull the wood off the cabintop completely. Not excited
about the idea of that.But back to those drip rails. I can see a set of bungs and thus screws
along
the finished face facing the salon. Are they also bolted in on the for and
aft bulkheads I dont’ see any evidence of this. I’m going to have a boat
builder look at this before I do anything drastic, but I was just curious
if
anyone has had to do anything so extreme.Breathing deeply, in and out…
-p—
s/v Deep Playa | Pearson 424 Hull #152 | http://www.DeepPlaya.com
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Pearson 424 Hull #8
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April 2, 2010 at 3:03 pm #75111
Hull152_Patrick
SpectatorI’m referring to the ones inside the cabin. Huh, they’d come out that easy?
I figured they were structural.-p
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 4:56 AM, Robert Fine <> wrote:
Hi Patrick,
Are you talking about the inside or outside of the cabin? If the ones
under
the portlights inside, they come out with the removal of those bungs and
screws.Remember, in a production boat, easier is better – they’re not going to do
really fancy things on trim when simple screws will do.Have fun!
Bob
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Patrick “Peaboy” Walters <
> wrote:Has anyone done anything so major as pull down the drip rails and
completely
replace the cabin top wood? We’ve had a setback with our choice of
materials
and I might have to pull the wood off the cabintop completely. Notexcited
about the idea of that.
But back to those drip rails. I can see a set of bungs and thus screws
along
the finished face facing the salon. Are they also bolted in on the forand
aft bulkheads I dont’ see any evidence of this. I’m going to have a boat
builder look at this before I do anything drastic, but I was just curious
if
anyone has had to do anything so extreme.Breathing deeply, in and out…
-p—
s/v Deep Playa | Pearson 424 Hull #152 | http://www.DeepPlaya.com
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s/v Pelican
Pearson 424 Hull #8
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April 2, 2010 at 3:28 pm #75112
madsailor
ModeratorThey are structural in the sense that they help stiffen the plywood that
sheathes the inside of the cabin. They also provide a handhold and a place
to put business cards, snack bars, and all sorts of little items.Other than that, they are easily removable (except for those bungs).
I have hull # 8, and I have backing trim as well for the plywood. I suspect
that’s removed after removing the drip rail.Bob
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Patrick “Peaboy” Walters <
> wrote:I’m referring to the ones inside the cabin. Huh, they’d come out that easy?
I figured they were structural.-p
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 4:56 AM, Robert Fine <> wrote:
Hi Patrick,
Are you talking about the inside or outside of the cabin? If the ones
under
the portlights inside, they come out with the removal of those bungs and
screws.Remember, in a production boat, easier is better – they’re not going to
do
really fancy things on trim when simple screws will do.
Have fun!
Bob
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Patrick “Peaboy” Walters <
> wrote:Has anyone done anything so major as pull down the drip rails and
completely
replace the cabin top wood? We’ve had a setback with our choice of
materials
and I might have to pull the wood off the cabintop completely. Notexcited
about the idea of that.
But back to those drip rails. I can see a set of bungs and thus screws
along
the finished face facing the salon. Are they also bolted in on the forand
aft bulkheads I dont’ see any evidence of this. I’m going to have a
boat
builder look at this before I do anything drastic, but I was just
curious
if
anyone has had to do anything so extreme.Breathing deeply, in and out…
-p—
s/v Deep Playa | Pearson 424 Hull #152 | http://www.DeepPlaya.com
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Bob Fine
s/v Pelican
Pearson 424 Hull #8
http://thesailinglife.blogspot.com
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s/v Pelican
Pearson 424 Hull #8
http://thesailinglife.blogspot.com
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April 2, 2010 at 4:01 pm #75114
RichCarterParticipantI replaced a section of the interior coach trim around one of the portlights in the V-berth. As I recall, removing the drip-rail was trivial. I drilled a small hole in the center of each bung. Put a screw in each and popped the bung out. I removed the screws and the rail came off. The damaged section ran under the forward bulkhead, so I used a multi-tool with a saw bit and straightedge to cut the panel. The forward section of the panel connects to the piece on the bow, so I cut there too. After removing the top trim piece and portlight, the damaged section came out. I assume that you have similar deterioration around one or more of your portlights. If you are handy with tools, this repair is fairly simple. I can send photos of the work if it might help.
Regards
Rich – BlackSheep #47
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April 2, 2010 at 4:53 pm #75115
Hull152_Patrick
SpectatorWe already put up a new layer of plywood, but we used poor material I
thought it was birch plywood. It’s MDF with birch faces. Now we have a leak
that is causing the MDF to expand in two spots so we’re going to have to
pull that down, but we put it up with epoxy over the old wood, so either we
grind off the MDF or pull out all of the wood and put up new wood.Very disappointing… calling crosscut hardwoods today to talk marine grade
plywood with them.-p
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 9:01 AM, <> wrote:
Quote:I replaced a section of the interior coach trim around one of the
portlights in the V-berth. As I recall, removing the drip-rail was trivial.
I drilled a small hole in the center of each bung. Put a screw in each and
popped the bung out. I removed the screws and the rail came off. The damaged
section ran under the forward bulkhead, so I used a multi-tool with a saw
bit and straightedge to cut the panel. The forward section of the panel
connects to the piece on the bow, so I cut there too. After removing the top
trim piece and portlight, the damaged section came out. I assume that you
have similar deterioration around one or more of your portlights. If you are
handy with tools, this repair is fairly simple. I can send photos of the
work if it might help.Regards
Rich – BlackSheep #47
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April 2, 2010 at 5:01 pm #75116
RichCarterParticipantI replaced the small section in my V-berth with new teak-faced marine plywood. The plywood was thinner that the original stock by about 1/16 inch and had to be shimmed. I used some oak veneer I had laying around for the shim. Worked fine. I got the wood at goosebay lumber. Shipping would kill you to buy plywood from them, but they have unbeatable prices on teak lumber.
http://www.goosebaylumber.com/
Rich
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