Peter, That was kinda my point. If there is a gap then exposing the underdeck is recommended. If there is very little or no gap, then one might be able to sandwich the headliner between the backing plate and the underdeck without any deformation at the perimeter of the backing plates
In the case of the Catalina I just did, there was little to no gap. When the fasteners were tightened, there was no deformation in the headliner. Had there been a gap, I would have traced the shape of the plate and cut it out with a vibrating saw and a Dremel at the corners. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 11:54 AM, Peter Fell via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Isn’t the standard approach to cut away the headliner when installing > backing plates? > > *From:* Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Monday, March 30, 2015 8:23 AM > *To:* Petar Horvatic <phorv...@gmail.com> ; CnClist > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Cabin Top traveller on 38Mk II > > Peter, > > I've seen boats with the conversion. A pier neighbor years ago did it on > a Cape Dory. He had Garhauer build it for him. > > Garhauer makes the complete traveler system or just the mounting brackets > (UR-1 or UR-2) with pivoting bases to match the crown of the cabintop. > > More importantly, my buddy up the bayou has a 35-1 with a cabintop > traveler so I know it can be done. > > I had to strengthen the cabintop on my 35-1 when I upgraded the halyard > winches. There wasn't much beef there. > > The issue may be any gap between the headliner and the underside of the > cabintop. You can easily put backing plates behind the brackets under the > headliner but there might be a bit of "crush" around the plates. I put > some aluminum backing plate under a couple of cabintop winches on a > Catalina last year. They came out looking nice. > > If you need aluminum plate, there are a couple vendors on eBay that are > reasonable and fast. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 9:41 AM, Petar Horvatic via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> Has anyone (DIY) installed a second mainsheet traveler on cabin top, or >> moved the traveler to cabin top? I know that few listers have both cockpit >> and cabin top travelers, was that factory installed? For cruising and >> living aboard C&C 38, I find cockpit traveler to be very annoying and >> always in a way, however the backing is very solid. Cabin top on the >> other hand does not look very sturdy as a way to provide mainsheet traveler >> attachment. >> >> >> >> Petar Horvatic >> >> Sundowner >> >> 76 C&C 38MkII >> >> Newport, RI >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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