My boat has inspection panels, about 6" square that gives me access to the through bolt chain plate nuts. Not sure if you could do something similar with your boat.
Regarding the headliner, I replaced the thin plywood panels, that got weathered by leaks, with FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastic), held in place with Velcro. FRP is available at Home Depot. Another solution is using cloth material. Sailrite has a "How To" video about using carpet style material for a headliner. https://www.sailrite.com/How-to-Install-Carpet-Style-Headliner-Video Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 2:23 PM james via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Shawn, > > My boat came with vinyl covered plywood panels that are held in place by > velcro. They had become pretty ragged and warped so I replaced them with > "foamed PVC" sheet. They look very nice. I can't find any pics of them but > I'll email you a before pic. I'm not sure that would work on your boat, but > it's an idea.... > > James Taylor > > Delaney, 1976 C&C 38 > > Oriental, NC > On 4/10/2019 11:36 AM, Shawn Wright via CnC-List wrote: > > We are considering a '74 35-2 which has had quite a number of holes > drilled through the interior headliner, for the purpose of through-bolting > (and apparently epoxy filling/drilling, but not confirmed by me) various > hardware, including replacement stainless grab rails. In some areas, 4-8" > circular holes were cut, and white acrylic panels similar to the factory > panels were added, which look ok. For the grab rails, there is just a > series of 1" holes. There are also a few places where access was cut for > wiring. As a result, the headliner is not too tidy, with a bit of a swiss > cheese look. > > What I am wondering is whether anyone has successfully made a headliner > cover from vinyl, fabric or semi rigid material like I've seen done on > other boats. My first thought is that the complex curves in the cabin top > would make this very difficult to do well. I have seen one example where > the white covers were in teak veneer (maybe this was an option?) but I > think that might just make them stand out more. > > Also, something more critical than headliners - what do I look for when > inspecting the chainplates on the 35-2? If I get a chance on this boat, I > will need to look closely at them. Are they visible behind the sliding > storage doors, or do I need to take things apart to fully inspect? > > -- > Shawn Wright > shawngwri...@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.paypal.me_stumurray&d=DwMDaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m=LJmh3l3-M8DrqD2sBGJVrh0y1l1Xp8jsnm_IyhKX1_E&s=KG69g58GOY1wEg3vK3WtWdRQLV3X9uI70vy4y_C_U_E&e=> > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.paypal.me_stumurray&d=DwICAg&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m=LJmh3l3-M8DrqD2sBGJVrh0y1l1Xp8jsnm_IyhKX1_E&s=KG69g58GOY1wEg3vK3WtWdRQLV3X9uI70vy4y_C_U_E&e= > >
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