Hmmm – just as I was zeroing in on a type of paint. The vinyl-covered panel idea separated by teak molding was my original plan. Now you have me waffling.
From: rjcasciato--- via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2022 3:00 PM To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: rjcasci...@comcast.net Subject: Stus-List Re: Interior paint Matt: Your first thought might be the best one depending on how handy you are with making panels from “door skins”…… My 38MKII was custom built in the Bruckman shop in 1977. They fashioned several panels running fore and aft on either side of the center line and covered them with an upholstery type vinyl. Then they used Velcro (1977 version???) around the back edge of each panel and stuck it to the ceiling. So, 45 years later, that vinyl??? is still intact and still white. The Velcro has now failed on several panels and my project for the summer is to use the original panels and recover them with a new version of similar vinyl sourced from Marine Surplus, Inc. in Sarasota Florida. If you don’t have the panels already, you can make a template from cardboard or contractors’ paper and trace the roof outline, around the openings, etc. The stuff comes in 4 x 8 size. My ceiling is divided across port to starboard about 4-5’ forward of the companionway. That means that I will have 8 very manageable panels that are separated by the teak strip mentioned below and then butted up against each other at that lateral dividing line. There will be no sanding, filling, and painting involved. I will, however, use screws instead of Velcro into the original ceiling with screw covers (Lowe’s) and be done with it for another 45 years. If I can find a picture of how it looked with it all up, I will post it. They separated the panels fore and aft with a center strip (2”) of teak, and I have two handrails fore and aft on either side of the centerline about 20” apart from the centerline. That gives the ceiling a finished look without looking like a big white sheet of vinyl. As far as the “tired look”, I have also replaced all the countertops with a new white laminate, and new sinks. It certainly freshens up the interior…….. It’s an easy way to freshen up the interior, I agree with your admiral. I’m giving thought to having one of those “redo your bathroom in one day” folks come and give me an estimate on redoing my head compartment……wood certainly does not belong in the head!!!! Especially after 45 years of service. Have fun with it, good luck and post the results. Ron C. Impromptu C&C 38MKIIC ‘77 From: Martin DeYoung via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2022 1:50 PM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Martin DeYoung <martin.deyo...@outlook.com <mailto:martin.deyo...@outlook.com> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Interior paint Matt, I painted Calypso’s fiberglass overhead with Brightside this winter. I prepped by removing 40+ years of old paint and primers then faired and sealed with epoxy materials. In many places I was fairing over repairs. I used an epoxy based high build primer, several coats as a sealer and transition coat. The results were good assuming I throttled back my expectations from “the look of the hood on a fancy car” to better than the right rear quarter panel of a pickup truck. Martin DeYoung Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Port Ludlow/Seattle On Jun 24, 2022, at 6:15 AM, Matthew via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: Listers: As some of you may have surmised by my recent question about varnish (thanks for your responses), the Admiral would like the boat’s interior to look less, well, tired. Our boat is a Custom “stick” boat, so it does not have fiberglass liners, headliners, and the like. The interior ceiling needs some TLC. I thought about covering it with a vinyl fabric (to reduce the military look that I personally like), but the Admiral thinks that a fresh coat of white paint will suffice. I’m thinking about Zinnser interior bathroom paint, which is marketed as effective against mold and mildew. Thoughts or suggestions? Thanks in advance. Matt Wolford C&C 42 Custom
