You could probably use the matt backed 1 inch square balsa wood. How do you plan to restore aesthetics. No problems like that on the 1974 35 MKII. But i have no idea what is above the inner skin of gel coated grp
On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 1:03 PM Charlie Nelson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > At the risk of having the terminology incorrect, I thought I'd share with > the list my discovery of how the teak interior hull liner was constructed > on my 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb. > > I decided that the only way to find out was to carefully destroy a portion > of the remaining 'ceiling' that was not rotted away by years of water > leaking on it. > > It turns out that this material is teak-veneer on ~1/4" plywood (or its > metric cousin) with V-grooves cut into it every 1 7/8". According to Rob > McLaughlin at South Shore Yachts, this materiel was originally likely > out-sourced to local wood shop(s), none of which are still in business to > his knowledge. > > Since I neither have nor know how to use a router, I am having some pieces > made locally to match that I will then install on the boat. Fortunately, > with the grooves, the plywood should be able to 'fit' to the gentle curve > of the hull both vertically and horizontally. > > My biggest challenge will be making a some kind of template from the > current empty space on the hull that I can use to cut the new routed teak > faced plywood to fit. This challenge will be reduced somewhat by the strips > of ~1/2 x 1/4" wood I will need to hold it in place--thereby hiding any > cutting errors! > > In my hands, wood carpentry can always be made to look good with proper > attention to 'trim' work! > > Thanks to all who chimed in with suggestions on both what this 'lining' is > properly referred to nautically as well as those who suggested solutions, > especially Rod Stright who knows his wooden boats and terminology! > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb, > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
