Hi All
Looking for a bit of
advice again.
Current scenario: Purchased a
boat and the Aft
cabin ceiling & sides had been stripped and not remade - rest of the
boat great but Aft
cabin needs all the headlining put back in, the aft cabin roof is the width of the boat but has the
cockpit floor sunken into it so a little like looking at half an H shape that needs covered
Boat is a 37ft GRP
Sloop with a aft
cockpit age about 1984 ish.
I have attached
wood slats to the underneath of the fibreglass to strengthen the cockpit area as it was flexing a bit which has actually worked well.
I understand I probably now need to make some
panels out of ply
wood to strengthen it further and attach these to the wood slats i have added.
My confusion is.... how do i do the corners?... how do I get a smooth corner around the internal base of the cockpit? I would rather be able to remove the paneling if required incase of any
leaks etc.. so was keen on putting the
plywood paneling up with velcro.. but when I have corners my
plywood isn't going to bend around them. i would rather not make up fibreglass corners to fit in as this sounds an awful lot of
work and I don't have a workshop on or near the yacht and have never really worked with fibreglass before either..
(never panelled out a boat cabin before either so there is a first for everything)
Ive looked over the
internet a bit but haven't found anything really relevant to what i need, you tube,
google etc...
What are your views on using Kitchen lyno attached to plywood?? - this could make a nice corner i belive if i put the plywood up with velcro and then attached white lyno to the plywood with glue all over- I'm thinking then i can take it all down if required.. Any views?? - If I'm not making myself clear just say and I will try and explain further.
Thanks for any views..