Has anyone removed the headliner in a newer hatteras? There is surprisingly little info (or videos) describing how to remove and reinstall. I am asking as I want to change some wiring without having to pay someone else to remove the headliner. It would have been nice if removeable panels were used, and I wouldn't mind re-doing the headliner with panels down the road. TIA
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Thread: Headliner in a 2008
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02-17-2020 01:40 PM #1
Headliner in a 2008
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Re: Headliner in a 2008
Your Hatt is about 30 years too new for this braintrust. Call Hatteras and ask what product the headliner is and go from there. My WAG is Whisper Wall or similar. If so, there is a learning curve. Good luck and lets us old boat guys know what the answer is.
Eric
41TC 1966 Hull #53 "Requisite"
Kent Island, MD/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
"Though she creaks - She holds"
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02-17-2020 06:09 PM #3
Re: Headliner in a 2008
IF that is the case....
Q240z (username) has a thread on this forum about the epic restoration of his 46 Chris Chraft....He just (had) Whisper Wall installed. He knows ALL about it......
https://www.samsmarine.com/forums/showthread.php?21511-1969-Chris-Craft-Roamer-46-refit
Follow his link to his blog and find the writeup, or message him1978 53' Motor Yacht "LADY KAY V"
Hull number 524
Chesapeake Bay
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Re: Headliner in a 2008
My previous boat was the same vintage as yours, it was a 44 Regal.. the headliner was a padded vinyl over a wobble board type product. It was attached via a stretch and screw method. The headliner material was stapled to the wobble board. In places, the staples were widely spaced allowing for vinyl to be stretched away, a screw securing it to a ceiling batten, then the vinyl tucked back under. If you pressed your fingers around the seams, about an inch in, you could feel the screw heads
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02-17-2020 07:12 PM #5
Re: Headliner in a 2008
Thank you! That sounds about right. I was feeling around, and couldn't find any screws but they have to be somewhere. It's so tight right to the margin, can't even feel or see any staples. They did a good job, lol, but wish they did removable panels where access is needed.
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02-17-2020 07:13 PM #6
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Re: Headliner in a 2008
I know in early 2000-2002 they were making panel and then sticking them in place using Velcro. It was on a new 54' Hatt where I got that Idea from and did mine the same way.
Dan
End Of The Line II
1967 34C
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02-18-2020 03:30 PM #8