1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 refit

[oscarvan]

There is no argument that the headliners are stunningly gorgeous for all the reasons you've stated. The ONLY question I would ask myself is whether I would be OK with not being able to get behind them once installed.....

My MO is to use panels that are padded/stretched on wood and then mounted with fasteners. Yes, it's not as clean. But with some creativity the fasteners can be hidden behind accent wood and I can get behind them if I have to.....

[q240z]

If I need to get up behind the headliner, I just have to use a putty knife with rounded edges to dig the material out of the track. Once I'm done doing whatever, just spritz the material with water, which allows it to stretch more than when it's dry, and put it back in the track. When the water dries, the HL is retensioned.

Pretty cool, eh?

[oscarvan]

Interesting.... Could you possibly post a picture of the profile of the track (a "slice" view) ? If you've done so I missed it.....

[q240z]

There's a search feature on the blog...

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Headliner Tracks & LED Bulbs

[jim rosenthal]

Can't wait to see the finished photos of the headliner. Also glad you hear it is working out, since a lot of the subs on this project have been, shall we say, less than satisfactory.

[q240z]

If you're going to be in the neighborhood in coming weekends, let me know. Seeing it in person is more fun.

[q240z]

I'm working on some things in the V-berth, so the headliner installer got busy in the aft stateroom. He got three panels installed, then I went through and installed the Kai LED lights. This is looking really good!

Oh, and I've got to give a big shout out to HOF member Bayside Bert54, who generously donated the Kai lights after they didn't fit in his Hatt. THANK YOU!!

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: The Aft Stateroom Headliner Install Begins

Cheers,
Q

[jim rosenthal]

If you're going to be in the neighborhood in coming weekends, let me know. Seeing it in person is more fun.

I'll call you and come down. I have some free time right now.

[jim rosenthal]

The WW panels look fantastic. This boat is going to be epic. Well, it already is.

[SEVEN]

You are so talented.