The headliner looks fabulous.
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Re: 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 refit
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1979 53' MY Hull #563
Antioch, California
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08-29-2019 03:38 PM #1342Senior Member
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Re: 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 refit
Ditto on the headliner. Did you use close cell foam ? Edward
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08-29-2019 07:48 PM #1343Senior Member
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Re: 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 refit
Thanks, guys! I'll take credit for the prep work, but the installer is definitely worth the cost.
Edward, here's the article I wrote on the insulation: https://1969chriscraftroamer46.com/2...am-insulation/
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08-29-2019 08:49 PM #1344Senior Member
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Re: 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 refit
Great! Should certainly help! Congrats on the DIY looks good. Edward
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09-03-2019 09:54 PM #1345Senior Member
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Re: 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 refit
While the headliner installer has been working his magic, I've been tinkering around with other stuff that keeps me out of his way. This time around, it's V-berth moldings to cover up all of those exposed mahogany edges. The mahogany I used was from the old wing doors I broke down and jointed back in February. It's gonna look great when it's refinished with ICA clear coat...a lot better than it looked covered with white paint for 50 years!
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: V-birth Moldings
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Q
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09-05-2019 07:33 AM #1346Senior Member
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Re: 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 refit
Before I put ICA 2-part urethane clear coat on the moldings, I wanted to have a bigger pile of mahogany needing varnish. That ICA stinks, so if I'm going to mix it up and break open carbon filters I want to make sure I get a lot of wood coated. So I jumped back into the aft stateroom and fitted a couple of mahogany panels at the transom. In doing so, the mahogany stack dropped by 1/2". When the plywood stack is gone, the project should be finished.
"Progress"
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Aft Stateroom Transom Panel
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Q
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09-12-2019 07:34 AM #1347Senior Member
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Re: 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 refit
While the headliner was being installed, I was working on other stuff. With the V-berth moldings and aft stateroom transom mahogany plywood cut and fitted, next I mixed up the stinky ICA urethane basecoat and brushed it on. It's always nice to see the wood grain POP when you hit it with varnish.
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: ICA Basecoat on Moldings and the Aft Stateroom Transom Panel
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Q
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09-12-2019 10:46 PM #1348Senior Member
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Re: 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 refit
Nice work as expected from you Q. I must say that IMO the mahogany really looks great. After watching
your progress I think I like the look of mahogany better than afromosia and or teak.
Walt
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09-13-2019 07:20 AM #1349Senior Member
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Re: 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 refit
Thanks Walt!
They're all pretty woods, IMO. But I, too, like the look of this stuff.
I like it so much, I put another panel in! The back panel is now installed in the aft stateroom. That did a lot to hide a big patch of spray foam insulation I was sick of looking at. Now it's pretty mahogany.
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Installing the Aft Stateroom Transom Panel
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Q
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09-19-2019 08:04 PM #1350Senior Member
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Re: 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 refit
On Tuesday, I posted a new blog article...and then my computer keyboard bit the dust. I haven't even been able to login until today when I finally got a replacement keyboard that works. Anyway, the article from Tuesday is pretty cool. In preparation for some epic mahogany work I need to do on the aft deck as part of the prep for the headliner install back there, I took some 8/4 (2" heavy) x 14' long boards to a local shop and had them resawn down to 1" thick. Then I cut those to useful sizes and ran them over my jointer. If you're into wood porn, this article's for you.
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Resawing Big Mahogany Boards
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