On my boat, the aft deck is an unconditioned space, but am considering the same ship lap to replace the tired headliners. Some kind of insulation would be added to help reduce heat load in the main salon. However, most heat load comes in through the windows. A separate project.
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06-28-2022 03:17 PM #11Senior Member
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Re: Aft deck ceiling / weather board repaint?
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How did you remove the handrails forward of the wing doors. Mine are a continuous piece from the aft corner forward to the gate at the pilot house door. Did you cut it? I have contemplated doing that, but don't want to cause a problem as to how to re-install the cut handrail.
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Re: Aft deck ceiling / weather board repaint?
I took the handrails from the side doors to the bow off completely. By doing this I was able to drill out the broken screws, put bongs in the holes for all new screws to be attached. You will find by trying to unscrew the rails you will break a dozen or more. Once the screws were drilled out and bongs were placed I took both sides home and started the sanding process. Once completely stripped and sanded I applied 10 coats of varnish. They are approximately 25 feet long and I had to string them from one side of my garage to the other. All of the varnish was done inside so I didn’t have a bunch of dust and debris to deal with. They came out beautiful. I would highly recommend doing it that way rather than stripping it on the boat.
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06-28-2022 04:01 PM #14
Re: Aft deck ceiling / weather board repaint?
The heat load in the salon is an easy fix, that 3M Crystalline window tint is fabulous at cutting that out. Even regular old tint is good at that, my boat has side and aft windows tinted but the windshield is not, and the difference is staggering. I'm going to have that done, tint doesn't really bother with my vision.
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1980 53' Hatteras MY, Hull # 592
"Moon River" <-- Finally picked a name
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06-28-2022 08:56 PM #19Senior Member
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I'm considering pulling all the hardware and painting. Then either replace all the nuts and hardware or seeing if there is a way to rechrome them or something. the nuts can probably just be replaced with new. There are also some plates that can probably be polished or maybe electropolished. Either way it's a bit of work. Also loosening and removing hardware makes me wonder if that could break loose any seals or caulking on the through bolts. Could open up a can of worms. Still pondering the correct approach.
1980 53' Hatteras MY, Hull # 592
"Moon River" <-- Finally picked a name
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06-28-2022 09:06 PM #20Senior Member
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Re: Aft deck ceiling / weather board repaint?
1980 53' Hatteras MY, Hull # 592
"Moon River" <-- Finally picked a name