1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 refit

[SKYCHENEY]

The spray foam will be somewhat lumpy, but it's easy to cut of the excess and make it smooth with a big saw blade.

 

[q240z]

I'm OK with a bit lumpy. But I've seen some DIY jobs that were over the top.

Did you do anything to provide access to wiring or plumbing, or just encase them in foam?

 

[SKYCHENEY]

I'm OK with a bit lumpy. But I've seen some DIY jobs that were over the top.

Did you do anything to provide access to wiring or plumbing, or just encase them in foam?

I encased the wiring in foam. I didn't have any plumbing in the outside walls or ceiling, that all ran under the floor and there was no foam there.

 

[q240z]

I don't plan on worrying about individual wires, but I'll protect the looms from becoming entombed.

I know winter's not done yet, but it's going to be 60 degrees on Sunday and that means fall will be here in no time! Gotta keep rolling if I'm going to splash before the leaves drop.

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Mahogany Wall Panels to the Paint Shop and Back

Cheers,
Q

 

[jim rosenthal]

Gee, Quentin, it's a shame that wood came out looking so shabby. I can't believe you're going to put that in that beautiful boat. LOL

Actually it looks great and I am relieved. I thought you were going to AG the interior.

 

[q240z]

Thanks, Jim!

AG?

 

[jim rosenthal]

AwlGrip. Glad you didn't do that.

 

[z28jimi]

Whew…I thought he was going to say AstroGlide.

 

[q240z]

Awlgrip...actually, it's very likely that I'll do the heads in AG.

Astroglide...I had to look that one up. I can assure you that I will not be applying that product to my interior.

 

[q240z]

In the ongoing spirit of jumping around from topic to topic, reflecting exactly what's been going on with the refit since I got robbed last May, I picked up a nearly-new miter saw recently. The goddess of the seas must be looking out for me, which is helping make up for the big hit of combined deductibles on the insurance claims.

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Nice Score on a Dewalt DWS780 Miter Saw

Cheers,
Q

 

[rwappleton]

Ya gotta love anyone that takes pictures of their tools!

 

[Boatsb]

Ya gotta love anyone that takes pictures of their tools!

That can get you arrested.

 

[smoothmove]

Ya gotta love anyone that takes pictures of their tools!

Well maybe not Brett Favre.

 

[q240z]

After the 60° F we had last weekend, I thought winter was done. But it turns out that damned shadowphobic rat up in PA might be right after all. We've got 5° F for overnight lows coming, and winds gusting to 60mph. I hope the tent holds up. If it doesn't, I'm blamin' Punxsutawney Phil!

But before the cold snap nails me starting tonight, I'm keeping the progress up on the aft state walls.

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Fitting the Aft Stateroom Walls

Cheers,
Q

 

[q240z]

With low temps hovering somewhere in the vicinity of 10°F recently, progress has been a bit slower than I'd hoped for this winter. Fortunately, the kero bazooka heater doesn't take long to heat up the aft stateroom. Progress is happening, and it's all in the right direction.

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Fitting the Aft Stateroom Walls II

Cheers,
Q

 

[eze2bme]

Looking really great! You have incredible patience!

 

[q240z]

Thanks! Though I think the missus might disagree with you on the patience part...

 

[1966 Contagious]

Yes! I always wanted a Chris Craft boat! But we got lucky and we got a Hatteras instead but I'm looking forward to your rehab posts. I've done a lot myself of paining and redecorating our 50' 1966 Contagious. CC boats are more well known in this area than a Hatteras. Look up my posts from 1966 Contagious here you can find me!

 

[q240z]

Hi Contagious! I've been watching your paint thread.
I'm from the west coast, too, so I know what you mean about Chris Crafts being more plentiful there than Hatterii. I suspect that's why I ended up being a CC man.

Speaking of which, the project continues here. I caught a boo-boo that I made when fitting panels recently. Fortunately, it was easy enough to recover from it...no harm, no foul, just more time spent marking and cutting and moving big panels around inside a confined space.

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Fitting the Aft Stateroom Walls III

Cheers,
Q

 

[SKYCHENEY]

Do the exhaust runs go through the back of those cabinets?