Re: Vinyl Trim Boards
Sorry I'm a bit late to this party, but just seen this thread. The panels in question seem remarkably like the passenger dash panels on a Sea Ray circa 89 or thereabouts. Mine is an 89 SR 180 BR and I had to remake mine. When I had stripped them down, I too wondered what the wood was. I ended up using 1/4" plywood sealed with poly resin.
What you will also find is the 2 panels are joined together on the corner and the vinyl is 1 piece. My solution was to use glass mat on the corners after first setting the panels up securely at the angle they should have been. Once the mat had cured, the 2 panels were one and the mat allowed the panels to flex at the corner. Re-upholstery was relatively straightforward and I followed the original SR covering using piping as well
My boat's original colors were 2 shades of Blue. I had to buy 2 new seats, which I got from Veada. I tried to match up the Blues as best I could. To keep the Blue match throughout the boat, I purchased my rolls of vinyl and piping from Veada, so all colors match. It's also worth noting that Veada sell regular vinyl and vinyl with a thin foam backing. You will need the vinyl with the foam backing for the dash panels. When I'd done both panels, they looked really nice.
On the fasteners, I have used SS Tee nuts and SS bolts, washers, etc throughout the boat. I found the absolute best price for Tee nuts and many bolts and screws to be Jamestown Distributors. They are old school and know their stuff. What I found most frustrating about the Sea Ray construction method on the tee nust throughout the boat, was that they appeared to use SS tee nuts, SS bolts and mild steel washers. The rusting washers wrecked all the tee nuts & bolts. Cheap skates!