Hi jc55, and thanks. Yup, most of us ended up here kicking and screaming, LOL.These were well built boats alright. I understand someone acquired the molds, etc., and is going back into production again. Hopefully the new boats will be as well built as the old ones.
I'm slowly getting back into the project, but it is still quite cool in my neck of the woods.
I need to replace the headliner....another learning experience for me. I started at the front by removing a couple pieces of molding and pulling a couple hundred staples,
but I soon realised it had been installed from the front to the stern, and I needed to remove it in the reverse order, so back to pulling staples,
Here you can see how each panel was stapled with some kind of backing material from the back side onto the 1/4" plywood slat, then folded over the backing piece making a nice sharp seam, then stapled to the next slat. The folded over seams were then covered with teak molding strips.
The back 2 panels removed, I actually got 3 removed, about half way done,
The light cover was very brittle and I broke it. Looks like I'll be replacing some lights, maybe it's time to upgrade to LED,
The headliner material says Montanto on the back, not sure if this company still exists and whether or not they still make this product,
Plywood slats are from Weldwood, 22 Dec, 1978.
I'm wide open to suggestions regarding what material I should use, where I can get it, and how to best install it. Should I install the new headliner the same way it was or is there a better or easier way to do this? :noidea::help:
