refinish interior

[nscotia]

Previous owner put some kind of paint on the interior walls that is now flaking off. I was thinking of scraping and then putting something on the walls, not ceiling, foam back vinyl? any other ideas?

[grajmahal]

I cut strips of 1/4" Teak veneer plywood, beveled the edges, and epoxied them to the inside of the hull to look like lapstrakes. It makes a very classy interior and didn't cost a fortune. For a headliner, I made a pattern out of cardboard, transfered it to two pieces out of the same plywood, and screwed them to cedar battens that I had epoxied to the underside of the coach house. The jib car track bolts help to hold it in place. PM me and I can send you photos.
John

[nscotia]

Appreciate your response. A little more than I am up for.....the boat is up in Nova Scotia and I'm only there for the summer. Thanks

[grajmahal]

I had a mid-eighties Beneteau before my CD, and I can tell you that foam-backed vinyl is a real mess when it starts to fall off. Which it eventually does, when the glue fails. Maybe try painting it with interlux Brightsides with some gloss-reducer mixed in, or white Kiwi-Grip for a little texture? That stuff covers a world of sins.

John

[Steve Laume]

My first thought would be to clean sand and paint.

You could always go crazy later but at least it would clean things up and that is probably the biggest part of the job no matter what you chose to do.

A lot of the bigger Cape Dories have Ash ceiling strips. The ones that go on the walls in non nautical terms. They are just narrow strips that screw into stringers with little #4 screws. It would make a very pretty interior but is a good bit of work.

The foam stuff seems like it would be hard to get right. Unless you really need the insulation paint would be nice, Steve.

[Paul D.]

Since you are asking for ideas...

You could make a pattern of construction paper for the spaces, then transfer to 1/4" ply of your choice and glue to the liner after sanding and cleaning. Touched up with oil or satin varnish it would look very good. It would darken the interior and may need some trim pieces depending upon the fit you can achieve.

CD ers will curse my name but you could also apply carpet. I used to work on old S2 sailboats that had glued carpet on the ceilings (walls) and it was not that bad. It is not cape dory tradtion but it works.

My choice would probably be sand, clean and paint with Brightside poly. You can choose from a selection of colors and if you bugger it up you can simply repaint. Also, no cutting and fitting. a light color will brighten things up below too. And if you plan to spend anytime in the Typhoon cabin, that will become important.

We had a Typhoon but were lucky and just needed to scrub the interior and clean out the hornet nests. Yes, nests plural and yes, I found out about them the hard way. But we organically found a great name for the boat and the interior looked fine! Such a great little boat. Someday, another.

[Bob Ohler]

As a follow-up to Paul's carpet suggestion, if you go this route, you should definitely go with a heavy shag carpet, orange or avocado green. You could hang fuzzy dice from a hook on one of the bulkheads. And whenever you are on board, I would wear a Larry the Cable Guy shirt and a #3 Earnhardt hat!

Sorry. Could not resist.

[Steve Laume]

As a follow-up to Paul's carpet suggestion, if you go this route, you should definitely go with a heavy shag carpet, orange or avocado green. You could hang fuzzy dice from a hook on one of the bulkheads. And whenever you are on board, I would wear a Larry the Cable Guy shirt and a #3 Earnhardt hat!

Sorry. Could not resist.

And the ships beer of choice would be???

I worked on a 60' motor yacht, right out of high school in the early 70s. After vacuuming all the carpets, my job was then to rake all the shag while backing out of the guest area so as not to leave any foot prints.

Gold was also a popular color. It would be a great match for the CD plaid seat cushions, Steve.

[Neil Gordon]

Gold was also a popular color. It would be a great match for the CD plaid seat cushions.

Hey, I resemble that remark!

LIQUIDITY came with exactly that... gold shag carpeting, including cut outs for the cabin table. It was cozy but pretty much impossible to keep clean and dry. I replaced it with a faux oriental rug (i.e., door mat) which was nearly as warm underfoot.