Teak and Holly cabin sole. S/V Leoma

[JD-MDR]

While waiting for haulout in December Im bored and decided to start on the cabin sole. I’ll start with the small section in front of the engine compartment. I bought a piece of Burmanese Teak and hard maple. They dont have holly anywhere. Teak is so expensive. A 7/8” x 5.5 x 80” was $200. The Veneer plywood came up easy. The contact cement they used wasnt stuck at all.

I ripped the teak to 5/16” thickness and 2.5” wide. The Holly( Maple) I made 5/16 x 5/16. I sanded the surfaces clean. I applied epoxy on all surfaces and put some thickened epoxied as i set the pieces in place. I found it easier to just do a few pieces at a time. When these set and dry. I’ll work on the other pieces

[jbenagh]

Looking good! I can't wait to see how it progresses.
Jeff

[JD-MDR]

Im following “ Refit and Sail” utube. I guess he works on a lot if Contessas.

[Jim Walsh]

Wow…nice work. I’m sure it’ll look fantastic when completed. Thanks for documenting so others can benefit from your project. Leoma must be happy!

[JD-MDR]

Ill wait a couple days to sand and varnish.

I think I have enough material to refinish the section at the v-berth. If anyone remembers. I did a little exploratory work there a few months ago and covered it with pieces of scrap veneer plywood

[JD-MDR]

I finished setting the pieces at the v- berth section. I wiil sand and finish next. I wonder what i should coat it with. It seems like varnish would be too slick. I don't know when I can do the main salon area. Its gonna cost about $500 for wood and more resin I made a couple mistakes. I made the white strips too wide at the galley area. I’m making the rest of the job a little thinner. Hopefully not noticeable except to me. It was not easy holding the pieces tight there is some gap between in a couple places. Here are the photos if the galley area again and the forepeak section. That bench locker is not attached so it will fit much tighter

[JD-MDR]

See that hatch board in the head area. I don't know why there is a sump there its only 2” deep. Maybe they thought it a good place to shower and put a bilge pump. Any way I wonder how a teak grate would look like this pic. Probably not worth it But the plain board I have is not very good looking