Re: [Cal_Boats] Freewind ceiling panel solution

Timm, did you need to use a heat gun to soften the panels to fit the compound curves? I'd still like to see a picture of the ceiling, you are still only showing the overhead even though you say that you also used it on the ceiling. Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:53:03 +0000 <ti… [at] ch2m.com> writes: I wanted a false ceiling that was immensely durable and clean. Hide head ripper bolts, and resist mold and crud. I simply glued and screwed into the ceiling core, ¾” (1/2”) x 2” fir furring strips along my break and support lines. That gave me a mounting grid. I then fit fiberglass panels Panolam 0.09"D x 4'W x 8'H White Fiberglass Reinforced Wall Panel Panolam 0.09"D x 4'W x 8'H White Fiberglass Reinforced Wall Panel Item #: 8566 | Model #: 8566 Be the first to write a review! Share this product: $33.45 Using the trim pieces available; stapled into the furring strips for “sheet positioning and edge trim” Panolam 0.09"W x 10'L Painted Plastic Stop T... Not Yet Rated $2.57 Panolam 0.09"W x 10'L Painted Plastic Inside... Not Yet Rated $2.57 And then screw covers; stainless fasteners; to securely hold panels in place. Style Selections Screws and Caps Style Selections Screws and Caps Item #: 68839 | Model #: 23715PHSLG Be the first to write a review! The installation took 6 hours, Once I had the system figured Out (that took a weekend) *´¨) ¸.· ´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·**¨) (¸.·´ (¸.·' ( ......….-_/) Timm Lessley From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rodney G. Johnson Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 8:32 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 39 - Corinthian Tim, that isn't the ceiling.........I'd like to see how you made the panels fit the CEILING, but you don't show the ceiling in these photos. Your new OVERHEAD does look EXCELLENT though. Rod Johnson On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:23:01 +0000 <ti… [at] ch2m.com> writes: Bathroom fiberglass panel headliner kit, ceiling on Freewind; Cal 9.2. *´¨) ¸.· ´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·**¨) (¸.·´ (¸.·' ( ......….-_/) Timm Lessley From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rodney G. Johnson Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 8:16 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 39 - Corinthian Isn't it hard to make sheets of plastic conform to the inside shape of the hull? Usually strips are used for the ceiling on a boat, much easier to conform to the compound curves. I could see using plastic sheets (like what is used on the walls of a bathroom or shower stall) to cover the overhead, and have heard of several CAL owners doing that with great success. That sounds like a great idea....but lining the ceiling just seems too complicated with semi-rigid sheets of material. Did you mean to say "overhead" when you used the word "ceiling"? On a boat, the headliner covers the overhead, the "ceiling" is actually the name given to the lining of the hull sides. On a wooden boat is was often wood strips (usually cedar or pine) laid fore and aft on the inside of the frames. Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" 1979 O'DAY DS II #10201 former co-owner of "NODROG" 1970 CAL 21 #285 On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:31:51 -0400 chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com> writes: With respect to head liner options, Les Hester build a rather ingenious solution. Its very simple. Line the ceiling with batons of wood of you choice running the length of the boat and appropriately spaced. Each baton being approx 11/2" wide. Then run a suitable teak baton down the middle to give you that nice teak look approx 3/4" wide. The panels are made of commercial grade plastic sheeting available from HD and typically used to line commercial bathrooms. Its white and has a crinkle texture. These are cut to shape and attached with velcro. The solution not only looks good but is very easy to remove to do any kind of maintenance. The velcro needs to be replaced every few years. It looks great and is basically maintenance free with no sags. Will see if I can dig up some pictures. Im sure Les has the original pics. /ch Refinance for 2.125%/2.989% APR Loans under 729K usually qualify for US GOV backed refinance programs theeasyloansite.com 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried consumerproducts.com

That's the best I have picture wise. I found this on the internet to be similar.... [http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQIZ5v-hvdJ4r6-SorM-I8Ft9f0DEZ49b7wfb08SGRmZk-7OocB]<http://www.google.com/imgres?q=furring+batten&hl=en&safe=active&sa=X&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4RNRN_enUS453US453&biw=1024&bih=631&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=XL6thvU45zPiMM:&imgrefurl=http://bristol29.com/Projects/Headliner/replacing_the_cabin_headliner.htm&docid=iB06XZNEbn5OeM&imgurl=http://bristol29.com/Projects/Headliner/furring-strips6.jpg&w=1600&h=1200&ei=W0NrT4SFOqOwsgLFz-HyBQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=1&sig=109812286460252888150&page=4&tbnh=142&tbnw=195&start=56&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:56&tx=107&ty=68> Imagine if you will... At every seam or covered screw in my pictures there is a batten glued and screwed to the cabin top interior, ceiling. I did the work in the summer, however the panels are quite flexible, so I would not think a gun to be ever necessary. These panels are at Lowes and other big box stores, they are a "chalky" like fiberglass; with fine fibrous glass, you can essentially score and break, but I cut for cleaner edges, *´¨) ¸.· ´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·**¨) (¸.·´ (¸.·' ( ..........-_/) [cid:image005.png@01CBF93B.85770E70] Timm Lessley From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rodney G. Johnson Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 9:01 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Freewind ceiling panel solution Timm, did you need to use a heat gun to soften the panels to fit the compound curves? I'd still like to see a picture of the ceiling, you are still only showing the overhead even though you say that you also used it on the ceiling. Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:53:03 +0000 <ti… [at] ch2m.com<mailto:ti… [at] ch2m.com>> writes: I wanted a false ceiling that was immensely durable and clean. Hide head ripper bolts, and resist mold and crud. 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The installation took 6 hours, Once I had the system figured Out (that took a weekend) *´¨) ¸.· ´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·**¨) (¸.·´ (¸.·' ( ..........-_/) [cid:image005.png@01CBF93B.85770E70] Timm Lessley From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rodney G. Johnson Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 8:32 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 39 - Corinthian Tim, that isn't the ceiling.........I'd like to see how you made the panels fit the CEILING, but you don't show the ceiling in these photos. Your new OVERHEAD does look EXCELLENT though. Rod Johnson On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:23:01 +0000 <ti… [at] ch2m.com<mailto:ti… [at] ch2m.com>> writes: Bathroom fiberglass panel headliner kit, ceiling on Freewind; Cal 9.2. [cid:image002.jpg@01CD080C.5FEFC030] [cid:image017.jpg@01CD080C.5FEFC030] [cid:image018.jpg@01CD080C.5FEFC030] *´¨) ¸.· ´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·**¨) (¸.·´ (¸.·' ( ..........-_/) [cid:image005.png@01CBF93B.85770E70] Timm Lessley From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rodney G. Johnson Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 8:16 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 39 - Corinthian Isn't it hard to make sheets of plastic conform to the inside shape of the hull? Usually strips are used for the ceiling on a boat, much easier to conform to the compound curves. I could see using plastic sheets (like what is used on the walls of a bathroom or shower stall) to cover the overhead, and have heard of several CAL owners doing that with great success. That sounds like a great idea....but lining the ceiling just seems too complicated with semi-rigid sheets of material. Did you mean to say "overhead" when you used the word "ceiling"? On a boat, the headliner covers the overhead, the "ceiling" is actually the name given to the lining of the hull sides. On a wooden boat is was often wood strips (usually cedar or pine) laid fore and aft on the inside of the frames. Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" 1979 O'DAY DS II #10201 former co-owner of "NODROG" 1970 CAL 21 #285 On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:31:51 -0400 chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com<mailto:ch… [at] gmail.com>> writes: With respect to head liner options, Les Hester build a rather ingenious solution. Its very simple. Line the ceiling with batons of wood of you choice running the length of the boat and appropriately spaced. Each baton being approx 11/2" wide. Then run a suitable teak baton down the middle to give you that nice teak look approx 3/4" wide. The panels are made of commercial grade plastic sheeting available from HD and typically used to line commercial bathrooms. Its white and has a crinkle texture. These are cut to shape and attached with velcro. 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The installation took 6 hours, Once I had the system figured Out (that took a weekend) *´¨) ¸.· ´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·**¨) (¸.·´ (¸.·' ( ..........-_/) [cid:image005.png@01CBF93B.85770E70] Timm Lessley From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rodney G. Johnson Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 8:32 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 39 - Corinthian Tim, that isn't the ceiling.........I'd like to see how you made the panels fit the CEILING, but you don't show the ceiling in these photos. Your new OVERHEAD does look EXCELLENT though. Rod Johnson On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:23:01 +0000 <ti… [at] ch2m.com<mailto:ti… [at] ch2m.com>> writes: Bathroom fiberglass panel headliner kit, ceiling on Freewind; Cal 9.2. [cid:image011.jpg@01CD080D.6F6F88F0] [cid:image026.jpg@01CD080D.6F6F88F0] [cid:image027.jpg@01CD080D.6F6F88F0] *´¨) ¸.· ´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·**¨) (¸.·´ (¸.·' ( ..........-_/) [cid:image005.png@01CBF93B.85770E70] Timm Lessley From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rodney G. Johnson Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 8:16 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 39 - Corinthian Isn't it hard to make sheets of plastic conform to the inside shape of the hull? Usually strips are used for the ceiling on a boat, much easier to conform to the compound curves. I could see using plastic sheets (like what is used on the walls of a bathroom or shower stall) to cover the overhead, and have heard of several CAL owners doing that with great success. That sounds like a great idea....but lining the ceiling just seems too complicated with semi-rigid sheets of material. Did you mean to say "overhead" when you used the word "ceiling"? On a boat, the headliner covers the overhead, the "ceiling" is actually the name given to the lining of the hull sides. On a wooden boat is was often wood strips (usually cedar or pine) laid fore and aft on the inside of the frames. Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" 1979 O'DAY DS II #10201 former co-owner of "NODROG" 1970 CAL 21 #285 On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:31:51 -0400 chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com<mailto:ch… [at] gmail.com>> writes: With respect to head liner options, Les Hester build a rather ingenious solution. Its very simple. Line the ceiling with batons of wood of you choice running the length of the boat and appropriately spaced. Each baton being approx 11/2" wide. Then run a suitable teak baton down the middle to give you that nice teak look approx 3/4" wide. The panels are made of commercial grade plastic sheeting available from HD and typically used to line commercial bathrooms. Its white and has a crinkle texture. These are cut to shape and attached with velcro. 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