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I would be interested in a brand or product name for the 'velcro' they used. Our West Coast 47 had that sort of overhead finish and it was 'tough' and what we are thinking of using on this one. Oh, the forward head is no more along with the mold and skum, just nice clean fiberglass. Now the...

That is definately a consideration so we will be running wiring and plumbing in the engine room/hold rooms under the staterooms and then where we need to bring it through the insulated, finished wall to where it is going. Lots of planning prior to doing anything!!!

Yes Lobo, your bead and cove is what I was referring to as a canoe bit, that will work good for you. I am still not a fan of brad nails on anything that has movement or vibration, I would personally rather use some counter sunk screws and you could get away with fewer than using brads and if...

Thanks to all for suggestions, they are helpful. Looking at new found metals, may have just what we are looking for, an extended spigot? that will give us the extra depth through that we were looking for.

Depending on how much bend you need you may not get it using tongue and groove. You can use a canoe bit set on a router which gives a round on one edge of the plank and concave on the other which fit very nicely together and will bend to a sharp angle and can be glued in the joint. IMHO I would...

Now that we are starting the demolition we are thinking about what we will eventually replace. We are looking for non opening port-lights, preferably s/s that do the following; the inside and outside pinches together to form a waterproof seal over the insulated wall we are going to be putting...

Yes, fir strips even nicer than pine and will finish up beautifully. The battens (ribs) on the hull to fasten them to are the hard part. We used plastering lathes sp?, buttered with thickened epoxy, and a dab of hotmelt on each end to hold them while the epoxy set. Where the curve was bad, same...

So you used the Liquid Nail instead of fg in the bathroom to put your 'ribs' in?

Thanks, I'll pass this on.

You didn't say what kind of T&G you were getting, what you were fastening into, what area of your boat you are doing, or if your boat is wood or FG. So with that many variables, I,m not sure you will get a clear answer here and if you did, I'm not sure it would be correct. My experience with...

Congrats on your move. We moved from a 1200 sq' home to a 30' RV trailer last summer to a 47' pilothouse trawler a couple of days ago!!! My best tidbit; take photos of the treasures you don't have room for, most of the time a person pulls them out and looks at them a couple of times a year...

We do have a deisel heater but while at the dock (barring electrical outs) will be using electric heat of one sort or another so while we have everything torn apart were wondering about the infloor electric mats you can use for in floor heating. If this draws no more power than the radiant...

Just to clarify, you follow the instructions? and no odor out side either?

Never mind, I went back and figured it out. Thanks for the info Brooksie. So is the space or a v joint necessary or will the tongue and groove work? Anyone tried it? THe approached we were looking at was similar to how a cedar canoe is built, useing strips that are fitted together and sanded...

"The usual ceiling covering is as explained by Brooksie." More information please, I don't understand this statement.

Thanks for the comments, We are in the PNW in Canada and have to move or get a boat to pump our tanks out We were thinking of using just one in our forward head which would be for our use only to see how it goes. The second head is a push button electric that needs the vacumn fixed - has a...

Hi, we are on a 47' International Offshore (brand) displacement hull, Portuguese bridge, pilot house, head behind the anchor locker in the V, main stateroom then 2nd stateroom with shower/washer dryer room under the forward deck and pilot house, salon and galley aft with a covered cockpit and...

terms I'm trying to get used to the right terms now. When I said ceiling, I meant the walls from the floor up to the overhead. Thanks for the info so far. So once we have the hull insulated we should be able to use the tongue and groove, sanded smooth rather than the v-joint as long as the...

It's Lobo again, one more question then we'll be quiet and watch for your answers. Has anyone used in floor electrical heating? What kind? What is the electricity draw like? How was it to install? Thanks for the info.

Hello all, we are new to this forum and to the liveaboard life. Just moved on board TODAY!!! This is our second post regarding the renos we are planning. The first was about ceilings so if you know about them please check out that post and help. I came across the following Nature's Head...

Hello all, we are new to this forum and to the liveaboard life. Just moved on board TODAY!!! We are basically gutting the staterooms/head in our trawler to insulate and refinish the inside. My question is this, we have looked at lots of pics of ceilings in trawlers and alot of them use planks...