Got one side of the sidelining done. The boat looks like new on that side now, although I still plan to paint the front of the lockers where you can see the varnish in this picture. I'll write up how I did the sidelining and get some better pics on soon.
Hi, what did you use as a template?
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No templates, it's just like fitting carpet. The roll of vinyl is 150cm wide so I started in the middle of the boat and worked towards the ends then cut off the excess. If you try to precut you would probably end up with gaps due to the shape of the boat sides.
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Dave
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DeleteOK thanks. I am going to do the quarter births and the side walls of the cabin of my Alacrity soon. I have to glue mine as it is one piece foam and vinyl. It may seem a stupid question but did you do it in vertical strips?
DeleteHave you already bought the vinyl? If not I strongly recommend using the foam I used as its less squishy and protects against moisture more.
ReplyDeleteTo do mine I used double sided foam and stuck it to the sides in strips of about 8" wide. I had to remove the shelving completely for this and wash the sides of the boat. Next, I removed the plastic from the middle strip of foam and attached the middle of the vinyl. I stuck this with equal space above and below so that as I worked along the boat the vinyl would always reach top and bottom despite the curves. I then removed a strip at a time from the foam and pressed the vinyl on firmly.
Although the double sided foam is slightly more than the foam backed vinyl you do save money on glue, masks etc as well as time and frustration.
Cheers
Dave
Forgot to add, the vinyl is all one piece from the bow to the end of the quarter berths. This is to remove the risk of messy joins as well as stopping a join from wearing and looking messy later.
ReplyDeleteJust seen where you are, apologies if you can't get the closed cell foam over there.
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ReplyDeleteMine is all I was able to locate. It is closed cell foam but with the vinyl attached.
For my V birth I will refit the carpet fitted before I moved here to replace some sort of vinyl backed paper that used to cover that area.
I will be fitting the foam behind the seats (forward end of the quarterbirths), the port quarter birth under the cockpit/coaming and, I hope, on the curve where the cabin meats the bulkhead and the beginning of the V birth, if it will take such a tight bend.
On that basis I was hoping I will find it easy to fit in strips and the points you have raised would not be an issue as the joins would be out of sight for the most part. What do you think?
Best wishes,
David
I think your plan will work well, the curve will be no problem as long as you start in the middle of the vinyl and firmly press and stretch it into place. I'm not familiar with the Alacrity interior but if you have any shelves etc take them out first.
ReplyDeleteI woulnd't fit in strips since you have foam backed vinyl, that way you'd end up with many joins. Putting the glue on in strips is a great idea though, make sure the previous line is fixed before moving on as you'll need to pull against it to get a smooth finish.