Hi All, First post here so I imagine I will have fouled up somehow ... 😱 Hopefully I will continue to “contribute”, more meaningfully as time goes on.
The ceilings on my 1982 37 are teak battens (~ 1/4” x 2” + -ish) with beveled edges laminated to ~3/8“ plywood. Actual dimensions are fuzzy - the memory of .... 🙄 It’s been awhile. Screwed and plugged. I can’t remember if there was some sort of hull spacer/vertical ribband. Newer boats ...? As a retired landlubber construction professional I strongly urge people to explore existing structure thoroughly. Before somehow committing to plans and timetables based on hopeful thinking. As construction methods change and as-builts differ always see whatcha already got ... so just rip into it! 😳 Note on terminology: One of my brothers was a shipwright and foreman in the wooden boat mafia so I differentiated myself by refusing to learn all the arcane stuff. I’m a better sailor than he is ... but what that says about my skills is debatable. 😉 Hans Reinhardt S/V Ete’ 1982 C&C 37 Shilshole Bay, Seattle Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 2, 2021, at 12:13 PM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > You might be correct--but I will know soon when I hopefully remove the bungs > and get a closer look at this 'ceiling'. > > Until then, my guess is that they are not separate battens but a sheet of > teak/something with grooves routed in it to make it look like they are > separate pieces. > > The routed 'grooves' might also allow the single board (if it is indeed a > single board!) to bend enough to fit the curves of the forward hull, both > vertically and fore and aft. > > They might be separate boards but I only see bungs at the top and bottom of > their vertical 'run'. > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Boyer via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Robert Boyer <dainyr...@icloud.com> > Sent: Tue, Feb 2, 2021 1:49 pm > Subject: Stus-List Re: FW: Re: Interior 'walls' > > It seems to me that the teak battens were initially glued to a fabric backing > with about 1/32” spacing between the battens to allow for the assembly to > adapt to the curves of the boat (and probably humidity). > > Bob > > Bob Boyer > s/v Rainy Days > C&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230) > (Spending winters in warm places, and summers on the Chesapeake Bay) > blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com > email: dainyr...@icloud.com > >> On Feb 2, 2021, at 12:17 PM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> Great idea on the plugs--I have found them but thought I'd probably have to >> drill them out entirely. That will certainly be my first try before I >> destroy anything further. >> >> Unfortunately, the aft 6-18 inches of both the ceiling panel under the cubby >> and the panel 'inside' the cubby extending into a closed cabinet were >> totally destroyed by the water leak over the years I neglected it! >> >> Thus Charles' suggestion will not work in my case since there are no >> 'remains' of the panel to save. >> >> Regarding the bung removal, hopefully this will allow me to remove the >> partially destroyed panel. I haven't found a 'seam' yet so the panel may >> extend forward and be a single long panel--Murphy lurks! >> >> Thanks for the suggestions, >> >> Charlie Nelson >> Water Phantom >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Graham Collins via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> To: Charlie Nelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Cc: Graham Collins <cnclistforw...@hotmail.com> >> Sent: Mon, Feb 1, 2021 9:21 pm >> Subject: Stus-List Re: FW: Re: Interior 'walls' >> >> Hey Charlie, if it is like the panels on my boat you should be able to get >> the plugs out reasonably easily, I drilled a small hole in the center and >> screwed a wood screw in, it popped the plugs out and I could remove the >> screws and thus the panel. I'd go with that before resorting to a power >> tool... >> You could replicate it with thin battens but you'd want some sort of tongue >> on them so there weren't visible gaps where the gelcoat above shows through. >> And don't press the battens tight together in case they expand with >> humidity... >> Graham Collins >> Secret Plans >> C&C 35-III #11 >> On 2021-02-01 9:31 p.m., Charlie Nelson via CnC-List wrote: >>> Thanks all who have chimed in with thoughts on my 'ceiling' problem. >>> >>> I spoke with Rob at South Shore today and he recalled that C&C sourced this >>> material to a local shop who has since gone out of business. >>> >>> My next, probably last hope, is Noah Boatworks in Ontario per one of the >>> listers. They do have teak battens which may work although I 'think' the >>> current stuff is a sheet of wood with grooves routed in it. >>> >>> First, of course, I have to remove some of the good remaining ceiling to >>> determine how thick it is and, more importantly, what it is. It might be >>> teak, or teak faced plywood or just plywood stained to mimic teak. As with >>> most boat projects, they start with at least 1, usually 2 or more steps >>> backward before any forward progress is made--at least that is how it >>> usually works for me! >>> >>> Now it would only warm up in coastal NC (highs lately barely get out of the >>> high 40s), I can begin the backward steps by probably investing in an >>> oscillating tool so I can remove some of the ceiling without destroying it >>> (1st step backward!). I may try a Dremel tool first--I have one of those >>> somewhere. >>> >>> Then I can either make a similar piece myself (of course I would likely >>> need a router then!) or take the wood to a local shop and have it routed >>> (2nd step backward). >>> >>> Thanks again for the listers who helped with the terminology. I will let >>> the list know what the solution turns out to be. >>> >>> Charlie Nelson >>> Water Phantom >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >>> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >>> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - >>> Stu >> >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - >> Stu > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
