Now that it's stripped back to the fiberglass walls it is time to put on new walls. We wanted to update from the faux wood look so the new walls will be fiberglass re-enforced plastic, or as we like to call it: frp. Before we can put the frp on though, we need new to make new plywood backing. Greg used 3/8" plywood varnished with Spar varnish to help keep the water our and prevent rot. To create the bend in the plywood that was needed to follow the curve of the walls, Greg made jigs and bent the plywood for the lower sections.
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| The bend in the walls |
The old plywood had been screwed into the fiberglass but, now much older, the fiberglass would not hold screws well. This meant that Greg got to enjoy a few days of being high on contact adhesive fumes as we had to glue and screw the plywood to the fiberglass.
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| Port side walls |
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| Plywood is done |
The plywood is on and it looks great, although it is making the roof carpet look even worse. Now we have to wait for the frp to arrive on the barge from Home Depot in Juneau. In the meantime, Greg is fixing the soft spots in the floor and recovering from the glue fume exposure.
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