March 19, 2015

I finished up the final details on the staysail hardware installation and continued work on the forward cabin this week.   As usual, the forward cabin work was planned and executed from the top down.   So, after completing the refinishing of the teak hatch trim and replacing a broken-off bolt for one of the hatch lifters, I started on the preparation for a new overhead above the v-berth.   Because this cabin doubles as a mini home theater, I took acoustics into account and decided to use perforated vinyl backed with foam rather than hard paneling.  To accommodate the installation of new LED reading lights, I needed to build a channel for the wiring and terminal blocks at the top of the aft bulkhead.  The underside of this channel will provide a place to mount the recessed light fixtures as well.  So far, it’s coming along nicely.  Stay tuned to see if my plans for hanging the soft headliner work out….