Using a Shop Smith Mark V on a Chris Craft Roamer refit
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I got the big veneer panel to the left of the aft stateroom door installed and put a small panel across the top. So there was pretty mahogany all around the door. But there was still part of an ugly beam that runs across the top of the bulkhead and supports the aft deck above that I had to do something about. I had some mahogany veneer scraps that were just the right size. The grain's not the same as the rest of the aft cabin (quartersawn ribbon stripe vs flat cut), and picky people will note that the grain isn't oriented properly for a structural piece, but I think it's just fine. Once the whole thing's done, if anybody comes onboard and points that out, I'll kick 'em off the boat! I don't need nitpickers in my life! lol
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Aft Stateroom Entryway Mahogany Panels II
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Q
The beam before
The beam after
Ready for varnish!
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Aft Stateroom Entryway Mahogany Panels II
Cheers,
Q
The beam before
The beam after
Ready for varnish!
Re: Using a Shop Smith Mark V on a Chris Craft Roamer refit
I've got a lot of finished mahogany that's awaiting ICA base coat varnish. The last bit I needed to finish was the bottom edge on the sliding door box in the aft stateroom. That's the part that covers the sliding door track and roller at the ceiling. I thought about just shaving off a bit of mahogany solid stock to cover the ugly plywood edge but instead went with veneer.
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Wrapping up the Aft Stateroom Sliding Door Box
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Q
Before
After
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Wrapping up the Aft Stateroom Sliding Door Box
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Q
Before
After
Re: Using a Shop Smith Mark V on a Chris Craft Roamer refit
I got wrapped up with some stuff going into the Independence Day holiday and forgot to hit the Publish button on my last blog article until the weekend! I got ICA polyurethane varnish laid down on that aft stateroom bulkhead and a bunch of mahogany pieces. It didn't turn out too bad!
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Varnishing the Aft Stateroom Entryway
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Q
Don't forget...this was the "before" not too long ago
And the midway shot
This is the "after" shot, but remember--this is just the ICA base coat, which will be sanded flat before two coats of matte top coat get sprayed on.
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Varnishing the Aft Stateroom Entryway
Cheers,
Q
Don't forget...this was the "before" not too long ago
And the midway shot
This is the "after" shot, but remember--this is just the ICA base coat, which will be sanded flat before two coats of matte top coat get sprayed on.
Re: Using a Shop Smith Mark V on a Chris Craft Roamer refit
We got most of the aft stateroom Whisper Wall headliner installed. I have to say, this stuff is much, much nicer than the thin, perforated headliner that's commonly used on boats. Once the headliner installer was out of the way, I went and installed some more Kai LEDs and one of the OEM light fixtures. But instead of using the 12v 40w incandescent heaters they used back in the day, I went with 12v 10w corn LED bulbs from ebay. They put out ~75w equivalent light but at a fraction of the amp consumption.
Progress.
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Aft Stateroom Headliner Installation II
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Q
Looking aft
Looking forward
Progress.
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Aft Stateroom Headliner Installation II
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Q
Looking aft
Looking forward
Re: Using a Shop Smith Mark V on a Chris Craft Roamer refit
Drumroll please....
The aft stateroom headliner is a wrap. Turned out sweet, too. I had a bit of a hiccup with the OEM sliding screen, but the solution worked out well and looks nice, too.
Progress. Booya.
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Wrapping Up the Aft Stateroom Headliner Installation
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Q
The last headliner panel
Done
The hatch sliding screen
The aft stateroom headliner is a wrap. Turned out sweet, too. I had a bit of a hiccup with the OEM sliding screen, but the solution worked out well and looks nice, too.
Progress. Booya.
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Wrapping Up the Aft Stateroom Headliner Installation
Cheers,
Q
The last headliner panel
Done
The hatch sliding screen
Re: Using a Shop Smith Mark V on a Chris Craft Roamer refit
It's been a while since we started the V-berth headliner installation. With the aft stateroom done, the installer headed forward and wrapped up the front end of the boat. Once he was done, I installed the Kai LEDs. It turned out great!
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Wrapping Up the V-berth Headliner Installation
Cheers,
Q
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Wrapping Up the V-berth Headliner Installation
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Q
Re: Using a Shop Smith Mark V on a Chris Craft Roamer refit
Keep up the good work, it's looking great!
Do you have an estimate on when you might be done?
Do you have an estimate on when you might be done?
Gale's Law: The bigger the woodworking project, the less the mistakes show in any photo taken far enough away to show the entire project!
Re: Using a Shop Smith Mark V on a Chris Craft Roamer refit
Thanks!
It's a boat, so it's technically never "done." lol
I dunno. I'd like to see it floating in a year or two.
It's a boat, so it's technically never "done." lol
I dunno. I'd like to see it floating in a year or two.
Re: Using a Shop Smith Mark V on a Chris Craft Roamer refit
Unfortunately, next I had to take a couple steps back to fix a problem that popped up way back in December 2013, about a week after we finished the exterior paint. Long cracks showed up on the inside of the window openings in the galley. I'd asked the paint crew to fix cracks that were there before we painted, but they didn't do a very good job and the cracks came back. Before we can put the salon headliner tracks in, I have to pull the windows and have the painter fix the cracks. We decided a layer of fiberglass would help the filler stay together, so this turned out to be a messy job.
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Galley Crack Repair
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Q
"Veeing" out the cracks
Fiberglass over new filler
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Galley Crack Repair
Cheers,
Q
"Veeing" out the cracks
Fiberglass over new filler
Re: Using a Shop Smith Mark V on a Chris Craft Roamer refit
It's been a hot week. In the tent, it's beyond Africa hot. Tarzan couldn't take this kind of heat. So I stayed home and worked on turning a spare bedroom into a sewing room for the missus. Such a tiny, tiny little project...
But before it got scorching, the Boatamalan painter came in and sprayed the galley window openings where he did the crack repair. He also fixed a crack that appeared at the salon entryway to the aft deck. That crack was holding up me installing the facia boards at the entryway, which was holding up the headliner installer putting in the Whisper Wall tracks. So getting that painted will finally let us move forward on the salon headliner installation.
Progress.
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Painting the Galley Window Openings
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Q
No more crack at the salon entryway!
No more cracks in the galley window openings!
But before it got scorching, the Boatamalan painter came in and sprayed the galley window openings where he did the crack repair. He also fixed a crack that appeared at the salon entryway to the aft deck. That crack was holding up me installing the facia boards at the entryway, which was holding up the headliner installer putting in the Whisper Wall tracks. So getting that painted will finally let us move forward on the salon headliner installation.
Progress.
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Painting the Galley Window Openings
Cheers,
Q
No more crack at the salon entryway!
No more cracks in the galley window openings!