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Headliner Repair
- TARDIS
- Scurvy Dog
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Headliner Repair
The shape is a trapezoid that is ~32" on each side; ~75" in the front; and ~80" at the other end. I am thinking about using marine vinyl with spray-on contact cement over formica for the two panels. This gives some rigidity and keeps a consistent vinyl look. I would trim it out with wood finished to match the existing Carver wood interior. My second option is to do the whole section with wood (probably tongue & grove sections) and finish it like the current interior. If I go the second route I don't think I will have the same access panel capability.
I appreciate your feedback, especially if it a simplier approach!
- km1125
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Re: Headliner Repair
TARDIS wrote:Source of the post ....quote from a guy who was going to redo the ceiling using formica. ...
My first thought on that is YUCK!! And regardless what he's using... $9K sounds like he should be doing it in gold plated parts!!
Real headliner material does have some sound absorbing qualities that might come in handy in a cabin. What's in there now? My aft had a real headliner material, that was stapled to a couple boards and stretched from end to end. Then there was wood trim around the edges. I would have done the same thing as OEM if I had to replace it.
- TARDIS
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Re: Headliner Repair
- km1125
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Re: Headliner Repair
Is the current headliner glued in place on some solid surface, or is it "hung"?
- TARDIS
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Re: Headliner Repair
- Grafunkus
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1985 3607 Carver Aft Cabin - Location: Manitoba, Canada
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Re: Headliner Repair
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- hlfm
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Re: Headliner Repair
- KyleR
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2002 Carver 396
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Re: Headliner Repair
My initial "look-see" of the construction did not reveal an obvious way to pull the ceiling panels down. Any other owners of similar models have any insight on dropping the ceiling panels without destroying them? I'd like to reuse them and not replace if there is no significant water damage/mold/etc behind them. Photos would be amazing if you have them!
Thanks in advance!
2002 Carver 396
Twin Cummins 6BTA 370HP
- dwynalda
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Re: Headliner Repair
KyleR wrote:Bumping this up as we also have a 396 (2002 model year) that I just found a leak in the aft cabin ceiling. As such, I want to pull the ceiling down to be able to identify the source of the leak and make the necessary repairs.
My initial "look-see" of the construction did not reveal an obvious way to pull the ceiling panels down. Any other owners of similar models have any insight on dropping the ceiling panels without destroying them? I'd like to reuse them and not replace if there is no significant water damage/mold/etc behind them. Photos would be amazing if you have them!
Thanks in advance!
Would love to know how you figured this out (if you did) as I have a 444 with the same problem. Would love to know how to take down the ceiling.
I suspect the water is coming from up by the arch/hardtop and coming down inside the aft deck area. I have a soft spot in the floor inside the port side door ... And I'm pretty sure it's related.
Water comes in both sides on my 444 and pours down just inside the doors from the hardtop corner.
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