Headliner

Revitalize Your Sailboat V-Berth: How We Replaced Our Headliner

In the video below we explore the process of replacing the worn-out and inefficient vinyl headliner in our sailboat’s v-berth. The existing headliner lacked insulation, leaving the V-berth vulnerable to temperature extremes. By removing the old one, adding insulation using closed-cell neoprene sheets, and installing a high-quality EverSoft™ Foam Backed Headliner, we achieved a visually […]

Insulation

Engine Room Insulation

Our Perkins 4-108 is located under the companionway steps right next to the galley and quarter berth and is fairly noisy.  There is existing insulation, but it’s now over 40 years old.  When we did the sea trial, we used a free phone app decibel meter and clocked the noise at around 80 dB.  And […]

Car Ride – Round Two

Suki and I faced off for Car Ride – Round Two on Saturday.  We were in a different car, but the result was the same.  Hopefully we’ll only have to do this a couple more times before we move permanently aboard.  Once she’s onboard she’s totally content to cruise around below and on deck. 

March Madness

March 1st and it’s 75 degrees…it’s madness, I say! Rich spent most of the week at the boat.  He figured out where most of the shelves go, but somehow he ended up with some spares.  The doors are back on the cabinets and all the crap spread around the boat while I painted, is now […]

Headliner and Insulation

“Well, you got a little dry rot here, Boss.  That’s okay, every boat’s got it.  You’re lucky.  Yours is above the waterline.  Well, most of it anyway.”  -Captain Ron So begins the headliner removal.  We knew coming into it that the deck hardware has “some leaks”.  This one seems to be coming in from the forward […]