310 Interior

[Bradb571]

I have a 1990 310 Sundancer and I'm thinking about trying to replace the headliner and other fabic on the walls. Does anyone know where I might find material for this? Also, has anyone done this before and is it very difficult? Any input is greatly appreciated.

 

[NoWakey]

Last year we had a couple of areas that we wanted to reupholster in our 240. I called SeaRay directly to determine exactly what fabric was in our boat from the choices that were available for the 240 that year. They supplied me with the SR part number and I just went to Marine Max parts and orderd the headliner carpet by that part number.
The big question in your situation is going to be the availability of that part info and remaining material inventory for a boat of your vintage. But, all it will cost is a call to SeaRay to find out.
Good luck with your project.

Cheers,

Jim

 

[JAndrewG]

Bradb,

I've replaced the headliner (along with everything else) on our '86 340EC.

It's not an easy proposition. On the other hand, if you're good with your hands, or your upholsterer is especially detail conscious, it’s not impossible at all.

I made our project tougher by using Ultraleather, as it shows every imperfection in the overhead fiberglass. The end result looks very good, but I did many hours of ‘body work’ to the bare overhead with polyester body filler before hand. The original carpet hid a multitude of sins…

I’m pretty certain that your headliner is glued directly to the overhead as ours is. It will be a velour kind of material, and you’ll notice that it was installed before any cabinets, so it extends underneath them. Unless you’re replacing the cabinets as well, I’d go to an upholsterer and ask to look at his fabric sample books, and try to find something that is close to the original. I doubt Sea Ray will be any real help here, except that they might be able to give you the name of the supplier of the original fabric. Fabric styles are always changing, so it’s probable that the exact pattern is no longer made, though as the last poster said it’s only a phone call to find out.

If you find something close, you can cut the original at the edge of the cabinets before removing it. When you do, you’ll see that the fabric is glued to foam, probably ¼”. I bought contact cement that is thinner than usual and meant to be sprayed from my upholsterer. I first sprayed the overhead and one side of the foam and applied it. I then repeated this, spraying the foam and the fabric. There is a trick here in not applying too much pressure on one spot so you don’t create ‘dents’ in the foam as you’re pushing the material down (up?). Lots of patience…

The cabinets would need to be masked off, obviously, so the glue doesn’t over spray onto them. If you cut the material just a little long, you can tuck the edge under the top of the cabinets to finish it off. Otherwise, some kind of trim will be needed to cover the edge.

If this sounds like a lot of work, it really is, but it makes a huge difference in the look of the interior of the boat and is well worth it.

Good luck,

John