Ceiling Carpet?

[Spookeay]

On my 83 Sundancer a thin carpet with a stiffness like cloth was used on the walls and ceiling. I need to replace it. What is this called. Is it carpet sold by a mil or weight? When I look up boat carpets, I get the heavy floor stuff.:smt100

 

[Spookeay]

Umm Never mind. I found it's not a carpet,,,, It's considered a Plush Fabric.:smt038

 

[Lazy Daze]

Interesting, I never would have thought of that term! I usually just call it headliner.

 

[Spookeay]

Well I thought that too at first but came up with material like you find in a car. This stuff in this boat looks like thick shag carpet but the backing is the texture of fabric. Guess it's a carry over style from the 70's and all that shag. LOL

 

[Lazy Daze]

Ahhh... in that case, what you have is affectionately referred to as "monkey fur":smt001

Personally, if I was replacing everything, I wouldn't be too fast to replace it with the same stuff.

The newer boats use a sort-of "ribbed" or corduroy-looking material. You could go with vinyl, too. Just a couple of thoughts.

A google search for "marine headliner material" returned, among other things, this: http://www.yourautotrim.com/huhfa.html

 

[LmannyR]

I would love to see the headliner replaced. I have been wanting to do the same with mine. My current sundancer has several leaks when I bought it. No more leaks after sealing up. Now I Need to get rid of the stains.

Keep us posted on how this is done.

 

[Spookeay]

Ahhh... in that case, what you have is affectionately referred to as "monkey fur":smt001

Personally, if I was replacing everything, I wouldn't be too fast to replace it with the same stuff.

The newer boats use a sort-of "ribbed" or corduroy-looking material. You could go with vinyl, too. Just a couple of thoughts.

A google search for "marine headliner material" returned, among other things, this: http://www.yourautotrim.com/huhfa.html

Owwwwww Monkey Fur... Cool stuff!:grin:

 

[Spookeay]

I would love to see the headliner replaced. I have been wanting to do the same with mine. My current sundancer has several leaks when I bought it. No more leaks after sealing up. Now I Need to get rid of the stains.

Keep us posted on how this is done.

Looks pretty strait forward, but as we all know, when it looks that way it never is. It may be some time before I get to it. I am just trying to make a list of what needs to be done and what will be needed. To bad you cant turn the boat upside down to glue it back in. Keep from using all the spring loaded shower rods and boards to hold it up there.

 

[katricol]

I'd go with a vinyl type material so it would be easier to clean and would'nt hold as much moisture

 

[LmannyR]

Looks pretty strait forward, but as we all know, when it looks that way it never is. It may be some time before I get to it. I am just trying to make a list of what needs to be done and what will be needed. To bad you cant turn the boat upside down to glue it back in. Keep from using all the spring loaded shower rods and boards to hold it up there.

Would you put right on top of the old liner or rip the old out then apply?

 

[berth control]

I did mine last year, you take the old down and then get some 3M spray glue to put up the new. Nothing will stick to the old stuff. It's harder than it sounds though, to get the old stuff down you need to take out some cabinets that hang from the ceiling, the curtain that seperates the V berth and all the pieces of teak used as trim. My curtain rods needed to come down too. It would be best to use foam backed vinyl or felt, it is sold at some fabric stores on a roll and titles "headliner material" The tough part is getting it to look okay up there because of all the bends. Especially in the V berth and around the track that the curtain hangs from. It took me two full days, but it looks way better than sagging and stained monkey fur!

 

[LmannyR]

I did mine last year, you take the old down and then get some 3M spray glue to put up the new. Nothing will stick to the old stuff. It's harder than it sounds though, to get the old stuff down you need to take out some cabinets that hang from the ceiling, the curtain that seperates the V berth and all the pieces of teak used as trim. My curtain rods needed to come down too. It would be best to use foam backed vinyl or felt, it is sold at some fabric stores on a roll and titles "headliner material" The tough part is getting it to look okay up there because of all the bends. Especially in the V berth and around the track that the curtain hangs from. It took me two full days, but it looks way better than sagging and stained monkey fur!

My original liner is made up from 3 sections stiched horizontaly. Do these liners come wide enough to have one continuous piece bow to stern. I guess I'll need to measure the width I'll need.

 

[Lazy Daze]

I did mine last year, you take the old down and then get some 3M spray glue to put up the new. Nothing will stick to the old stuff. It's harder than it sounds though, to get the old stuff down you need to take out some cabinets that hang from the ceiling, the curtain that seperates the V berth and all the pieces of teak used as trim. My curtain rods needed to come down too. It would be best to use foam backed vinyl or felt, it is sold at some fabric stores on a roll and titles "headliner material" The tough part is getting it to look okay up there because of all the bends. Especially in the V berth and around the track that the curtain hangs from. It took me two full days, but it looks way better than sagging and stained monkey fur!

I don't envy you one bit! I stay as far away from doing headliner's as possible!

 

[sbw1]

You might consider going with a nice, neutral, vinyl, material mounted onto a thin backer board cut into sections to fit the deck. This is the way new boats are done today. They are held into place with velcro and the seams are covered with a thin plastic channel that slides into place as you snap the velcro fasteners together. If you ever need to get into the headliner again, you just pull down the velcro.

 

[Hampton]

It took me two full days, but it looks way better than sagging and stained monkey fur!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Monkeys probably think we look like bald aliens, regardless of age. Just sayin'.

 

[Spookeay]

Yea I like this vinyl material & Velcro idea. I am one of those stupid smokers. To me, it would be easy to clean and I could use white to keep it bright and also able to clean it.

 

[berth control]

You might consider going with a nice, neutral, vinyl, material mounted onto a thin backer board cut into sections to fit the deck. This is the way new boats are done today. They are held into place with velcro and the seams are covered with a thin plastic channel that slides into place as you snap the velcro fasteners together. If you ever need to get into the headliner again, you just pull down the velcro.

This is a good idea, and I wish I had done it.

 

[berth control]

My original liner is made up from 3 sections stiched horizontaly. Do these liners come wide enough to have one continuous piece bow to stern. I guess I'll need to measure the width I'll need.

They come on a roll that's really long, but it is the width of normal fabric, maybe four feet?

 

[Out2win4U]

Im also contemplating updating the interior of my 380 Aft cabin (Nice Aft) The headliner in a gray fabric and the bulkheads are a nursery baby blue vinyl . I will remove the headliner but im contemplating painting the vinyl. Any sugestions.

 

[topnote]

Thanks for the great responses...now...how do you remove the monkey fur...steam ...chemicals?