Front Stateroom TV/Restoration Marine Project

Excellent idea and awsome job, Gary. You make the job a lot easier for falks with similar boats, at least ideawise. Soimetimes coming up with a good design takes way much longer than actually putting the pieces together.
 
How did you make the face frame?

Is it plywood with laminate? What kind of laminate/veneer?

Doug
 
douglee25 said:
How did you make the face frame?

Is it plywood with laminate? What kind of laminate/veneer?

Doug
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The laminate is Nuvacor... I got it from Restoration Marine (one of the CSR sponsors)

http://www.restorationmarine.com/

I think I got the wrong color though which is the issue. The 2003 480DB has a darker cherry color... I need to blame someone else though... any volunteers? Maybe George Bush....

The face frame is just 1/2" sandy ply plywood... The original frame was 1/2" plywood with the outer plies being what looked like MDF... I didn't use that... would have had to special order it...
 
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Turtlesboat said:
I don't know, the cherry doesn't seem to match. I think you need to redo it again.
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I prefer this shade. I think Gary should redo all of the other cherry on the boat to match this one. :grin:

Seriously though, nice work Gary.
 
"I need to blame someone else though... any volunteers?"


I'll be your Huckleberry...
 
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Yeah, you would not believe the markup on Nuvacor either. I inadvertently found out about that stuff calling around for different veneer/laminate options several months ago. The distributor was going to sell direct to me for my project, but once the distributor found out I wanted the material for a marine project, he told me he no longer could sell the material. He referred me to Restoration Marine. I made the connection to CSR once I heard the name. Apparently Restoration Marine's exclusivity is/was ending shortly or up for renewal (I'm unsure of all the details... the distributor said it was 'complicated') but he believed they would be able to sell direct at a much cheaper price point.

Doug
 
Verrrry nice, and I thought the stuff I was tough. Your work is way above my personal tolerance for pain but definitely looks worth the effort.
 
Four Suns said:
I am going to redo that face frame... I ordered the wrong color... but I saved the jigs/templates so it'll be a few hour job at the most. The hard parts are done. and it's not happening until fall.

Bastard.
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Another job well done...

If you still have the jigs, and you are going to make another one, it probably wouldn't be that much more difficult to make two right? :huh:

When you are ready to make some kind of cabinet to hold the starboard stateroom TV let me know. I want in...

PS. My seating should be done this week, I'll post pics. I also removed the SeaRay Nav, I'll do a disassembly post.
 
I'm debating attacking the port stateroom before our trip or after our trip.... don't know yet....

I got a great idea though.
 
Bad news, Gary. You should have waited a bit. Apple announced a new Mac Mini with an HDMI port today.
 
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I'll give you forty bucks, a roll of solder and a can of T-9 for it.
 
Gary, I wonder if you can just rub something on the frame to darken it instead of redoing it. Are there colored waxes?
 
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