Painting The Interior

Im with you Commanderpete,remember Ive been there.

Commanderpete you have the revised pictures yet?I hear there calling for snow next week in New York.

I'm working on it Steve, honest. You're a hard taskmaster, my friend.

I had to paint that ugly hole I've been calling a motor well.

I beefed up all the chainplate areas with fiberglass. Of course, now the chainplate screws are too short. I have some longer bronze screws and washers coming from Jamestown.

All the hatches needed painting. I used two part paint on the outside and Brightsides on the inside.

I think one coat of primer and one top coat is enough. I'm calling this job done.

Could have used a flash on this picture.

Hey Pete,these pictures are huge! What software are you using?Youve found something different.I really like the Commanders layout better than the Ariels.Must not be much headroom thou,Im 6'2'' but I a do agree with Mike I dont do a whole lot of standing below unless Im cooking.The doger lets me keep the hatch always open for plenty of head space for that.

For the new shelves, I have some nice 3" teak rails to front them with and keep stuff from falling off the shelves.

When I fiberglassed the shelves, I made sure the wood didn't touch the hull. I formed the brace underneath by using soft pipe insulation covered with layers of glass. The shelf is glassed about 4" to the hull on top, and about 6" below.

It's my typical fiberglassing job. A bit sloppy but tremendously strong. I had to sand down the lumpy parts and fair it (twice).

For those boxes to cover the hoses, the bottom one had to be as small as possible so that the cushion would fit. The cushions were not original, and had been cut to fit the hoses.

I had to reposition one of the hoses, using a hole saw to cut new holes, filling the old holes with the plugs.

I think I'll have to create a front for the bottom one out of cardboard covered with fiberglass. The top front will be removable.

Naturally, I'll trim the edges with teak molding so it looks purdy. :cool:

I cant wait to see the new cushions.

Steve.

I upped the pixels to about 1100, guess thats why the photos are bigger. No sharper, though.

Funny, I've been admiring the interior of the Ariel. Definitely no standing headroom inside a Commander. If you raise the forward hatch, you can stand up while you take a piss.

For the paint, I used the Brightsides I had left over from painting the hull. I thought about adding the flattening agent. A shiny paint shows the surface defects more. But, by the time I thought about that, I had already painted the hatch covers at home.

We'll see how everything looks when I have the covers on, the galley, the laminate,the cushions and the teak. For now I have to forget about the interior and get the boat in sailing trim.

I usually sail from late April into December. I'm suffering from severe withdrawl symptoms by now.