The V-berth project...

The forward wall was soft at the base and needed to be replaced, and the vinyl didn’t come clean enough after bleaching and scrubbing.







First the trim was all carefully removed.



Then the forward wall was torn out. After the wall was removed we had a clear view of the chain locker and the Sampson post. Fortunately, again not rot..



We stripped and scraped all the foam backed vinyl off the v-berth walls.



We added aluminum reinforcement on the post since we had things torn apart that far (just for extra support.)



The forward wall of the v-berth was replaced with marine grade teak and re-fiberglass tabbed into place.



Next the vinyl was replaced. First we installed a foam backed vinyl and then covered it with the same marine vinyl that is on the backs of all of our new upholstery.



The wall was stained to match the trim which is starting to go back in.
(Note: the wall is from the same sheet of wood as the lazerette cover.)



This project in now complete with the exception of some misc. small pieces of molding here and there. Photos to come in the next post.

The blog is now current with the "up-date" book that was created for the prior owners to follow our progress. Now, as we add pages for them we will also add posts here too... We are however running several weeks behind "real time" with the up-dates. Should be adding something new about anytime...