gkjtexoma
Member II
Hello All,
This forum reads like great group of people! We purchased a 1985 Ericson 30+ a few months ago. In the evenings I've been avidly reading at the great information on this site . I'm presently spending my time working on our O'Day 25 getting it ready to sell, but have been thinking a lot about the many things that need doing on the E30+.
The condition of the interior headliner due to many leaks. I've fixed most of them, but all the zippers are stuck and all the staples holding the headliner are rusted and just waiting to let go. Areas of the plywood around the main portlights are delaminated. I've read all the writings on getting the zippers working again and have even bought replacement pulls. My wife suggests removing the entire headliner and simply painting the 'ceiling'. I am torn between doing that and trying to make the present headliner presentable with the plywood patched up and probably painted off-white.
Has anyone torn the stuff out and done something like painting or creating a ceiling of laminate panels retained by teak furring strips? Or anything else along those lines?
Graham
Lake Texoma
This forum reads like great group of people! We purchased a 1985 Ericson 30+ a few months ago. In the evenings I've been avidly reading at the great information on this site . I'm presently spending my time working on our O'Day 25 getting it ready to sell, but have been thinking a lot about the many things that need doing on the E30+.
The condition of the interior headliner due to many leaks. I've fixed most of them, but all the zippers are stuck and all the staples holding the headliner are rusted and just waiting to let go. Areas of the plywood around the main portlights are delaminated. I've read all the writings on getting the zippers working again and have even bought replacement pulls. My wife suggests removing the entire headliner and simply painting the 'ceiling'. I am torn between doing that and trying to make the present headliner presentable with the plywood patched up and probably painted off-white.
Has anyone torn the stuff out and done something like painting or creating a ceiling of laminate panels retained by teak furring strips? Or anything else along those lines?
Graham
Lake Texoma