Westerly Headlining Project. Restoring A Westerly Storm 33.

[@lauriebloggs8391]

I really take my hat off to you, having stripped out and cleaned a smaller yacht for relining, and that was really filthy work. I had a professional to do the headlining, and then I re assembled the interior. Well done..........

[@SM40]

Many thanks! It really is a nasty job - but highly rewarding.

[@marlings]

I have a smaller boat with the same vinyl droop. I have removed much of the vinyl, prepared and painted the fibreglass with a water based paint. This will be left for a while whilst I decide what to do longer term. I must admit the cream paint looks pretty decent for now. For me, water based paints and adhesives are the way to go, being much safer and easier to work with. I am trialling Eco Thixofix from Alpha Ahesives and it sticks really well, as a contact adhesive. I have used and painted very flexible 3.8mm plywood sheet for one quarter berth panel as an alternative to vinyl, which has practical advantages for easy removal/later addition of insulation. You took on an epic challenge here and got a great result. Well done!

[@fish-hawk5903]

Terrific video and a great result after a lot of careful work.

[@SM40]

Many thanks. I hope it shows people that with some determination it's possible to restore to something like the original.

[@dl3151]

Great video!! I did a workshop for the Westerly Club Nederland an will send everybody the shed also with a materiallistening on request.I did it in my Thyphoon.60 mtr. and 56 cans of contact adhesive spray!and i did it all with brushes.The materials came from the automotiv industrie in polland,quite inexpensive . Nice season to everybody Dirk from Westerly TyphoonTN7

[@davesailing]

I'm so impressed. What a tricky job. The head linings in the cabin of Zephyr IV are on thin plywood panels. I had to take some of them down to sort out some wiring and what a nightmare, all that sticky foam detritus. Mine's not too bad overall but there are bits that offend and I guess I might have to sort it out eventually. Well done to you both for the job and the video.. Best Wishes Dave

[@SM40]

Thanks Dave, much appreciated and I trust you and Zephyr IV have had a great season.

[@stevelittle6518]

Great video. Such a familiar sight to me! I haven't got all the skills you have, getting to grips with the sewing machine. But have used Hawke House themselves to make the trim pieces from the originals as patterns which has worked for me. Certainly not a job for the feint hearted...

[@SM40]

Can't wait to see yours!

[@s62m5]

Great video thanks! My headlining isn't too bad, but the forward cabin needs doing ! Also love the lighting, I was toying with led strips, which have you bought? I want the control panel you have!

[@SM40]

@@s62m5 Thanks, if you're referring to the controller in the head, its a Wall mount RGBW PWM LED controller single zone, from hiline-lighting.co.uk The LED strips are all BTF-LIGHTING 5050 RGBW RGB+Warm IP65.

[@s62m5]

Brilliant thanks !

[@EddyGenoa]

Hi, thanks for this video. May i ask to questions: (i) i note your surface preparation was done to a very high standard. Could a slightly less good job work and could one use some kind of vinyl paint as a defacto primer on which the new adhesive could be applied. (ii) Did you consider just using carpet as a liner instead and would this be easier?

[@SM40]

Hi Eddy, thanks for commenting and glad the video was useful. In my case I followed professional advice for preparation and materials; I imagine one would be well advised to research their own if choosing a different path. Ni, at no point did I consider carpet since my objective was to restore to the original standard as much as possible. All the best for your project.

[@1962gms]

Great insight, thank you. Did you consider putting closed cell insulation in at all?

[@SM40]

Thanks for commenting and I'm glad you found it good insight. No, I did not consider additional insulation layers. That would affect all the wooden trims and fitting them back in place. Plus, I'm not planning to go to the Arctic (yet).