late Fall Project

rickalan35 · Post by **rickalan35** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 10:56 pm

I've decided to rip out my rear wall (tricabin) and replace the entire thing.

I have already replaced the original back door with a new piece of teak including a new window. But it's time now to get the two adjoining wall sections done. They seem fine but I hate the crappy Trojan melamine finished panels enough to try and come up with some kind of replacement white fiberglass covering, for placement over the new marine plywood.

Have any of you already done this kind of thing before? Any suggestions re: the melamine problem?

Another tricabin owner nearby has already done this and he is emailing me his replacement panel dimensions. Apparently the panels have edges cut at 60 degrees in order to "lean" into the proper position for installation.

Rick

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:36 am

Sounds interesting. Please keep us posted.

rooferdave · Post by **rooferdave** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:16 am

what about teak veneer! Fasten it to the marine ply before you install and finish it, then put it in the boat. I am also redoing the back of my tryfly this winter so we can keep each other posted re sources materials etc

rickalan35 · Post by **rickalan35** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:03 am

Sounds good, Dave. I will take photos and make drawings of the replacement panels and their subsequent dimensions.

My friend in Ottawa did not use teak veneer but instead, applied a stain to the exterior of the replacement marine plywood. Although I admire the job he did constructing brand new replacement panels, I personally would want my panels to be white, in order to match the rest of the boat's exterior.

By the way, many tricabins leak on the outside of the rear wall which subsequently drips onto the edge of the beds beside the shelf. This is a result of rotting wood from within the melamine panels. Sometimes it's not visible. When the marine plywood begins to rot, the bacteria can move down into the teak flooring located in the rear sole. I want to nip mine in the bud.

Cheers

Rick

rooferdave · Post by **rooferdave** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:46 am

oh I thought you were asking about the inside....I am thinking of doing the outside of mine in 24 or 26 gauge prepainted steel the other thing I have been considering is sarnifl or protech pvc products

rickalan35 · Post by **rickalan35** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:12 pm

Dave, Those products are new to me. I see from the Sarnifl website that they have a white membrane available. Is that what you are considering? Would that membrane subsequently be glued to the marine plywood panel??

R

rooferdave · Post by **rooferdave** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:13 pm

rickalan35 wrote:Dave, Those products are new to me. I see from the Sarnifl website that they have a white membrane available. Is that what you are considering? Would that membrane subsequently be glued to the marine plywood panel??

R

yes, a contact cement or similar material would be used to fasten to the ply, that is what they used on skydome, I am also looking to use this on my hatch covers