Larry, The upper beadboard on the inside of the cabin trunk is just 1/4 inch ply with an oak beadboard finished side. Its just interior wainscoating type stuff. I like the looks of it, put sealer on it and trimmed it in oak. Clarity is still a work in progress but a little more gets done each year (in between sailing of course). Should be launching her in Bellingham at the end of the week. Getting close to 60 degrees here this week. Jeff ________________________________ From: "Hughston, Larry@DGS" <Larry.Hughston@dgs.ca.gov> To: Jeff <northwave20@yahoo.com>; For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 8:14 AM Subject: RE: M_Boats: Fw: wood working question Jeff, what material is the upper beadboard? Nice work. ---Larry "Old 189" M-15 -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 1:19 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Fw: wood working question ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Jeff <northwave20@yahoo.com> To: pam and dana <denko@broadstripe.net>; For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 1:14 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: wood working question Thanks, One more picture to share. My 23 never had wood on the inside. I had to grind the paint off the inside of the hull in order to fiberglass in vertical wood strips to fasten the fir strips to. This picture shows the inside of the hull with the one the the vertical strips fiberglassed in place. Jeff ________________________________ From: pam and dana <denko@broadstripe.net> To: Jeff <northwave20@yahoo.com>; For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:38 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: wood working question Jeff--Thanks for including those pictures. Looks beautiful. Pam Port Townsend On Mar 20, 2013, at 7:23 AM, Jeff wrote:
A couple other pics Jeff
________________________________ From: Robbin Roddewig <robbin.roddewig@verizon.net> To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 9:27 AM Subject: M_Boats: wood working question
Hi all, last fall I took apart the port wood interior of my M-23 and now have replacement wood from a local sawmill here in VA. They ripped a bunch of ash slats that will replace the rotted and warped slats that I took out (after the hull to deck leak was traced to its source). The question I have is how or if I can easily shape some of the slats. Some of the 9' slats being replaced are pretty straight while other look like a shallow U. I am sure this is due to the curvature of the hull as one proceeds from the floor to the deck. For the curved slats is there a way to shape them a bit before trying to install them (without building a steam chest that is 9' long!)? I may be able to bend them as they go in but then again, I may not. Appreciate any help!
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