Difference between revisions of "Upgrades and Enhancements"

Revision as of 21:32, 13 April 2012

An upgrade to the "dreaded droop" headlining problem: http://www.hastie.org.uk/vberth.html

An upgrade to the opaque hatch problem. Let the light in! http://www.hastie.org.uk/hatch.html

Improving the water system on a Centaur: http://www.hastie.org.uk/galleysink.html

Sink in Flora CR1871

Another upgrade of a Westerly Centaur sink: http://www.hastie.org.uk/sink.html

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 ==[[DIY cockpit seating teak substitute]]==
-The original teak boards were in excellent condition, but the fact is they were prone to leaks as they were bolted to the seating area. I removed these and will no doubt make some pretty drinks holders out of them in due course. I considered getting Treadmaster but I heard they were difficult to keep clean and I didn't want a rubber look.
-When I was down at the London Boat Show at Excel I chanced upon imitation teak and found three suppliers.  The one that was most helpful was Permateek so I began an exchange of correspondence when I got back home to get a good price to justify any further expenditure on my Centaur.
-I made my mind up to get Permateek for the seating area and the tops of the coaming.  Cost me over Â£400 but it really does look very good.  I made paper templates and sent them off to Ian 'Griff' Griffiths who made up the panels for me and sent them off within a couple of weeks.
-I followed the instructions on the Permateek website and this is the result. I used tow tubes of Sikaflex 291 white adhesive.
-Courtesy of Ken Hastie
-[http://www.hastie.org.uk/]
 ==[[Centaur (and others) Headlining replacement]]==