removing fur from aft birth

aerojet777 · Post by **aerojet777** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 7:39 pm

hi all,

i spend 2 days removing the fur from the aft birth of my c26 then sanding using the random orbital sander. this was alot harder than i thought. i will post pics soon. i decided to remove the fur when i got a spider bite when climbing back there. i think bugs like the fur. the question i have is why would fur be installed in a boat in the first place ?

EmergencyExit · Post by **EmergencyExit** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 3:18 am

Fur ? Was it the remains of old foam backing from the vinyl liner ?

aerojet777 · Post by **aerojet777** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:51 am

Hi EE,, it was actually like fake fur but they glued it to the inside walls of the aft birth. it was a breeding ground for mold and other nasty things so i had to remove it now im painting it so it stays more dry in there.

EmergencyExit · Post by **EmergencyExit** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:57 am

Ewwww...somehow that makes me think of an old Chevy Van from the 70's or something...bet it was a lot of work...

Windwalker · Post by **Windwalker** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 10:37 am

My 78 also has "fur" in the aft berth. White or off-white that holds stains, especially rust, very well. I think it was standard in some years. From the aft berth forward its the standard "tuck & roll" white vinyl.

Good luck painting, the fiberglass there is very rough, unfinished. I have been toying with the idea of very thin, 1/8", plywood. I found some at the local plywood shop that is "mahogany", probably Okoume.

Baring that, recover it with vinyl using spray adhesive.

bearley · Post by **bearley** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 2:46 pm

I removed all the fur in the rear berth area, and removed the tuck-n-roll vinyl everywhere. Is there any reason not to install commercial carpeting on the side walls of the forward berth where the vinyl used to be?