Painting the Interior of the Cabin
The cabin of our sailboat looked like it had been painted multiple times, so it was really bumpy with paint chipping and flaking off everywhere. We knew we had to sand it down and smooth it out as best we could.
All the hardware had to first come out because we didn't want to paint over it, and we wanted to replace it anyway. We found out that the bolts holding down the tabernacle which holds the mast up were pretty much useless. I think we broke each one taking them out. They were rusted beyond recognition.
We went to Walmart and bought a 5" orbital sander. After trying that for about one minute, we knew it wouldn't work. So we took that back and got our money back. We tried some other stuff like using a drill attachment, but nothing really worked like we hoped it would, so we ended just going old school on it and used sand paper and our hands. It really wasn't too much fun at all. We sanded for a full day and called it quits. There were still some bumpy spots, but smoothing out everything would have been a never-ending job.
Applying the paint was the fun part. We used Benjamin Moore Kitchen and Bath paint shown in the bottom picture. It's an acrylic latex paint that resists mildew growth which is kind of important in a wet environment. We had one person using a 2 inch roller while the other painted the inside corners with a brush. Using a 2 inch roller was definitely the way to go. It went on really fast and easy. We ended up applying two coats of paint right on top of the old stuff.
We were really happy with the results. The paint dried with a nice gloss that will keep the moisture out, and it really brightened up the inside..
The bolt above was not recovered from the Titanic. It was actually a bolt we removed from our sailboat before we started painting. Luckily, it was not very important. It only held the mast to the boat.
Do work, son!
Yes, it is niice. I like.
It says Kitchen and Baths, but luckily, it also works in boat cabins.
