"Roger Long" wrote in
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I was tremendously impressed with the stuff this company makes

http://www.majilite.com/

which was used on the Maryland Research vessel. It looks like vinyl
or Naugahyde but they stretched it around shapes and corners I
couldn't believe with no sign of thinning or strain. It's so tough
that they don't try to use utility knives to cut it (company is also
involved with bullet proof materials) and use special scissors. The
pilothouse interior and console top were all done with it and it looks
like a million dollars, (well four milllion actually).

BTW I was amused to see Neal reveal his ignorance again. My 1980 soft
headliner still looks great. Talk about entry level boats, Coronado
27?


I was a bit baffled in my buddy's Jeanneau 40DS as the headliner panels
had no screws showing anywhere! I was trying to get into them so I
could trace some wires in the overhead of the main cabin. Joe had no
idea as he'd never had them down.

I pried the corner of a panel a little to see if I could see any kind of
mounting/dismounting hardware. There was this terrifying "RRRRIIIIPP!"
and the panel nearly fell down onto the table! This was Joe's new
"baby" and he's very particular with fit and finish. Joe's bigger and
stronger than me so I was calculating how fast I could make the dock...
(c;]

As soon as it came down, I could see the whole overhead of the Jeanneau
yachts are held in place with VELCRO! You just grab a corner and rip
them right off!

Later Mrs. Joe came down to the boat to bring us workers some lunch. I
waited until it quieted down before going up to a panel and ripping it
down. She nearly peed her pants....(c;]

What a great idea! The panels are quite secure once you've pressed them
into place and never have come loose at sea. But, if you need to get in
there, it's just SO simple to get the panel off to put out the fire....

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Another friend has a beautiful blonde wife, Elizabeth. She's a true
"trophy wife". We sat in his computer room working on installing more
memory sticks, when she walks in out of the blue and asks, "Where does
Naugahyde come from?" Without even looking up from inside the desktop
computer box, Bob says, "It comes from Naugas, of course. They have big
Nauga farms in South Africa that raises them. They tan the "hyde" after
they cut it off the meat, which Africans love to eat."

A true blonde, she thanked us, turned around and left the room totally
satisfied with her new information.

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Watch TV from the other side of the planet in English:

http://www.presstv.ir/

I lived there 2.5 years in the 70's.....