Nice looking boat! I am in the middle of a Sceptre rebuild so seeing this gives a little inspiration.
No good answer for you on the VHF- maybe in the cabin overhead to starboard near opening or consider a handheld type only control where the actual radio box is hidden like Icom M400. Only a mic with wire at the helm area with a clip.
On the cabin door, on prior boats , have wrapped a strip of white upholstery vinyl over the piano hinge when it's installed and bed in a small amount of white silicone- not perfect but can look clean if done right and keeps the water out. Had two boats in the past like this and generally kept the water from dripping through.
I ripped all my carpet out and have to decide if going to paint the overhead or look into that thin foam overhead material with white vinyl .Just have to figure out best way to attach that will stay up in warm temps. When pulling out the carpet, found a corner and started pulling with pliers. Some fasteners like bow rail and windshield do pinch it in place. Also , it is difficult to remove above fwd bulkhead / anchor locker as think it was installed to the cap before the cap was fastened to the hull . Wasn't a big deal for me as I was starting a total re-do. You may not want to open that can of worms?
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