vinyl flooring

[Frankiea87]

hey i currently have carpet flooring.. i would like to change to a vinyl floor.. anyone have any pics of this installed in their boats? any suggestions? is this a good idea? would the vinyll absorb water? or repel it? i was thinking about adding some drain piping in the deck to help drain water on top.

 

[foodfisher]

Re: vinyl flooring

IMHO IF you're talking about something like kitchen vinyl, it will be too slick when wet and water will get underneath and unstick it.

 

[haulnazz15]

Re: vinyl flooring

Lol, yeah vinyl flooring would make for some interesting moves when it gets wet. Why do you want to switch from carpeting?

 

[peckerwood]

Re: vinyl flooring

Total No No Use Carpet

 

[kamby]

Re: vinyl flooring

I thought about taking my carpet up and having it linex'd anyone do that? I dunno if it will be slippery or not.

Vinyl sounds scary if i can slip and fall on a wet kitchen floor than im sure i could in the boat and possible slip over board. When we do crab pots you have to lean into the sides of the boat for leverage vinyl u might slip out. Good idea tho makes cleaning easier just hose it out...

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: vinyl flooring

I say get rid of the carpet esp. if you are using your boat for real stuff like pulling crab pots. There are vinyl floor coverings that aren't slippery--we had two Starcrafts with such flooring, back in the day. There are reasons why you don't have carpet in your kitchen, deck, garage, patio, bathroom and laundry room--and those reasons are why you don't want it in a boat. That is, unless you restrict your boating activities to the same things you do in your living room.

 

[dozerII]

Re: vinyl flooring

There is a vinyl made for outdoor use decks boats what have you. the one I used in my boats is called DekMaster. and it is not slippery and works very well. It is easy to clean and sheds the water to the bilge.
Attached are a couple photos of the boat I am working on.

 

[ezmobee]

Re: vinyl flooring

I'm installing vinyl in my boat right now. dozer's boat above was part of my inspiration. Best prices by far here: http://www.defender.com/category.jsp?path=-1|10918|311409&id=311410

 

[NSBCraig]

Re: vinyl flooring

Try sea deck

 

[DonHof]

Re: vinyl flooring

I just ordered a new boat with vinyl floor in part of the boat. I don't think boating manufactures would install it, if it was slick. That would leave them wide open for law suits. You can get boating vinyl from Bass Pro and Carbels.

 

[ezmobee]

Re: vinyl flooring

The vinyl I'm installing has a deep texture to it. I doubt it's going to be slick.

 

[RWilson2526]

Re: vinyl flooring

cant find a good picture of it at the moment..but that flooring that bayliner was putting in their Discovery series looked pretty cool....had like 1" diameter raised circles on it.


edit: cant really see it well iun this pic but its the best i can find

 

[Frankiea87]

Re: vinyl flooring

haha a few of you guys r funny.. i would never install home kitchen vinyl flooring.. they make MARINE vinyl specifically for boats. lol ... EZMOBEE- got any pics of the install? cheapest site to buy it from? how do your edges and corners come out ? im afraid it might bubble up around them... thanks

 

[JoLin]

Re: vinyl flooring

Aren't you guys concerned about moisture getting between your deck covering and deck? I have snap-in carpet for the cockpit of my boat, and it stays in the garage. I have an intense dislike of anything that retains water.

If the cockpit needed cosmetic work I'd paint it with one of the coatings available. I think that no matter how carefully you install a hard covering, you're gonna leave voids, and water always finds a way...

My .02

 

[stylesabu]

Re: vinyl flooring

I like my durabak painted floor. it will take about 2 gallons to do a 16ft boat deck heres a couple of pictures

 

[This_lil_fishy]

Re: vinyl flooring

cant find a good picture of it at the moment..but that flooring that bayliner was putting in their Discovery series looked pretty cool....had like 1" diameter raised circles on it.


edit: cant really see it well iun this pic but its the best i can find

Yup, I noticed this when I was buying my new boat (ended up with the glastron below instead) and thought it was the smartest boat decking I've ever seen. It's actually a rubberized product I think, makes tens times more sense then a musty fish gut covered carpet anyday on a budget boat. My Glastron has a fiberglass deck...hate rotted deck wood!

Ian