Adding vinyl flooring to 2004 bayliner?

[pj246]

Last season My oil filter came loose and sprayed oil on the inside of my engine hatch and it leaked onto the carpet and disolved the glue. The carpet is now bubbled up and is starting to fall apart in just one small area right in front of the hatch. I was just wondering if anyone has tried to replace just a small section of carpet with vinyl, and how to cover the seams where the carpet and vinyl meet. another issue I have is the hatch bottom is attached to alot of things and it is on top of the existing carpet. I dont know if it is worth pulling all of that off. What should I do just butt it against the hatch and back seats or try to slide it under everything which would make it more difficult to glue down. I am not completely sold on this idea any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[dmarkvid2]

Re: Adding vinyl flooring to 2004 bayliner?

PJ, It might be worth just to remove all the carpet, and replace it with an anti-slip marine vinyl. I did it to my boat, and it looks great. I had to cover an area that was 5'X 9' and cost me 133.00 bucks, and used a water proof rubber adheisive that I bought at Home Depot. To me, carpet is carpet, weather it is in your house, or in your boat, and even though its a marine carpet, it still will retain moisture. The vinyl I put in was one piece,and is glued from the floor, up the sides about 3", making no seam edges, and the water just rolls off, and can be easily dryed off. I comes in different colors. If you want the website I bought the vinyl from, just E-mail me at lovemark89@aol.com If you just want to replace the area that you said, I would do it, and cover the seam with an aluminum carpet stripping, mitreing the corners at 45 degree angles, and screwing it down. As far as the hatch, removing everything is up to you,it all depends on how much time and effort you want to spend making things right.

 

[jze1212]

Re: Adding vinyl flooring to 2004 bayliner?

I agree, I just did mine with Nautolex marine vinyl, looks great! I goofed a little during the install and have it in 2 sections, Have not got it in the water yet, soon though, like it much better than carpet.. <br />[img=http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2608/rearcover26ex.jpg]

 

[jze1212]

Re: Adding vinyl flooring to 2004 bayliner?

sorry, last one didnt work..<br /><br />[img=http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/4628/rearcover21oq.th.jpg]

 

[santa666]

Re: Adding vinyl flooring to 2004 bayliner?

... carpet, carpet, carpet! JEEZ, you guys are NUTS!!!! If I see another*%(^&@#$ post about carpet I'm getting my clown suit and rifle and heading to the clock tower!!!!<br /><br />That stuff retains MOISTURE, HELLO!?!?! <br /><br />Step #1 Be a man and glass it in. <br /><br />Step #2 get/make/find a SNAP IN CARPET to protect the kiddies feet<br /><br />Step #3 remove it for cleaning (can you say powerwasher?) and for fishing.

 

[jze1212]

Re: Adding vinyl flooring to 2004 bayliner?

That us why we replaced carpet with vinyl!!!! Some boats come with carpet.. I actually used scraps for certain parts that I may rergret down the road but I dont fish much..

 

[studlymandingo]

Re: Adding vinyl flooring to 2004 bayliner?

Carpet+Water+Fish Guts+mildew= EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!

 

[santa666]

Re: Adding vinyl flooring to 2004 bayliner?

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!! is right!<br /><br />My buddy replaced his carpet with the "HIGH GRADE" marine vinyl. Within a week he'd knicked it with a knife. Yeah, he tried to seal it with 5200 or some other goop, but that stuff is a band-aid-on-a-bullet-wound. (I'm sure his screw holes let water in too) His floor is now rotten. <br /><br />Had he only glassed it in...<br /><br />Doing Vinyl flooring and carpet is like riding to the prom in a limo, but then having to walk the last mile.

 

[dmarkvid2]

Re: Adding vinyl flooring to 2004 bayliner?

Hey Santa, Clown suits, rifles, knives, and bullet wounds,,, you sound like an angry guy. Anyway,, I droped an anchor on my vinyl deck, and didn't even make a dent.

 

[RubberFrog]

Re: Adding vinyl flooring to 2004 bayliner?

Why is it "manly" to glass it in? Some people consider spending money and time on their wife and kids to be manly.