chicknwing
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2008
- Messages
- 411
Aesthetically, speaking my foredeck was UGLY! I disliked it so much that I have no pictures of it to show you. But, this is what I..., I mean we..., I mean the wife, came up with.
I had taken the original vinyl off when I got the boat it was orange, sun faded, cracked, yuck... I used an indoor outdoor carpet as a replacement, that worked good for a season, but, the wind over the bow while on the trailer started to pull the edges up and mother nature took care of the rest. When we rebuilt we dedicated the garage to the boat and have eliminated most of mother natures effects on the upholstery. So while we were at Lowe's looking for something to line the side storage compartment with, my wife found this product $.98 for each plank. To cover our small foredeck 30"x20" we needed only 4 pieces. It seemed that this would be an acceptable risk. We also picked up a tile adhesive, a piece of birch plywood 1/8x2x4, a tube of PL Construction Adhesive, a plastic trowel, a plastic putty knife, and some stainless screws.
First, I rolled out a piece of masking paper to the shape and size of the foredeck area, marked and cut, then test fit.
Next, I laid the template on the plywood, marked, checked, cut, and test fit.
I then used a liberal amount of PL Construction Adhesive applied with a putty knife to glue the plywood down and added weight to hold it in place.
The next day, I took a new razor blade and trimmed the paper backing on my planks to the edge of the material so the template would trace properly to the planks. I noted on the paper backing which side went where and numbered the inside pieces. I then laid the template on the planks and taped the corners.
With a china marker I traced the template
With a pair of sharp utility scissors I carefully cut the design, making relief cuts as necessary.
I then applied the tile glue following the instructions on the container, and added some work lamps to boost the ambient temperature.
TC
I had taken the original vinyl off when I got the boat it was orange, sun faded, cracked, yuck... I used an indoor outdoor carpet as a replacement, that worked good for a season, but, the wind over the bow while on the trailer started to pull the edges up and mother nature took care of the rest. When we rebuilt we dedicated the garage to the boat and have eliminated most of mother natures effects on the upholstery. So while we were at Lowe's looking for something to line the side storage compartment with, my wife found this product $.98 for each plank. To cover our small foredeck 30"x20" we needed only 4 pieces. It seemed that this would be an acceptable risk. We also picked up a tile adhesive, a piece of birch plywood 1/8x2x4, a tube of PL Construction Adhesive, a plastic trowel, a plastic putty knife, and some stainless screws.
First, I rolled out a piece of masking paper to the shape and size of the foredeck area, marked and cut, then test fit.
Next, I laid the template on the plywood, marked, checked, cut, and test fit.
I then used a liberal amount of PL Construction Adhesive applied with a putty knife to glue the plywood down and added weight to hold it in place.
The next day, I took a new razor blade and trimmed the paper backing on my planks to the edge of the material so the template would trace properly to the planks. I noted on the paper backing which side went where and numbered the inside pieces. I then laid the template on the planks and taped the corners.
With a china marker I traced the template
With a pair of sharp utility scissors I carefully cut the design, making relief cuts as necessary.
I then applied the tile glue following the instructions on the container, and added some work lamps to boost the ambient temperature.
TC
