wood floor

71gstream

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Apr 12, 2006
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first off i want to say how great this site is. i finally became a member today. my name is jason and i am new to this hobby. i recently purchased a 19'<br />1971 gulfstream with a merc 165 250 straight six. the guy i bought it from had the engine completely rebuilt and only put 150 hours on it. i bought the boat with trailer for $1000.00 dollars. i will try to put pics up soon once i figure out how. i thought it was a pretty good deal and so did my freinds. im currently getting the boat ready for summer. going to do some fishing and camping with it. i ripped off all the carpet today and the vinyl that was underneath the carpet and it looks like i will be replacing the wood flooring one of these days. its not that bad. the worst is the piece that is above the gas tank.<br />and certain areas the wood has come up. . i would like to lay some kind of covering on the floor to make it look nice for right now until i am ready to replace the floor, any suggestions? i would like to just go out and enjoy the boat for the next couple of years before i tear this wood out.<br />what do you use. thanks
 

ztim

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Re: wood floor

Why not just go to your carpet dealer and get the color of youe choice of astro-turf? Cheap, looks good, and is easy to glue down. There will be other ideas besides this. All pretty good too.<br /><br />Welcome to the forums. Have fun with your boat!
 

surlyjoe

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Re: wood floor

and the glue will help seal up the old wood till you rip it out in the fall.
 

71gstream

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Re: wood floor

thanks for the ideas, i know that home depot sells the astro-turf maybe.i will get it from there and get some good adhesive. anyone have any suggestions on glue or aerosol adhesive? thanks
 

71gstream

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Re: wood floor

forgot to mention that i should sand the floor a bit in order to have the glue stick or adhesive.
 

jze1212

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Re: wood floor

I used some outdoor liquid nails to adhere my vinyl flooring down, it comes in a caulking tube so I spread it around with a notched trowel, stinks a bit, should clear up once it dries completely (I hope) <br /><br />I used that because I had tried the recomended adhesive and because there are some groves that the vinly had to go in the stuf wasnt tacky enough, so when I would walk away from it the vinyl would lift, the liquid nails held it right down for a nice tight fit.. I hope it stays that way..
 

studlymandingo

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Re: wood floor

Don't wait 2 more seasons. If it is rough now, you will most likely have some trouble underneath. If it's not too soft, go ahead and use it this summer, but I would definitely have a look under the deck as soon as boating season is over. <br /><br />Use the exterior carpet adhesive and a small v-notched trowel to put the adhesive down.
 
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