New Flooring

Dec 6, 2017
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1997 Sundancer 300
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Here are a few pics of my 2019 projects. New aquamat for the deck and new vinyl planking in the cabin. Had I known the amount of work it took to take out the carpet, not sure I would have attempted it. Glad I didn't know!
Randall
 

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Isn't that how most projects go. :)

Look really good. Worth the effort.
 
Looks great! I like the color you chose for the cabin. Very cool...
Thanks. That was the Admiral's choice. I wasn't crazy about it out of the box but once I installed it I loved it. She was right. Again.....
 
What would be your advice for these two projects? I would imagine you need to build up the hatch to get it level with the floor? Did you use adhesive or let it float? Start from the middle and work out to the edge?

Did you get the cockpit vinyl cut or did you cut it yourself?
 
great job. I've been thinking about doing my 94. The only issue is the carpet is green. At least your tan looks nice with the floor.
 
What would be your advice for these two projects? I would imagine you need to build up the hatch to get it level with the floor? Did you use adhesive or let it float? Start from the middle and work out to the edge?

Did you get the cockpit vinyl cut or did you cut it yourself?
I had to make a new hatch, then shimmed the part of the opening that it sits on to get it flush with the floor. I also started laying the flooring along the outer straight edge next to the hatch (the piece immediately to the right of the hatch in the picture below). This particular product was a peel and stick application so it was very easy to work with. The trick was getting the floor of the cabin completely clean so the planking would bond to it. Corinthian has a template for the aquamat for my model. I upgraded to the black 'Sunbrella' edging which they added at the factory.
 

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So were you in the camp of "the carpet came out in a million tiny pieces" or was it moderately easy to pull up???

Removing the carpet is the only thing that has kept this project off my "real project" list so far. It sounds like it can be quite painful.
 
So were you in the camp of "the carpet came out in a million tiny pieces" or was it moderately easy to pull up???

Removing the carpet is the only thing that has kept this project off my "real project" list so far. It sounds like it can be quite painful.
It came out in basically one piece but it was very difficult to remove. I pulled at the carpet as I scraped under it with a trowel. It literally came up centimeter by centimeter. I had about 10 hours into pulling it up.
 
It came out in basically one piece but it was very difficult to remove. I pulled at the carpet as I scraped under it with a trowel. It literally came up centimeter by centimeter. I had about 10 hours into pulling it up.

Ughhh....my knees and back hurt just reading this. :)

Thanks for sharing!
 
Ughhh....my knees and back hurt just reading this. :)

Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome. This project was exactly like saving money or losing weight. Painful to do but totally worth it once it was done.
 
Would you see any benefit using a heat gun to loosen the glue?
 
What brand vinyl flooring did you use and would you be willing to use it again?

Do you think the carpet would release better with the use of a heat gun?

-Kevin
 
I did a similar project a couple of years ago. I started with a scraper to remove the carpet, and quickly started looking for another way. It manifested itself in a Harbor Freight ad, and worked like a charm. Turned the job into a couple of hours total, with little effort on my part. I got the carpet out in basically one piece, which I used as a template for building a floating floor with Allure from Home Depot.
I recently moved my photos to icloud because I kept overrunning the dropbox free accounts. I will get a link to all of my pics. It came out quite well, and if I ever change my mind, I can get the new floor up in about 45 seconds.
Here's the magic tool:
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Would you see any benefit using a heat gun to loosen the glue?

I think a heat gun would get the carpet up quicker, for sure but the old glue and other debris still needs to be scraped off. Better to scrape the glue when it is cold and hard.
 
I did a similar project a couple of years ago. I started with a scraper to remove the carpet, and quickly started looking for another way. It manifested itself in a Harbor Freight ad, and worked like a charm. Turned the job into a couple of hours total, with little effort on my part. I got the carpet out in basically one piece, which I used as a template for building a floating floor with Allure from Home Depot.
I recently moved my photos to icloud because I kept overrunning the dropbox free accounts. I will get a link to all of my pics. It came out quite well, and if I ever change my mind, I can get the new floor up in about 45 seconds.
Here's the magic tool:
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This looks like the answer!
 
What brand vinyl flooring did you use and would you be willing to use it again?

Do you think the carpet would release better with the use of a heat gun?

-Kevin
It is called 'Style Selection' from Lowe's. It's 2mm thick and is easy to work with. I liked this product because it was flexible enough to follow the imperfections of the fiberglass floor which were previously hidden by the carpeting. If you use more rigid or 'snap n lock' planks, you have to level, sand, patch and re-epoxy the floor or put a sub floor in, neither of which are practical in my opinion.
 

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