kilroy
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The original snap-down carpet in our 260 was in pretty rough shape when we bought it, so new flooring was high on the list of to-dos. After looking at and discussing various flooring options, we decided to go with synthetic teak. We liked the clean look and the low maintenance. The product we chose is PlasDeck, available through TT Custom Marine. Travis already had the template for the 260 so all we did was place the order. The flooring is shipped rolled up in a box, and after removing all the pieces, we laid them out flat on the floor and let them sit a few days (actually more than a few days due to continuing nasty weather in the midwest). I had also hoped to get them installed while the boat was on blocks but that didn’t happen either because of weather; however, having the boat in the water didn’t make the installation any more difficult.
I installed the flooring in three sessions over a period of about a week: In the first session I installed the five smaller pieces.
In the second session I installed the big T-shaped section towards the bow end of the cockpit,
and in the third I installed the section that covered the engine hatch.
Each session took maybe an hour to an hour and a half. More work was involved with the engine hatch because all the hardware had to be removed (table base mount, engine hatch latch, two sockets for bench seat, and the inspection port), and then be re-installed 24 hours later. The table mount and the two leg sockets are surface-mounted on top of the PlasDeck. The inspection port was already recessed into the engine hatch, so the PlasDeck material was trimmed back to the outer circumference of that opening. I could have surface-mounted the latch, because it doesn’t stick up too much above the flooring, but to minimize toe-stubbing, I decided to recess it into the flooring and attach it as it originally was. It now sits about a sixteenth of an inch below the PlasDeck surface.
The swim platform flooring isn't done yet. When we ordered the cockpit flooring, the admiral wasn’t convinced the swim platform needed the same treatment. However, once she saw the flooring, the order was placed for the swim platform ;-)
I installed the flooring in three sessions over a period of about a week: In the first session I installed the five smaller pieces.
In the second session I installed the big T-shaped section towards the bow end of the cockpit,
and in the third I installed the section that covered the engine hatch.
Each session took maybe an hour to an hour and a half. More work was involved with the engine hatch because all the hardware had to be removed (table base mount, engine hatch latch, two sockets for bench seat, and the inspection port), and then be re-installed 24 hours later. The table mount and the two leg sockets are surface-mounted on top of the PlasDeck. The inspection port was already recessed into the engine hatch, so the PlasDeck material was trimmed back to the outer circumference of that opening. I could have surface-mounted the latch, because it doesn’t stick up too much above the flooring, but to minimize toe-stubbing, I decided to recess it into the flooring and attach it as it originally was. It now sits about a sixteenth of an inch below the PlasDeck surface.
The swim platform flooring isn't done yet. When we ordered the cockpit flooring, the admiral wasn’t convinced the swim platform needed the same treatment. However, once she saw the flooring, the order was placed for the swim platform ;-)
