Updating interior-Hardwood, laminate, or vinyl for flooring?

semperfido said:
Did you make the compass or did you buy that pre-made. It looks great!
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The compass rosette was purchased on eBay, but it is actually a hatch cover. If you notice, there is a pull in the center of the rosette which reveals the space below. The rosette was unfinished and mounted on 1/2 plywood so I coated it with numerous coats of gym floor finish. It is both glossy and non-skid at the same time.

The hardwood strips are glued down with the most amazing floor glue I have ever handled. You definitely don't want to get it on anything because it will NEVER come off.

The maple has an aluminum oxide finish which makes it both scratch-proof and nonskid as well.

Gene
 
Is there any 'best' material. It sounds like some of you had success with multiple types of materials.
 
Zach312 said:
Making some choices on our on going updating of our 2001 380 sundancer.

I have read many old post on replacing the carpet and converting it to hard surface. I have not seen anything siting the pro's and cons or different materials.

Hardwood - This seems like it make limit head room and be to rigid. How does this hold up to moisture.

Laminate - Any issues with moisture with a floating floor?

Vinyl - Haven't seen much info on this. Has anyone tried it.

I have leaned towards laminate. Really looking for some help on the proper material to use.

What is Sea Ray using in their new boats?

As always all thoughts and opinions are welcome!
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Hello,
I just completed a restoration of my 370 Sundancer and I used the Plasteak flooring product. It was 100% recycled material and it looks incredible yet very durable. We ordered samples prior to placing the real order and did everything we could to try and scratch/scuff it up. We actually started with a wood laminate idea and brought samples to the boat to view but I quickly realized that the amount of curves in the flooring were going to be a real BI%^& to work with as I would have to cope just about every piece to match the floors contours. I liked the look but was going to hate the incredibly tedious process.
Imagine that you set your saw up on a table outside the boat...not to mention I would need a good table sander to smooth out the edges etc...every piece is a ladder climb up and down and into the boat for fitting. I couldn't see trying to use a chop saw in the boat with all the dust it throws. Any way...we went with the vinyl flooring and it looks amazing!!! We actually spilled water on it this weekend to see if it was slippery or not...even wet down the steps and it was not a problem...enjoy the pics..and have fun no matter which way you go. Don't get in a hurry, just take your time.
http://s1050.beta.photobucket.com/user/Thewolftc/library/Boat upgrades
 
Zach312 said:

Updating interior-Hardwood, laminate, or vinyl for flooring?Making some choices on our on going updating of our 2001 380 sundancer.

I have read many old post on replacing the carpet and converting it to hard surface. I have not seen anything siting the pro's and cons or different materials.

Hardwood - This seems like it make limit head room and be to rigid. How does this hold up to moisture.

Laminate - Any issues with moisture with a floating floor?

Vinyl - Haven't seen much info on this. Has anyone tried it.

I have leaned towards laminate. Really looking for some help on the proper material to use.



What is Sea Ray using in their new boats?

As always all thoughts and opinions are welcome![/QUOTE]






I was on a new boat being built at Sykes Creek last week and since we get this question frequently, I took some photos of the floor going in to a 540DA. The first 2 pictures show the preparation for the wood flooring, which is an engineered hardwood. Note that Sea Ray screws marine plywood down to the fiberglass floor to avoid having to fair the floor. The plywood gives a good, solid and smooth underlayment for the flooring.

The actual flooring material is shown in the last 3 photos. It is an Armstrong pre-engineered flooring product that is 1/2" thick, so adding the 1/2" plywood to the flooring, so can see that this is a thick and solid approach.

I do have one observation on the flooring selection process.......there isn't enough square footage on a boat to save money on the flooring product. Don't cut corners.....do it right the first time.






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Thanks for those pictures Frank! That gives a great representation for how Sea Ray does their installations. I would love to do hardwood in the 410 since my wife and I don't like carpet (evidenced by the 1,900 sq ft +/- of tile and hardwood I am almost done with at home) but with 5 hatches in the floor, that adds a ton of work. The larger hatches would need to be cut down and hinged to handle them easy with all of the added weight but it mat be worth it.
 
Ken I didn't think about the added weight on the hatches, thank you for mentioning that.
 
Jason
I had to pull my fresh water tank that had been repaired by the previous owner and redo it, that in turn caused all of the new carpet to be torn back out. New floor under tank since the foam was never taken out. New floor on top of the tank then the wife said she would like wood flooring put down. No problem I thought. Started it in May Finished it after Labor day not an easy task. I Used the click it type floating floor. As you said alot of corners and off areas to cut no straight lines. And yes the other dockers were commenting on it being a saw mill area. LOL
 
fwebster

Thanks for the info. This was from a new sundancer build?

Has anyone used C-floor by Nuteak?
 
Zach312 said:
Thanks for the pics. I think we will be using Plasteak for the cockpit/swim platform. Our customer service in our area is horrible from NuTeak but I can get the C-floor direct.

What color C-Floor did you use. You cabinets look slightly darkery than ours.

The boat really looks great!
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i believe it's called Teak, I chose black strips instead of the traditional holy.
 
I used Amtico. I think its the best for interior and it is what they use on most new boats. Had it installed by a local who is familiar with product. I have pictures posted on the site and will try to find them. It is les than an 1/8" thick so it keeps the weight down. I had 1/4 or 3/8 inch subfloor installed as base. Finished edges and hatches in teak. VERY happy with results. Rob
Here is a picture in my 92' SR it was not totally finished at this point w/ teak finish


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Wakeup 19
At chance you could share contact info for your installer. As you may remember I bought Frank French's boat Fire & Ice out of your club a few years ago and it's time for a new floor. Yours is looking great. I am over at Watertown YC , hopefully within his distance. Thanks
Pxhil
 
Sure, I need to locate it. Thought it was in my cell phone but can't locate. He does a good job but like most carpenters works at his own pace. SLOW how's the boat treating you? will pm you with info when I find it.
Rob
 
Any idea how they are securing the flooring? Possibly glued with edge pin nails? looking at replacement of the carpet and going with hardwood in my 340 AJ
 
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