Redoing Cabin Flooring

[geoffm70]

I'm redoing the galley floor, carpet was so gross.

[mmwjr]

What type of flooring are you installing?

[geoffm70]

Got a couple rolls of fake teak foam flooring. Tricky cut as the galley goes wider then smaller. Got 2 because I fully anticipate screwing up.

[mmwjr]

Looking forward to seeing how it turns out

[geoffm70]

So am I. Trying to figure out how best to template and cut right now before I go and possibly make a mess of it this afternoon.

[mmwjr]

Originally Posted by geoffm70

So am I. Trying to figure out how best to template and cut right now before I go and possibly make a mess of it this afternoon.

Use cardboard or craft paper to make the template.

[geoffm70]

Thanks Mike, doing that today for the odd cuts on the sides and end down to mid-cabin.

[geoffm70]

waiting for pros to do this. ugh

[geoffm70]

Thankfully this stuff is fairly cheap. In person it looks and feels better. Begining to think carpet might be better. Old carpet and not finished replacement foam flooring pics.

[Maxumise]

Maybe carpet for the inside of the cabin and the EVA foam for outside? I used this foam in my previous boat for outside flooring. Kept up pretty good for the price. I ordered it straight from china. For templating I used the old carpet and placed it over the Eva foam.

[geoffm70]

For the price, I thought EVA Foam would be worth a shot to see if its a good replacement for the carpet that would never get clean and always got really dirty, really fast. I thought it was original carpet until I pulled it up. The strip I laid down, and if the rest were done right, it would look good, but feels super hard to walk on.

[geoffm70]

Really tempted to keep doing this myself cause it takes so long to get anyone to do anything around my part of the world. Especially softworks like: canvass, carpets, upholstery, vinyl work. Extreme shortage for this skilled labour in such a large boating market.

[geoffm70]

was worth the wait. much nicer to walk on and stains wont show as easily anymore.

[geoffm70]

main floor cabin stains are gone forever.

[Ivan Horvat]

Today I started making new stairs. Instead of using 'marine-grade' plywood, I used 'regular' plywood. I assume that after covering it with epoxy varnish, the result will be good.

Also a new storage compartment is available.

[geoffm70]

my 3200 has a void space under the 3 steps and in there I have the diesel heater.

[Ivan Horvat]

Some updates here.
I am very satisfied with the results.

[mmwjr]

Nice work.