Replacing Carpet in my 342
onislandtime
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This project was very easy. Tools and supplies I use were a box cutter (a lot of razors), putty knife, vice grips, phillip head screw driver, acetone, 3M commercial spray glue, 40lb bags of wood pellets, 50 vinyl wood (Lowes 99 cents a piece).
Pulling the carpet is the worse and hardest part of the project. You could blow the boat up and the carpet would still be attached to the sub floor. I used the vice grips to grip and pull the carpet up. The acetone to clean the floor surface of all the glue.
I unscrewed the stair frame from the floor, removed the steps and handrail. By doing that I had enough space to just lift the stair frame to slid the vinyl underneath. I started on the starboard side and laid the vinyl down, spraying each plank with the adhesive. A floor guy told me to have at least 6 inches between joints to make it look good. I laid the 40lb bags on the floor to help the vinyl to adhere as the surface of the sub floor is not flat. I did the floor in sections over a couple days. Inexpensive and looks great! Not one vinyl piece has come up. At times the vinyl wood look crooked when half laid down. Actually the stair frame is angled a bit and that gave it a crooked look but once the steps were put back on, it was fine.
Pulling the carpet is the worse and hardest part of the project. You could blow the boat up and the carpet would still be attached to the sub floor. I used the vice grips to grip and pull the carpet up. The acetone to clean the floor surface of all the glue.
I unscrewed the stair frame from the floor, removed the steps and handrail. By doing that I had enough space to just lift the stair frame to slid the vinyl underneath. I started on the starboard side and laid the vinyl down, spraying each plank with the adhesive. A floor guy told me to have at least 6 inches between joints to make it look good. I laid the 40lb bags on the floor to help the vinyl to adhere as the surface of the sub floor is not flat. I did the floor in sections over a couple days. Inexpensive and looks great! Not one vinyl piece has come up. At times the vinyl wood look crooked when half laid down. Actually the stair frame is angled a bit and that gave it a crooked look but once the steps were put back on, it was fine.
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PC BYC, Holland, MI
island, it looks fantastic!
I had always been on the same side as ray with the wood floors. I have a 20'X18' family room with wood floor that I have 3/4 covered with carpet. But, when I bought my current boat, well, it has the wood floor in the galley as well as the aft cabin. Absolutely love it. Did I put a carpet runner down? Yep. But still love the teak. I'll say I'm not one for the seadeck in the cockpit though, like my carpet there.
I'll leave the hardtop one alone...Ray is too old school! 
Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express