Carpet and work surface recommendations please

[mikeakc]

Hi all,
A couple of questions -

1) I am soon to replace the carpet in our Colvic Northerner as the current one has deteriorated badly. Each time we leave the boat we sweep with a stout dustpan and brush and this causes millions of airborne fibres, horrid stuff. Are there any recommendations for marine-suitable carpet? Needs to be thin so it doesn't stay wet, withstand salt, UV and a stiff brush.

2) The same carpet is on top of the engine box which we use to prep food and cook on a campstove. This surface doesn't seem like it wants carpet again, so I'm after a non-slip, durable, wipe clean surface which looks nice.

Any suggestions appreciated! Thanks,
Mike

 

[Stemar]

What about vinyl flooring throughout? No fibres, water resistant and wipe-clean. If you don't like that idea, maybe cork tiling? Just as moisture and dirt resistant if well varnished, with the advantage of being more heat resistant when cooking.

 

[Keith-i]

I bought cheap plastic backed polypropylene type carpet from a discount carpet store which has been fine on our boat for the last 10 years (primavera gel back carpet). For the engine cover I’d go for the smooth version of treadmaster.

 

[Mister E]

We have Flotex carpet on the boat, it matches your requirements.
We got an office end of roll from carpet fitters.

 

[V1701]

Hard rubber backed carpet tiles, if one or two become particularly worn you don't have to replace the whole lot. Silicone rubber sheet for engine box?

 

[Poignard]

I bought some carpet as used in cars from Woolies Ltd., Market Deeping. They supply materials for restoring vintage cars etc.

"Thin ribbed carpet, grey. Stock no: 154A-GRY"

 

[Refueler]

Bathroom rubber backed carpet ...... I used that in my Snapdragon. Every so often - I could wash it ....

Present boat has good quality hessian backed office grade carpet ... hard wearing .....

Another possibility is the matts used in entrance to shops etc. Rubber backed and very hard wearing short pile.

As to worksurface ...... you can buy non slip vinyl sheet that you can unroll / cut and glue in place. Wipe clean ... hard wearing.

 

[Boathook]

For the carpet i use polypropylene (with a man-made backing) from a carpet store. Doesn't matter if it gets wet, nothing to rot, and can be cleaned. After a few years it can be binned and a new set purchased.

 

[Spirit (of Glenans)]

I don't agree with carpets on boats.

 

[Refueler]

I don't agree with carpets on boats.

I do ... I hate cold floors !!

 

[Boathook]

I don't agree with carpets on boats.

Maybe on a racing boat with wet sails and crew inside it makes sense not to have carpet, but on a cruising boat it makes it so much more comfortable underfoot imho. If I was Med based I might think differently but I'm here in the UK.