cockpit floor covering

Yeah, the guy behind me in the yard has just done his, looks good :) My old Folksong had industrial carpet tiles on the floor and lower sides, looked good, didn't wear and didn't come unstuck... Not sure what they were stuck down with.
 
Only concern is it delaminating or being slippy.I guess the wheelhouse should be fine but not sure outside.I will give it a go for the sake of maybe 50 quid and let you know.
 
I would be more inclined to use something like this:
http://www.watco.co.uk/watco-barefoot-duckboard-roll.html

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A bit industrial maybe?
 
Evostik is not particularly water resistant. I had Treadmaster stuck down with a contact adhesive on a previous boat. The edges of the sheets lifted as the adhesive failed, it looked bad and was a horrendous job to replace. When I laid TBS in the cockpit of the current boat I used Sikaflex, which has now lasted for many years.
 
There are some very good UV stable synthetic out door carpets that stand up very well in the marine environment. and not very expensive at all, most have a non slip acking and can be washed or just hosed down.

Good luck and fair winds. :)
 
single said:
Has anyone tried using something like this-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Non-Slip-...16761?pt=UK_Flooring&var=&hash=item27b5329999

The GRP cockpit and wheel house floors are tatty so how about using this with Evostick or something? Any advice?
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The white foam vinyl backing will get wet and mouldy and stains from this will show through to the decorative surface fairly quickly. I use similar stuff in a small outside utility room with a washing machine and dryer, and even there water coming in through the door on wet days and getting under the edge of the vinyl causes mould patches after a year or so. I just chuck it and put a new bit down when that happens - usually each summer. You may just get away with it in an enclosed wheelhouse, but not in the cockpit.
 
jwilson said:
The white foam vinyl backing will get wet and mouldy and stains
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Very true. Have used the wood look stuff in my kitchen and a hidden water leak caused the backing to get mould stains. Fortunately the stuff I used is pretty thick and to be honest, nothing appeared on the surface covering.
 
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