EVA Foam Teak Carpet for cabin flooring

[LONG_KEELER]

So today the teak carpet went down. Mostly OK, but I did make one cock up, so not enough spare for anything else.

The stuff is quite easy to work, although I did warm the cabin right up to ~ 24oC with my chinaspacher, as the stuff would become very stiff when colder than say 10oC.

Getting the hatches to match the teak caulk lines and without using separate pieces with joints on the hatches does result in quite a lot of waste. With the one ruined piece, although that did cover one of the hatches I used all the major area of the four cartons, when by area three cartions was the area + ~25%.

It does cut easilly, but does take the edge of the stanley blades quite quickly, so the blade needed several changes.

The worse part was the gap by the door which was restricted access to both sides. This was the part I ruined due to cutting the overall length too short by 10mm to start with.

There are a few gaps around the edge up to ~ 3 or 4 mm, but I am going to lay a brown mastic bead which wil conceal these.

Just got to fit some foam seals under the hatch lips plus fit the hatch lifters, use some spray glue in a couple of plaxces where the adhesive back hasn't grabbed very well and the job is completed.

Here are a few photos of the job in progress and completed. The hatches are not yet levelled so the floor does look a bit uneven in palces as a result.

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Just brilliant !
I like the idea of a mastic bead. I have edges without a bead that seem to attract dirt.

 

[superheat6k]

This is ours after a year. The problem with the two layers glued together to produce the teak stripes should be obvious. This is purely mechanical damage, not adhesion failure - things just catch on there.

Other than that the stuff fared surprisingly well, even outside. When our cockpit teak is due for replacement, I'll probably fit (stripeless) EVA foam to it, as it's quite comfortable on my aging knees!

I'm hoping the tapered edge to the raised pile strips will reduce any tendency for the stuff to catch. I'm also putting down a large mat across much of the area.

 

[PeterGR]

Has anyone experience of using this stuff e.g.

90x240cm EVA Foam Teak Boat Sheet Mat Flooring Yacht Marine Decking Carpet Sea 738670883639 | eBay

What is the finish like (assuming it is professionally fitted by a decent carpet fitter) ?
Wear quality ?
Any other comments ?

Thanks

I was intrigued so I picked up a small roll online cheap cheap cheap from China over the summer.
I only had a small area I needed covered so nothing to lose.
It is really not bad.
Very soft and like butter with a Stanley so easy to fit.
Adhesive is muck. But certainly not a deal-breaker.
Durability, it seems fine so far. I am anticipating it will just hold dirt and go dark and stained. But that's OK as it is better than the bareboat that is underneath it.
Would I buy again, yes but probably not for the main cabin.

 

[wallacebob]

Some w/o stripe available now with sensible postage, adds up to normal price ~£50. Still ads for £500 postage? Who would buy that?
EVA Foam Teak Sheet Marine Flooring Yacht Synthetic Boat Decking Self-Adhesive | eBay

 

[Jamie Dundee]

Still ads for £500 postage? Who would buy that?

Just means they’re out of stock and can’t be bothered removing the ad temporarily.

 

[Kelpie]

Would this stuff be any good on the floor of a plywood dinghy? How heavy is it?

 

[superheat6k]

Would this stuff be any good on the floor of a plywood dinghy? How heavy is it?

It is quite light, similar to vinyl lino and I expect ot would float, but I doubt it would put up with hard feet movements the sole of dinghy may experience.