Overcarpets

petem

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Why do people have over-carpets? It's not logical is it? What's even dafter is to have additional runners to stop the over-carpets getting worn.

Even dafter still is to order new boat with a generator and a gas galley. Only to leave the whole galley totally unused (for 10 years), presumably to avoid having gas onboard.
 
It all done so people like me can buy the boat when its about 10 years old and get a a boat that's in many respects as good as new for about half the price it cost when new.
 
Carpets and upholstery are a throw away item, use the boat, enjoy it and renew these when it's justified, why do some people insist on keeping boat like new for the next owner when they could be using it, I know some who do the same with cars.
 
petem said:
Why do people have over-carpets? It's not logical is it? What's even dafter is to have additional runners to stop the over-carpets getting worn.

Even dafter still is to order new boat with a generator and a gas galley. Only to leave the whole galley totally unused (for 10 years), presumably to avoid having gas onboard.
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Does this mean you've bought a boat Pete? :D
 
Begs the question why fit carpets in the first place ?
To fit a solid surface the designers need to if poss eliminate curved surfaces .
It also costs more to correctly teak n holly floors -proper joiners job .
We hated carpet in our Sunseeker -totally impractical with kids -current boat has solid wood floors -no carpet -great .

We had Geny + gas hob and stripped out the gas replaced with a nice ceramic hob .Just did not want the safety hassle .
Logically if you are wearing your "health n safety " glasses -then you may want think hard about petrol on board for an outboard ?
Although I bit puny we have an electric OB ,which seems to work for us .

@Cannes the Ferretti stuff like Rivas and Pershings had hard surfaces in most area,s and where carpeted only in the bedrooms they were dark and long "shag" if that's the word -would hide muck I guess -was soft on the feet .
Agian on the smaller boats it's diff to design out curves at the bottom of cabins --so slap carpet down .
 
I gave shaped snap in carpets in the Ferretti - well actually I don't as currently they are rolled up in my office awaiting replacement. I thought about solid floors but actually I like carpet from both the feel and the fact something is needed to dull down the 2 stroke thump
 
Of the many boats I went on at SIBS I never felt safe when you had shiny wooden floor and steps and that was moored up, I felt that carpet was much safer as it is a long way down from the saloon on some boats.
 
Noise - I,am coming from a sports boat -open ,with the engines in the middle for CoG issues and low shaft angle .
So no carpet in the "open cockpit " . How ever from a trad F//B -gotcha -your engines are in the saloon and if downstairs -I see .But why not sound proof the E room ? Better ? Or is that an awkward question ?

Re slip --- teak is grippy ,and recently Ferretti have developed a synthetic hard floor ( see my previous post I said "hard " not necessarily wood ) -which the Captain of a Pershing108 went to great lengths to explain its none slip ,stain proof , oil , resistant etc -
The whole boat was done out in it (you can places rugs on top for a bit of feel ) -
I tried to slip on it , it griped my feet , felt real good too ---it's the future :(
Owner was so chuffed to bits wanted his house in Califorinia done out in it -Ferretti quoted €200 / M

So I,am not the only one who can see the chocolate tea pot and boat carpets
 
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