I'm now on to the casting deck portion of the project. I need to cover with anything but carpet. Looking for brand names for the flooring and adhesives that worked for you. Will have a couple access hatches made from same plywood as decks. Also want to be able to remove the decks to spray the boat out occasionally. And suggestions for that? I'm in southwest CO, and lots of long, dusty gravel roads here. The pic shows the boat, I'm just decking from the back seat to the transom, and the second-to-front seat to the front of the bow. Hopefully 62 inch beam and 16 inch transom will not be too tippy for a couple low seats. Will keep the decks as low as the seats. Thanks in advance!
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I don't have vinyl decks, and never have, so I can't make useful inputs for you.
I don't have vinyl decks, and never have, so I can't make useful inputs for you.
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I did some research on vinyl but decided on EVA foam instead. One thing I did gather from that research is to make sure you use marine products. Those that tried to save money with home center residential products were frequently unhappy with durability. I've got Infinity woven vinyl on my screen porch and have seen it on pontoons and it's an excellent product. But I decided not to glue my porch flooring down so can't speak to adhesives.
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This is perhaps to late in the process to help but I will shair my journey of seat replacement in a 67 14' Meyers Laker Super Pro. (14-C)
Originally my stock bow to stern seat was 1/4 plywood with white aluminum skin on the top (think Pop top from that era) and is not available now. If anyone has a source PLEASE let me know. I'm about to use this plastic material called Star-Board available in various thicknesses. Its used for transom material, cabinets and flooring in the marine environment. It is available with a texture finish to reduce slipperiness. Not cheap but, will outlast the boat. (Plywood replacement material)
Originally my stock bow to stern seat was 1/4 plywood with white aluminum skin on the top (think Pop top from that era) and is not available now. If anyone has a source PLEASE let me know. I'm about to use this plastic material called Star-Board available in various thicknesses. Its used for transom material, cabinets and flooring in the marine environment. It is available with a texture finish to reduce slipperiness. Not cheap but, will outlast the boat. (Plywood replacement material)
I put carpeted raised plywood floor in a 16 ft Sea Nymph.
Plywood was 5/8” (was unnecessary heavy but free) from demo at work, outdoor carpet and traditional carpet cement (not water soluble) from Lowes.
Lasted from 1996 to when I sold it in 2024. There was some wear spots after 28 years. I put floatation under the floor and you could remove the drain plug and cruise with the boat, was slow with the weight of the water. Make sure to leave the original factory floatation in and at the original locations.
