Type of deck vinyl/adhesive, etc..

[Rob4]

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!

 

[Rob4]

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!

Bump.

 

[Rob4]

Bump again?

 

[Ray Clark]

Somebody will be along sooner or later. It's Christmas week, so things are a bit slow right now.

I don't have vinyl decks, and never have, so I can't make useful inputs for you.

 

[Buster]

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.

 

[BugleCoveTinBoat]

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)

 

[Mad Dog 2]

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!

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.

 

[jlake1958]

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!

There are always the 3M adhesives but they are 25-35 dollars a tube. I JUST got done completely replacing the entire interior of my 1850 Lund Tyee. That was a ton of work and glue/staples. I found the Loctite RED tube "Ultimate" construction adhesive at Home Depot and used 14 tubes on the boat. This Loctite product is incredibly "grabby", waterproof, and rubbery. the Loctite cost is 10.00 a tube vs 27.00. I used 5200, 4200FC for tricky areas but the cost for 3M limited me to 4 tubes and my upholstery was endless. I glued and stapled every stick of furniture and decking. Carpet from consoles forward and I used Marideck PVC waterproof vinyl for the entire decking in the boat. Glued and stapled. All wood in the boat starts as American marine plywood which received 3-4 coats of epoxy on all 6 sides and then 4 more layers of waterproofing: wood-epoxy-waterproof total coverage glue-closed cell EV foam-glue-then the PVC/staples for all wood facing the sky. All the corrosion in the boat (besides some on transom) was under the deck boards on my boat.

 

[Rob4]

There are always the 3M adhesives but they are 25-35 dollars a tube. I JUST got done completely replacing the entire interior of my 1850 Lund Tyee. That was a ton of work and glue/staples. I found the Loctite RED tube "Ultimate" construction adhesive at Home Depot and used 14 tubes on the boat. This Loctite product is incredibly "grabby", waterproof, and rubbery. the Loctite cost is 10.00 a tube vs 27.00. I used 5200, 4200FC for tricky areas but the cost for 3M limited me to 4 tubes and my upholstery was endless. I glued and stapled every stick of furniture and decking. Carpet from consoles forward and I used Marideck PVC waterproof vinyl for the entire decking in the boat. Glued and stapled. All wood in the boat starts as American marine plywood which received 3-4 coats of epoxy on all 6 sides and then 4 more layers of waterproofing: wood-epoxy-waterproof total coverage glue-closed cell EV foam-glue-then the PVC/staples for all wood facing the sky. All the corrosion in the boat (besides some on transom) was under the deck boards on my boat.

I've redone 3 boats, but with carpet; never with vinyl. I bought Nautolex vinyl this time. Anything specific you used to glue it down? If using a tube product, do you trowel the glue from the tube at all, or just squeeze it out and flatten it down? Thks!

 

[jlake1958]

I've redone 3 boats, but with carpet; never with vinyl. I bought Nautolex vinyl this time. Anything specific you used to glue it down? If using a tube product, do you trowel the glue from the tube at all, or just squeeze it out and flatten it down? Thks!

Those deck boards got a combination of 4200FC and a specific adhesive from Loctite. I completely covered the EV with adhesive and then flattened it. I have 2 small pieces left to go and my upholstery phase is done. My PVC has a muted "snow camo" pattern and the surface is heavily embossed. These features hid a couple mistakes on my part. Of course the carpet hides many sins and is reasonably comfortable in 20oz. weight.