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Post by Capt’n Ron on Apr 24, 2017 22:36:18 GMT
I'm sure many others are going crazy trying to keep that white anti-skid deck clean! We went to the boat show this year and looked at a bunch of options and in the end went with an indoor/outdoor teak carpet. I do take the back deck carpet out when I go fishing to keep the wife happy! It spruced things up a bit and added comfort to the bare feet. It's pretty easy to keep clean. I'd Be interested to hear what others are doing?
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Post by wndsnd on Apr 26, 2017 2:35:03 GMT
Ron,
Did you do the cutting and Edging? How hard was that? Dones it come in a variety of Colors?
Looks very good.
John
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Post by Capt’n Ron on Apr 26, 2017 4:09:28 GMT
Hi John,
I had it custom cut and installed by a local boat appolstery shop. It does come in other colors, but the gray just seem to fit the boat. I was going to have it cut around the back hatch, but to be honest I don't get into it that often, and the carpet lifts up pretty easy. Same goes for inside the cabin. It's velcro attached which works well inside the cabin, but I'm going to have snaps installed for the back deck. The Velcro doesn't hold up to the wet weather.
Another guy in my club had a synthetic teak installed in his 45' Bayliner and i was impressed, it looks and feels like real teak.
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Post by pezlin on Apr 26, 2017 12:14:00 GMT
I have been looking at Flexiteek. It looks really good and isn't that expensive if you don't have it custom fit for the boat by a specialist. It doesn't seem that hard to do a ok job yourself.
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Post by MickeyB on Apr 26, 2017 13:07:24 GMT
I have been talking myself into any of these replacements, but no-one will ship at a decent rate to Malta - must be heavy. Also, some of the providers state you have to use local trade, which add on serious % over here. The carpet idea is simply brilliant and I am looking for EU stockists.
I have actually helped a friend to lay flexiteak and it was VERY simple. If you have layed vinyl then you can do the job - it is that easy. But it gets very much harder if you want the borders etc, and alot more expensive. Warning - it can be VERY messy. Very. My clothes never fully recovered.
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Post by wndsnd on Apr 27, 2017 3:36:51 GMT
Ron,
How many square feet would you guess to do my 695?
Thanks, John
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Post by Capt’n Ron on Apr 27, 2017 15:58:22 GMT
Hi John, I'm not sure for your 695, but my 795 was right about 90 square feet. it was ordered as a 13'x7' roll, given the longest run was in the cabin at 75". The shop I used created a template, cut and bound the edges so there were those additional cost above the carpet. They did a really good job lining up the teak lines from the back deck to inside the cabin.
Also, just in case you were wondering, I'm still able to easily access all the storage hatches inside the cabin. The hatches (wood covers) are attached to the carpet with Velcro so when I lift the edge of the carpet the hatch cover lifts as well. This was a better option than cutting around the hatches an piecing things together.
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Post by silverlining on Sept 18, 2017 0:24:40 GMT
Ron, The carpeting you installed looks great! We're planning to do exactly the same thing, which led me to this forum again. Would you have any objections to passing along the contact information of the shop that did that work for you? Hopefully they have a template that could be reused for other jobs on the same boat. If you want to send that information along offline - feel free to do so - I'm brokawp@yahoo.com.
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Post by Capt’n Ron on Sept 20, 2017 1:52:32 GMT
Hi Brokaw, I'll send you the carpet Dealer info to your email. Just a quick update, we really have enjoyed the carpet although a couple things we have found. - We first secured the deck carpet with Velcro but have since had snaps put in. The water from morning dew, rain, and some salt water caused the Velcro to break down. I pull the deck carpet up when I go fishing (about every week) and back down for cruising so the Velcro takes a bit of a beating. And while the snaps are more reseleant, it is difficult to resnap when I put the carpet back down. We are actually considering putting in synthetic teak on the back deck next year, but still keep the carpet inside the cabin. We have several boating friends who did the synthetic which is scratch and stain resistant, and it looks and wears very well.
- We have the carpet covering the deck access door so we do have to pull the carpet back if we need access, which isn't very often given there isn't much space for storage so it's not a big deal.
- We also found given the carpet is indoor/outdoor made up of polypropylene (plastic) fibers, it does get a bit warm in direct sun. We also had an issue where the sun reflecting off our stainless steel cup holders actually melted a 3 inch line in the carpet. We were surprised and disappointed so that is another reason we are looking for another option.
I have the carpet templates so if you want I can lend them to you. I'm ragilpin@comcast.net. Cheers, Ron
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Post by ArmyChief on Feb 4, 2018 21:12:26 GMT
Ron, Have you considered SeaDek? Looks great BTW
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Post by Capt’n Ron on Feb 6, 2018 6:04:44 GMT
Hey ArmyChief, nice to meet you and good decision on the 795. I just had mine out on the Puget Sound for some winter fishing this weekend.
I was up at the boat show last weekend and did look at seadek, but it didn’t seem to be durable enough. I put a scratch in it with my fingernail so I’m not sure how it would hold up with fishing gear. I’m actually going to go with Permateek. I have a couple other friends who had it installed on their 35’ and 45’ Bayliners last year and it’s great and is very durable. Not as soft as seadek, but I like the Permateek look and durability.
I noticed you have read and commented on some of my other post regarding add-ons. I agree, it’s hard to determine what features are factory versus dealer add-on’s. I still say the most used and favorite is the mid ship cleats I had the dealer add. Makes it so much easier to tie up at the dock.
This is a good forum with lots of great owners sharing their experience and ideas, but you can also ping me on messaging if you have other questions.
Cheers, Ron
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Post by pnw895owner on Oct 29, 2019 22:24:55 GMT
Cap'n Ron, Did you ever do the Permateek install? If so, how do you like it? and did they pre-cut and ship it to you or did you have to cut it?
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Post by Capt’n Ron on Oct 30, 2019 2:41:30 GMT
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Post by nanus18 on Oct 30, 2019 12:40:53 GMT
Great job, it looks really good, I love it and I put it on my pending DIY list. Thanks for sharing
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Post by pnw895owner on Oct 30, 2019 13:56:41 GMT
Looks great. Who did you use, a company?
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Post by timbray on Nov 16, 2019 19:53:42 GMT
I did, I like it and it holds up well. It’s been bloodied with fish, mud and other sea stuff and it all cleans up great. I had a guy that did the template and install and I’m glad I did. Looks flawless! Wow, that's brilliant, I use my boat as a home office so I'm in there a lot, and keeping the floor looking nice is a major irritant. Thanks for the pointer! Any lessons or advice for someone else heading in this direction?
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Post by roberto86 on Sept 3, 2020 20:58:53 GMT
Hi, is it possible to have the carpet template for the Mf795? Thanks
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Post by Capt’n Ron on Sept 4, 2020 14:58:37 GMT
Hi Roberto86, unfortunately, I do not have the template any more.
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Post by mhorvath1218 on Oct 17, 2020 14:58:24 GMT
Ron, do you mind sharing what the synthetic teak cost you? There is a company based at my marina that installs flexiteek, which I believe is a very similar product to what you used. Just want to have a rough figure in mind to see how his pricing compares. It looks awesome by the way.
Now that you’ve had it on a while, have you noticed any lifting or excessive wear?
Thanks Mike
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2020 8:38:40 GMT
I used faux teak decking sheet in the cabin of my tiny sailboat. It looks very real, feels comfortable and was super easy to install. Everyone who sees it thinks it's real teak.
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Post by Capt’n Ron on Oct 19, 2020 20:58:49 GMT
Ron, do you mind sharing what the synthetic teak cost you? There is a company based at my marina that installs flexiteek, which I believe is a very similar product to what you used. Just want to have a rough figure in mind to see how his pricing compares. It looks awesome by the way. Now that you’ve had it on a while, have you noticed any lifting or excessive wear? Thanks Mike Hi Mike, it wasn’t cheap, about $3,700 for inside and out, but it’s held up extremely well after a year of heavy use and abuse. After a good fishing trip I usually hit it with the power washer which does a great job cleaning it up. I did have it professionally installed and I’ve not found any lifting or wearing on the edges. I also put running carpets down on the inside and on the back deck when entertaining, which is a nice touch anyway. The original teak on my swim platforms are starting to lift on the edges to I’m going to replace them with the Permateak as well. The only challenge I’ve found is cleaning in the cabin. The teak has a bit of grain feel so dirt and lint does have a tendency to catch and I can’t (or should I say don’t) use the power washer inside. I typically use water, brush and sponge to clean, but I just got a pet carpet cleaner which works pretty good.
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