Here in australia there is a lot of malaysian hardwood marineply being sold.
Floor resin or epoxy to replace carpet on boat.
You will learn how epoxy can be marbleized using hand tools with ease.
I ve read about using polyester resin.
Very heavy and dense and is not terribly successful when trying to get a good bond with fibreglass sheathing.
Unlike vinyl flooring carpet absorbs moisture which mean if you spill a drink on the floor it will be absorbed into the carpet.
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Newby replacing aluminum boat s floor.
If you are going to bond the new flooring to the hull then use only epoxy resin such as our layup laminating epoxy resin and glass tape.
If you don t scrub your mess the carpet will.
To get the stain and smell of the drink out of the carpet you ll have to scrub it thoroughly.
Marine plywood is often used to build boat interiors and to replace flooring during boat renovations.
Both will adhere to the materials used in boat floors.
Chilewich is a beautiful woven flooring with a blend of vinyl mes.
Carpet vs fiberglass i plan on using carpet but if fiberglass wouldn t be.
Be it epoxy vinylester or polyester resin being used.
How you install the new flooring will depend on the structure of the hull or floats and what you have torn away.
In this video we will install chilewich floor covering fabric from sailrite in a powerboat.
And ensuring that no epoxy gets in the boat will help to make it easier to take the new sole out if you or a future owner need to get into.
If the boat is going to be subject to extremes of temperature then an epoxy based paint is definitely the way to go as it will more readily withstand this.