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Hello all.

This winter I wanted to put Lonseal teak and holly down in the cabin but can't decide if I should place it just on the completely flat surfaces or run in up the sides where the cabin floor is sloped as well.

In the first pic you can see where the hull sides are carpeted and flatten out at the floor. The second pic shows a mock up of the teak and holly following that line. That's the only area in the boat where the teak and holly will hit an area that isn't completely flat.

I know it's strictly a preference but wanted to get some ideas on what others thought about replacing all the carpet with lonseal or just 90%... leaving the hull walls alone.

Thanks,
--Rick

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I would include the slope. Will have a nicer flow to the entire area.
 
For me it would depend how well I could make the transition with the teak. IF I could make the seam look professional AND trouble / maintenance free, probly go with teak.
 
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Originally posted by jimraab

I would include the slope. Will have a nicer flow to the entire area.

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He OP is exactly right that it is a personal choice. I was thinking just the opposite. I prefer the difference in textures.

What a country!!!
 
The transition would likely be a small piece of teak that overlaps both carpet and flooring. All Lonseal and I think it makes the cabin look a bit bigger... but with the slope in lonseal I worry it will look too faux.

Keep the carpet and it makes the cabin look smaller... I think.
 
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Originally posted by jimraab

I would include the slope. Will have a nicer flow to the entire area.
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+1 Also, it would be easier to clean IMHO
 
FWIW , I think I'd keep the Lonseal on the flat and leave the slope as is, as the effect to me would seem a bit more symmetrical and eye-pleasing.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that slope convex curved s bit? I think you would have a hard time getting the wood to look right on the slope. I'd leave it how your pic suggests.
 
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Originally posted by 370 Motoryacht

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that slope convex curved s bit? I think you would have a hard time getting the wood to look right on the slope. I'd leave it how your pic suggests.

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Lonseal is more of a vinyl floor than a wood laminate. It comes in a 6 foot wide roll by however many feet you want. So there is no difficulty in getting it to lay flat where the two surfaces come together.

--Rick
 
It'll lay flat but the strips of "wood" won't look right. There are no individual strips which could be bent so the bottom of the slope ran along the flat of the floor. Where the two surfces come together it will look a little hokey.
 
rbmitchell - my thoughts exactly regarding looking hokey if I curved the "wood" up the side.

bobalong - when I purchase, it will be from defender... they are about a 40 minute drive from my location and they stock it.

--Rick
 
My Lonseal Teak and Holly arrived yesterday. This weekend, I will finish prepping the new subfloor and template out the area to get Lonseal so next week I can install it. The week after it gets splashed. Will post pics when I begin and finish the install.

--Rick
 
I'm very interested in the pricing, ease of installation, and result. I just ordered a sample from their website. The carpet in my cabin needs to be replaced, and this might be a good alternative for me.
How do you intend to handle the steps?
 
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Originally posted by JVM225

I'm very interested in the pricing, ease of installation, and result. I just ordered a sample from their website. The carpet in my cabin needs to be replaced, and this might be a good alternative for me.
How do you intend to handle the steps?

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Buy from Defender... they are by far the least expensive I've found.

For the steps, I intend to strip the carpet off the existing wood treads and either use the lonseal on top of them... or more likely, use the treads as a template for some solid cherry and make steps out of cherry with some sort of strip of gripping tape.

Will let you know how the install goes.

--Rick
 
I go with the ease of cleaning. Get a vinly flooring guy to install.
 
4 new pics... template on top of material, flooring cut to template, flooring laying in the boat and flooring glued down with cut out for bilge door access.

This week I will route along the bilge door opening to get a nice clean cut and then cover the bilge doors with flooring as well. Then reglue down the carpeting where it abuts the new flooring.
Then I can put it all back together again.

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Rick it looks great. I need to replace the carpet in my Mainship. I'm staying with carpet because it's easier on my feet and I am worried that anything other than carpet will have 2 negatives. The primary is sound deadening and almost as important I want a non skid surface. The last thing I need is another slip and fall.
Bill
 
Nice work.....professional. Like the detail of the straight lines with the hatch. Lonseal is expensive and works in this application. Send more pictures. What did you do with the steps?
 
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