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Message 11 of 11
Posted by member wolfgang on Tuesday 16 February 2016
Why not try cork, marine cork in stripes. It`s a lot of work but looks fantastic,feels very comfortable and it`s easy to clean. I`ve made the rear seats and covers in oak and cork and I am satisfied. This year starting with rear floor and wheelhouse
Regards
Wolfgang Reichelt
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Message 10 of 11
Posted by member Mike Insall on Monday 26 October 2015
Looks exactly like my kitchen flooring (bought from B&Q!) which I'm told is not actually totally waterproof!
I'm sure the paint is a good idea.
Good luck
Mike Insall
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Message 9 of 11
Posted by member Peter on Sunday 25 October 2015
Hi All following on from above,
This is what I found under the covering. An alloy tube inset and was filled with sand/cement and covered with a tin plate.
A little work to put it all back and looking good.
Peter
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Message 8 of 11
Posted by member Peter on Sunday 25 October 2015
Hi All,
I managed to get the floor up today. This is a photo of the floor covering which has been glued down !!!! I have now got to pull all of this up and will then give the whole floor a clean and see how it comes up. I think I will then paint it with white bilge/deck paint and decide from there what to put down. At the rear where I thought the under deck was filled with sand , it turned out to be where the table leg had been and then filled.
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Message 7 of 11
Posted by member Kenny Clark on Monday 19 October 2015
Peter,
I have Dri Dek tiles on my Pilot. Plenty of grip but due to holes in tiles dirt gets trapped under tiles which need uplifted and deck cleaned regularly.
Looking at synthetic teak option. Permateek produce pre made panels 3mm thick for DIY fitting. Pre made panel is bonded onto existing deck.
Not made a decision yet as want to keep weight to minimum, so simply got rid of Dri Dek tiles, compounded and polished wheelhouse deck which looks alright for now.
Kenny
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Message 6 of 11
Posted by member Peter on Monday 19 October 2015
HI All,
Thanks for all the idea's. I will have to have a look around and see what is available. I did think about the heavy duty interlocking rubber mating as used in stables but the price is a little high. It would allow the water to drain through and can be scrubbed and can also be pressure washed but will need to see how many tiles are needed and the cost. I will post back when I have decided and post a photo.
Regards,
Peter
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Message 5 of 11
Posted by member Rob on Saturday 17 October 2015
As I normally have my canopy removed when out in the boat(even if is raining), it would not work to have carpet flooring in the cockpit.
I use blue non-slip deck paint. One option would be to have carpet suitable for flooring cut to size, you could put down when you are for example, moored with the canopy in place.
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Message 4 of 11
Posted by member mike insall on Saturday 17 October 2015
Hello Peter.
My old Navi has one of those large rubber backed carpet things! It is not quite large enough to reach the sides, but that's not a problem for me.
One advantage of course is that you can easily take it out to clean it and the boat.
I guess that painting the floor with a nice heavy duty blue paint with the mat on top would be a good combination!
I'm afraid I don't know where to get the mats from.
Good luck,
Mike
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Message 3 of 11
Posted by member Phil Sanderson on Saturday 17 October 2015
Hi Peter,
I am just in the process of removing the carpet from my navigator. My original plan was just to use deck paint but I may go for rubber flooring.
I would be interested to know how you get on / what you decide. I did find this blog on the web about a Pilot refurb which looks interesting. http://www.shorebase.co.uk/boating/hardy/hardy.asp
Cheers
Phil
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Message 2 of 11
Posted by member Simon Papendick on Friday 16 October 2015
Hi Peter,
The boat would originally would be carpeted with the same carpets as the sides of the hull. The boats over the years have had different things put on the floor by their owners from another piece of carpet to rubber matting to simply painting it with non-slip deck paint which just wash down to keep it clear. So it is up to you which method you use but I think the plywood option is a little dangerous if it get wet and you slip on it.
Regards
Simon Papendick
Former Hardy Marine employee
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Message 1 of 11
Posted by member Peter on Thursday 15 October 2015
Hi All,
I wonder what people have used on the rear flooring on the Hardy Navigator. Currently our 18 has a bit of old cushion floor down which does not go right up to the edges of the cockpit. I wonder what was the original finish and what people have put down. The sides have the original Blue carpet. I did wonder about teak faced ply but may get to wet and swell etc. Any ideas/photos welcome.
Thanks and regards,
Peter
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