Bruce,

First of all I'm not a millionaire!! :-)

Second, I'm more into practical than I am looks. The carpet is a real bear
to clean after going to the Gulf to fish. The odor of squid juice is VERY
hard to get out!

So, do you think just removing the carpet, sealing the decking and either
painting or applying the spray on bed liner would serve for a long term,
utilitarian solutions?

Michael in Dallas

"BruceM" wrote in message
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Why not go the whole hog & turn it into a millionaires boat?
Do the yachties trick of laying down timber & clear epoxy over it. Have a
look around a few boat yards for ideas.
BruceM

"Michael" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a 24' 1977 Sea Ray with a really awful carpet which needless to
say
has seen better days. I am in the process of sprucing up my boat and
one
of
the things I want to do is to remove the carpet and put a more user
friendly
coating on the decking. Something that will stand up to the hot Texas
sun
but will also allow for easy cleanup if I decide to go the Gulf and fish
a
little.

I am open for suggestions. I will probably repair a couple of soft
spots
around the engine cowling as well as in the galley. I had thought of a
couple of options.

1. Remove the carpet/glue, then either epoxy or fiberglass gel coat the
old
plywood and any new that I might install. Then paint the water proofed
wood.

2. All the above (without the paint) and spray "bed liner" on the
decking.
I don't know if that would be a good idea or not, since I haven't
checked
to
see if the bed liner material will adhere to fiberglass/epoxy finished
wood.

Any thoughts on this matter would be appreciated.

Michael in Dallas