On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 20:20:27 -0600, "Michael"
wrote:

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


If I were you, I would take a scrap piece of plywood, finish it the
same way the decking plywood will be finished, and try the bedliner.
You don't want to spray it on your boat only to find out that it
doesn't adhere well.

-m