I've answered numerable questions about boat carpets over the years. I accept if I can get two years out of one, I'm winning. Last one got terminated by a sick dog and then a puppy along with a presurised holding tank due to nasty things down the toilet.!! Along with tomato soup in a storm ect, ect!! It was weary after six months. No point having them bound, they dont last that long.
But whats best, bearing in mind they have to come up often. Woven, foam backed thingies. Felt? Sick of those stringy plasticy backed type that have bits of white stringy things sticking out round the edges.
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How about varnished teak, like wot i got [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] or proper boat carpet,like wot i put on top of the teak [img]/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
I dunno about the material but I can never understand why peeps put cream coloured carpets on boats as you see at every boat show. It makes as much sense as putting cream carpets in your kitchen at home. We reckon dark blue is a no-no as well as it shows every speck of dust and dirt. FWIW, we think a sort of woven speckly brown colour is the best for hiding stains and muck plus industrial quantities of carpet cleaner to keep it looking nice. We had some badly stained carpets in our last boat professionally dry cleaned and they came up really well. What might help as well is to keep the dog in the anchor locker or the lazarette. Does 'em no harm, they soon get used to it and they can drink the bilge water if they get thirsty
I have a felt backed carpet that has been in use in my boat for abt 4 years and is still as good as new. I had it edge stitched , and we steam clean during winter.
Biggest downside for the felt backed carpet is that it needs doublesided tape to hold it down, otherwise it will tend to move over the grp or wood deck.
Best point, doesnt matter if it gets damp/wet, as it will dry out without the backing destructing.
a high quality bathroom carpet has a lot of advantages as it doesnt need the edge stitching as much as the felt backed, and it doesnt need double sided tape, but the end finish doesnt look as good.
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We've gone cream in our Falcon 45, really lightens up the interior. Got a couple of those Dirtmaster mats at the top and botom of the stairs which seem to prevent anything being walked in. Still have to be careful of red wine stains tho'!
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Yup, saw pictures of the P67 you posted and marvelled at quantity of cream carpets and seating. You must have very well behaved family and friends. Pets are a problem. Perhaps if hlb swapped his dog for a tortoise, he might get 3yrs out of his carpets
the way most people wreckem is to drive along with patio doors open: a telltale (or ciggie smoke) shows that there is a reasonable breeze from back-eddies going into the saloon. Sames on sports crusisr with breeze going down the companionway.
Don't have carpets aboard our old gaffer - scrubbed teak is what we have - but we do have cream berth cushions. They all get washed annually and one or two get washed more often than that.
I know you say you dislike wood, if you dislike the look of it then you wont like this, but if it is just the upkeep ....
We have replaced our carpet every year and just changed for vinyl - sound yuk but the design is long planks in a wood effect bout 3" wide with gold strips (they do not look gold when down and give a caulking effect, sort of wide teak decking) In our cockpit we have laid it and then edged the hatches in aluminium (bit long winded). Believe it or not it does look like wood. Everyone without exception that has seen it is surprised how good it looks. We were only going to put it in the cockpit but we have carried it on down below. The beauty is that a quick sweep and it's clear of bits and a quick wipe and it's just like new. We were a little concerned as to the temperature changes but so far it is fine and has been in very hot weather and cold. Has saved me a lot of time in vacuuming and when we are moored without power I can still keep the boat looking clean and tidy. We have three boys and a dog!!
I used a carpet from a range called Dominator which I got from our wonderful local emporium TRAGO MILLS.
Fully waterproof and a rubber type back so it doesn't slide around on the grp either. Had it down nearly 5 seasons and its still ok apart from the backing starting to go to powder where I fold it back to get down the engine hatch.
Cheap too. Nearest to you would be the branch at Liskeard or close to me at Newton Abbot
Neat trick pinched from a post elsewhere,is when using offcuts of any decent carpet ie.wilton etc is give edges a good coating of Copydex or similar stuff.dries clear and gives flexible strong edge to stop carpet moulting.
Now you tell me!! Just lugged carpet up to lancashire for coppying. Biggest problem is, as most carpet comes in 4 meter widths. It's a bit of a bug-ger [img]/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] to get it in the car, or down the half mile pontoon. Cutting it on the pontoon last time was a night mare with stanley knife going down all the holes in the decking!! Did manage to do most of the bigger bits in the hanger though before knocking a few folks off the pontoon whilst negotiating the rest of the 4 metre long carpet [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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