Anybody here have any experience with this teak decking alternative?

The cockpit area of my boat is all white and can get damn hot in the
summer sun. I've used throw-away indoor/outdoor carpeting from Home
Depot, but it collects tons of dirt under the carpet.

This stuff looks interesting.

http://www.flexiteek.no/


Eisboch

Nope but we've used the "Washed Teak" flooring from http://www.amtico.com/
for our busy kitchen.

I'd imagine, with the right adhesive, it would out do the real stuff and it
looks like the real stuff. You can usually see a display at Home Depot's
Expo centers. They use it, themselves, for all of the flooring in the entire
Expo store near me. Comes in a zillion wood and other colors and finishes,
and in various widths, from 4 to 6 to 8 inches. Put it down like a strip
floor.
RichG TX
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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Anybody here have any experience with this teak decking alternative?

The cockpit area of my boat is all white and can get damn hot in the
summer sun. I've used throw-away indoor/outdoor carpeting from Home
Depot, but it collects tons of dirt under the carpet.

This stuff looks interesting.

http://www.flexiteek.no/


Eisboch

Harry Krause wrote:



Any chance you can look over a boat that the stuff's been installed on
for a few years, to see how it weathers?

I don't know. That's a long time to stand around looking at a boat.


Eisboch

"Eisboch" wrote in message news:mamdnd5NNM7vghDcRVn-

I don't know. That's a long time to stand around looking at a boat.

I could bring you coffee.

John Gaquin wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message news:mamdnd5NNM7vghDcRVn-

I don't know. That's a long time to stand around looking at a boat.


I could bring you coffee.



HeHeHe I just couldn't resist.

Anyway, Harry, good idea. Turns out the boat in the slip next to me is
a 1999 SeaLine. They are made in Europe somewhere - Italy, I think. It
has what appears to be Flexiteek or something similar on the cockpit
deck, stairs and swim platform. If it is Flexiteek, it looks great.
I'll check it out with my neighbor when I see him.

Eisboch

Consider cork.

Gould 0738 wrote:
Consider cork.

Why?

Gould 0738 wrote:
Consider cork.

Why?

It's now being used OEM, instead of teak, by some upper end builders. At one
time cork decks were fairly common, and they may be making a comeback.

I wouldn't presume to say that you should personally choose it rather than teak
or psuedo teak, but you might want to consider it.

Here's a link where you can see a photo of
one of the current "cork deck" products.

http://www.moody.co.uk/service/marinedeck.htm

Gould 0738 wrote:
Gould 0738 wrote:

Consider cork.

Why?


It's now being used OEM, instead of teak, by some upper end builders. At one
time cork decks were fairly common, and they may be making a comeback.

I wouldn't presume to say that you should personally choose it rather than teak
or psuedo teak, but you might want to consider it.

Here's a link where you can see a photo of
one of the current "cork deck" products.

http://www.moody.co.uk/service/marinedeck.htm

Thanks, Chuck. I'll check it out.

Eisboch

On 07 Nov 2004 04:13:19 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

Gould 0738 wrote:
Consider cork.

Why?

It's now being used OEM, instead of teak, by some upper end builders. At one
time cork decks were fairly common, and they may be making a comeback.

I wouldn't presume to say that you should personally choose it rather than teak
or psuedo teak, but you might want to consider it.

Here's a link where you can see a photo of
one of the current "cork deck" products.

http://www.moody.co.uk/service/marinedeck.htm

That's actually fairly dense if it's just shy of 3/8" (9 mm).

Have you seen or worked with this stuff?

Take care.

Tom

"The beatings will stop when morale improves."
E. Teach, 1717