Putting a new vinyl floor in a Stingray?

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Is it possible to rip up the carpet in a 2003 stingray 200sx and replace it with a vinyl floor? What is underneath the carpet? Thanks for the help.
 
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Re: Putting a new vinyl floor in a Stingray?

What is underneath the carpet?
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Ayuh,... I imagine there's plywood, possibly covered with fiberglass, or not....

Btw,... Boats have Decks, not floors....
 
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Re: Putting a new vinyl floor in a Stingray?

A vinyl floor, really? Wouldn't that be EXTREMELY slippery when wet?
 
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Re: Putting a new vinyl floor in a Stingray?

I have a vinyl floor on my boat right now a 14' lund and i dont find it slippery when wet but when gas is spilled oh boy is it slippery
 
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Re: Putting a new vinyl floor in a Stingray?

I'm sorry, vinyl flooring in a boat just sounds like something that folks where I grew up would do. Other/better options to replace worn out/ripped up carpeting than vinyl, in my not-so-humble opinion.
New carpet, nonskid gelcoat, and "rhino lining" are three that jump right out at me.
 
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Re: Putting a new vinyl floor in a Stingray?

travbl said:
Is it possible to rip up the carpet in a 2003 stingray 200sx and replace it with a vinyl floor? What is underneath the carpet? Thanks for the help.
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The deck is the usual fiberglass covered plywood. If that's what you want, go for it. Personally, I wouldn't own a boat without it.

My Stingray came from the factory with a "vinyl floor". Its non-skid Nautolex marine decking. When I bought it it was part of their optional "fishing interior" package.

I redid another boat 2 years ago and used Marideck from Cabelas. Once the area was cleaned and any residue from the old carpet was removed, it was a simple matter to trowel on the adhesive and lay down the new material.
 
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Re: Putting a new vinyl floor in a Stingray?

Ok, so there is actual "marine rated" product in the vinyl flooring world? Were not talking about going to Home Depot or Lowe's kitchen/bath section and getting that type of flooring? If there truly is a non-skid marine rated vinyl flooring product or two, then okay, add it to my list of appropriate flooring materials to replace carpet.
 
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Re: Putting a new vinyl floor in a Stingray?

Never have used it but marine vinyl is availlable and looks very good on the boats that I have seen. The added plus is you just wash off the deck with a hose. When I did my deck I used porch enamel with a packet of non-skid added. Has held up very well for a couple of seasons now and I just use a brush and soap to scrub the dirt and blood out and wash it off.
 
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Re: Putting a new vinyl floor in a Stingray?

It's called nautolex It's a little expensive but water tight. I used it on my first boat and it looked good and was pretty badass
 
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