Deck lid gaps

[Chrisried]

Decided I'd open a can of worms and pull the carpet out of my 99 fisher f20fs and put in kiwigrip, the problem I'm having as I ripped out some of the carpet I realized that the gaps between deck lids are going to be unsightly. Anyone know of anything I can do to take up the gaps, maybe some sort of white weather stripping that will hold up?

 

[froggy1150]

Lid is fiberglass? Sand it up and add a little glass. Then you can fit it perfect. And you are coating it anyway so that's covered
just an idea

 

[Mad Props]

Or you could just make a new one... a new piece of ply and a couple layers of CSM and and your good.

 

[Chrisried]

Lids are aluminum. Boat has two big deck lids that would be quite a lot of work to make new. Would really like to get away from carpet but I'm wondering if going back with carpet or vinyl is my best bet.

 

[Scott Danforth]

I would do carpet....and go boating

 

[Mad Props]

If the gaps don't bother you aesthetically, I'm a big fan of some sort of weather stripping around the hatches. My last boat had a wooden ski locker cover that rattled like crazy in choppy water and sounded like the boat was falling apart. I used to drive around with my left foot extended out putting pressure on it so it didn't rattle around. I plan on any hatches in my resto getting some level of weather stripping or sound deadening.