Gator Step/ Sea Dek style teak flooring for $500

[Hyperryd]

I'm working on a flooring project for my boat. It has glue in carpet and I hate it. Thought I would share it with you guys. I have a tough time posting pics here. I have it posted at wake garage. Check it out!
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http://www.wakegarage.com/forums/topic/112-gator-stepsea-deck-teak-style-flooring-on-a-budget/#comment-200

[New Guy]

Damn that looks great. And thanks for another forum to kill time with...

Is it possible to get that in a grey / black?

[BrettLee3232]

Wake garage is cool, just wish it was on Tapatalk lol


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[OHSupra]

link wouldn't pull up... I'm interested on what you did... I have glued down carpet... and eventually want to change it over..

[kaneboats]

You have to register at Wakegarage.com to see anything.

[Hyperryd]

i have the full write up over ar Wake Garage but I'll share a couple of pics with you guys. Just finished the main cabin. Boat is filthy and I still need to finish the lid to my in floor ice chest, but for the most part the cabin is done.

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[Hyperryd]

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[deerfield]

Nicely done!

[dusty2221]

Amazing results man!

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[beat taco]

Had to check the forum lol

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[kaneboats]

I signed up over there to check it out. If you sign up, carefully check your settings. I was getting a notification every time there was a new post. Changed the setting and it's fine now.

[stx.dead.I]

I signed up over there to check it out. They send me about 8 junk e-mails a day. Maybe need to change my settings but, dang, that's a lot.
Haha ya I signed up over there bc this thread as well. Haven't received any spam yet though fingers crossed

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[Hyperryd]

I've never gotten any junk emails from them and I would definitely not send you there if I had. If you PM Rugger over there he will definitely take care of that. He wouldn't want that to come from WG.

[STX]

I also signed up because of this thread as I plan on doing the same thing when I get home although I have gone for grey. I have received any spam from them. Awesome job by the way OP. If mine turns out anywhere near as good I will be happy. ������

[kaneboats]

Looks like I had the wrong setting for notifications. I had the box checked for:

A notification when new content is posted

So I was getting a message everytime someone posted. ha ha.

[Prospersigman]

This turned out sweet!! Great work.

[Hyperryd]

Ok so a couple reasons I didn't want to post the supplier. I didn't want anybody getting biased for or against the product. I also wanted to see how it installed and form an opinion during the install. I can say that at this point I am very impressed with the quality of the product. It is a full 1/4" thick all the way around. It is super comfortable on the feet and the 3m adhesive backing is no joke. I love the diamonds but I do believe the lines will hold up a lot longer. The only reason being that with all the points on the diamonds there are a lot more chances to pull them up or tear them. Same quality just more small points to fail. That being said I am very happy with the install. It doesn't have to be as hard as I made it, but I wanted the routered edges and two textures. That's on me. Nick who has snap in carpet who used it as a template and had it done in a weekend. My biggest hold up was around the ice chest and under the helm. That is my boat and I would have had to deal with those areas if I had gone with the big guys too.

I cannot say how it will hold up over time, but I would be surprised if it doesn't do well. The supplier is http://www.marinedeckfactory.com.

They are in China. They were great to work with. Answered every question I had and the product was at my door 2 weeks after I ordered it via UPS. Nick also got his product in 2 weeks. They have many color options. Hope this helps some of you guys. I'm only half way finished. I still have the swim step and gunwale pads this season and under my seats and lockers next fall.

[rugger]

Looks like I had the wrong setting for notifications. I had the box checked for:

A notification when new content is posted

So I was getting a message everytime someone posted. ha ha.


Glad you figured it out. Someone let me know about your comment so I wanted to see what was going on. I run Wake Garage and I promise we don't spam!

Also wanted to thank you guys for participating over there. As you know WG is not in competition with Moomba forums, we will always need our boat's brand support community and family. Wake Garage just focuses on project-based upgrades and provides a place for all brands to share projects with each other. I figure if we all share upgrade ideas, we all benefit.

[RC_Hinojosa]

Glad you figured it out. Someone let me know about your comment so I wanted to see what was going on. I run Wake Garage and I promise we don't spam!



Can we get Wake Garage on Tapatalk??

[Hyperryd]

Can we get Wake Garage on Tapatalk??

No. At this time Tapatalk and WG don't play together.

[stx.dead.I]

No. At this time Tapatalk and WG don't play together.
Everybody needs to get along! Id be on wakegarage like 5x more often if it were on tapatalk. I actually keep forgetting it exists bc I'm so used to getting to all my forums thru tapatalk.

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[stx.dead.I]

I also signed up because of this thread as I plan on doing the same thing when I get home although I have gone for grey. I have received any spam from them. Awesome job by the way OP. If mine turns out anywhere near as good I will be happy. ������
Did you go with the marinedeck site that OP used?

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[kaneboats]

Glad you figured it out. Someone let me know about your comment so I wanted to see what was going on. I run Wake Garage and I promise we don't spam!

Also wanted to thank you guys for participating over there. As you know WG is not in competition with Moomba forums, we will always need our boat's brand support community and family. Wake Garage just focuses on project-based upgrades and provides a place for all brands to share projects with each other. I figure if we all share upgrade ideas, we all benefit.

Your site is very cool and well run. All kinds of good info over there. Thanks for checking in-- I probably shouldn't have used the term "junk" but it was ending up in my junk folder so that's what I called it. Anyway, love seeing project ideas across all brands as they usually translate pretty well.

[Hyperryd]

Like an MB Sports floor for Moomba!! Lol

[trayson]

Ok so a couple reasons I didn't want to post the supplier. I didn't want anybody getting biased for or against the product. I also wanted to see how it installed and form an opinion during the install. I can say that at this point I am very impressed with the quality of the product. It is a full 1/4" thick all the way around. It is super comfortable on the feet and the 3m adhesive backing is no joke. I love the diamonds but I do believe the lines will hold up a lot longer. The only reason being that with all the points on the diamonds there are a lot more chances to pull them up or tear them. Same quality just more small points to fail. That being said I am very happy with the install. It doesn't have to be as hard as I made it, but I wanted the routered edges and two textures. That's on me. Nick who has snap in carpet who used it as a template and had it done in a weekend. My biggest hold up was around the ice chest and under the helm. That is my boat and I would have had to deal with those areas if I had gone with the big guys too.

I cannot say how it will hold up over time, but I would be surprised if it doesn't do well. The supplier is http://www.marinedeckfactory.com.

They are in China. They were great to work with. Answered every question I had and the product was at my door 2 weeks after I ordered it via UPS. Nick also got his product in 2 weeks. They have many color options. Hope this helps some of you guys. I'm only half way finished. I still have the swim step and gunwale pads this season and under my seats and lockers next fall.

Annoying that they don't have prices on their website. Do you have prices for the various sheet sizes?

I did Hydroturf on my boat for about $40 for a 40x62" sheet. It took 4 sheets (and I had material left over) and with discounts and shipping, I was $168 all in. I did have to buy the contact cement, but that wasn't too bad.

[rugger]

Your site is very cool and well run. All kinds of good info over there. Thanks for checking in-- I probably shouldn't have used the term "junk" but it was ending up in my junk folder so that's what I called it. Anyway, love seeing project ideas across all brands as they usually translate pretty well.

Thank you.

[Hyperryd]

Annoying that they don't have prices on their website. Do you have prices for the various sheet sizes?

I did Hydroturf on my boat for about $40 for a 40x62" sheet. It took 4 sheets (and I had material left over) and with discounts and shipping, I was $168 all in. I did have to buy the contact cement, but that wasn't too bad.

With shipping is comes out to around 70 a sheet. The lines are 90"x35" and the diamonds are 74"x27". The diamonds are a little less because of size. There is a 5 sheet minimum. For comparison, to do what you see so far in my cabin area, it was about 1.5 sheets of each. So you could do the cabin, swim step and gunwale pads for the $350 minimum order of lines, if you just did lines. I bought 5 sheets of lines and 4 sheets of diamonds to do under the seats and lockers as well. Cost $510 shipped.

I originally ordered from Agendasurf.com, who is a division of hydro turf. They do carry the hydroturf style decking, but the two tone faux teak was quite a bit more. They were twice the price of what I got and out of stock for a month. I also had them send samples. It was nice but I got a refund because they didn't know when it would be in stock.
When my flooring came in I was very impressed with it. I was hoping it would be as good as the Agenda samples that I had. It was much nicer and thicker even though both were listed as 6mm. I would still recommend the Agenda if you only need a sheet or two. You have to order 5 sheets min from those guys.

[Hyperryd]

I started the swim step today. I had a couple of hours to work on it. I got the pad off in one piece with some help from a neighbor who had a windshield removal tool. Having the pad in one piece saved a ton of time when making the wood template. It did however leave all of the glue behind. The deck glue was way harder to remove than the carpet glue. Using paint thinner and a scraper I finally got it all off. It's ready for me to cut the decking tomorrow 2557025571255722557325574

[Hyperryd]

Alright, I'm really starting to dig this project. All of the big pieces are done for this phase. Just a few more smaller pieces and it's time for the lake!!
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[Hyperryd]

Finshing up some of the smaller pieces.
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[mattsask]

The only thing I don't love about this project, is that I can't decide whether I like the diamonds or the straight lines more. Looks amazing. Great work.

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[Hyperryd]

The only thing I don't love about this project, is that I can't decide whether I like the diamonds or the straight lines more. Looks amazing. Great work.

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See if I can help you. I love the look of the diamonds, but a couple of reality things about them. Because there are 4 points to every diamond there are a lot more points to pull up or get ripped. When running a router on the diamonds they got tore up a little bit when near the end points. Also there is more waste involved with the diamonds during installation. If you are trying to match another piece you could lose 3" one direction or almost 5" the other direction. With the lines you can only be off by up to 2" one way. With a number of pieces that adds up quick. Both are the same quality it's just the more cuts that cause these issues. I still love the diamonds and if I did it again I would do it just like I did!

[Hyperryd]

Finally got the ice chest done. I could pistol whip the MB employee who put that in! I'm worn out...
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[kaneboats]

Dang, Hype, you got it looking perfect. Nice!

[New Guy]

That turned our beautiful!

Great Work!

[996scott]

Man that all looks great! On my list of future things to do. Great job

[Hyperryd]

So phase one of this project is essentially complete. Phase two will be under the seats and lockers but that will be in the fall of 2017 as it is tIme to go to the lake. This was a time consuming project, but very much worth every minute spent. A person could easily simplify this install no still have a nice floor. My goal was to have as finished out interior as I could get without paying the big boys a grip of cash. The biggest challenges would have still been there with the high dollar floors. My ice chest area was uneven and I had a large gap under the helm. Boats with glue down carpet are always going to have mysteries when you pull the carpet.

My disclaimer is this, I have been installing stereos in boats and upgrading boats for years. I have a lot of tools at my disposal along with a lot of boat interior experience. The rolls don't put themselves in. However with some patience and a good plan going in, it isn't that difficult to do. I definitely think in increased the value of my boat at least 3-5 times what the project cost. I hope this helps some of you guys take the risk and go for it!

I used 2 rolls of lines and 3 rolls of diamonds for phase 1. The rolls for diamonds are smaller and there is more waste during installation with the diamonds. To match another piece you could be off 3" one direction or five inches the other direction. That adds up quick with multiple pieces. The lines should hold up longer with fewer points to get damaged. With 5 rolls the materials cost for phase 1 is $350 for flooring and another $75 in template supplies.

[RC_Hinojosa]

Well done sir, looks awesome!

[Prospersigman]

Now come to DFW, I'll buy all the supplies and adult beverages and you can do mine.

[Hyperryd]

They won't let me leave California. Without my taxes the state wouldn't be solvent!! At least that is what the tax man say. Lol

[Hyperryd]

Foot note: The big advantage of making the Masonite templates is it would be easy to make new sections later. I learned this today. One piece that I made, that I was iffy about once installed, was the sub cover. I thought a little contrast would be good and I was low on diamonds so I covered it in lines. After I looked at the complete install I was lukewarm on that piece. Last night a MB owner PMd me and asked why I didn't do that in diamonds. The fact that someone else noticed was enough to push me over the fence. I pieced together enough diamonds to recover it. Since I already had the template it only took about 30 minutes. Moral of the story is stick with the plan.
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[kaneboats]

Well, I agree. It does look better with diamonds. Nice job!