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28-11-2023, 07:34
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Registered User
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Boat: 50ft Custom Fast Catamaran
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Re: Damaged Stained catamaran salon floor acid
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Originally Posted by smj
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Edging is quite annoying between a flat cabin sole and a curved hull.
What did you use?
My boat also has extremely annoying corners where the bulkheads and hulls meet. Those areas are large radius cove joints. A compound negative curve. Been wrestling with how to make them look nice. In the shower, I just loaded them up with caulking which came out pretty good. In other areas… it’s a mystery
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28-11-2023, 07:34
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always in motion is the future

Join Date: Feb 2009
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Re: Damaged Stained catamaran salon floor acid
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Originally Posted by smj
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Did you flip your cat?
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28-11-2023, 07:40
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Re: Damaged Stained catamaran salon floor acid
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Did you flip your cat? 
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Right?? I thought he was showing it as a wall covering for a moment, which it would also do well
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28-11-2023, 07:42
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Re: Damaged Stained catamaran salon floor acid
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These were my first thought also and high on the list for being a renewable resource, natural and having no chemicals or off gassing. Lighter than vinyl I suspect also. . Probably the winner, actually.
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28-11-2023, 08:04
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Port Credit, Ontario or Bahamas
Boat: Benford 38 Fantail Cruiser
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Re: Damaged Stained catamaran salon floor acid
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Originally Posted by Chotu
These were my first thought also and high on the list for being a renewable resource, natural and having no chemicals or off gassing. Lighter than vinyl I suspect also. . Probably the winner, actually.
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The cork is also very easy to work with on odd surfaces. Might be hard to tell in these photos but the sole of the V-berth has compound curves.
Before and after ...
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28-11-2023, 08:06
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Boat: Seawind 1000xl
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Re: Damaged Stained catamaran salon floor acid
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Originally Posted by boatpoker
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We used a similar product on a catamaran from Lumber Liquidators 17 years ago.
https://www.llflooring.com/p/renatur...zzdI8PEAlB-oSM
Looked great and very forgiving.
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28-11-2023, 08:08
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Re: Damaged Stained catamaran salon floor acid
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Originally Posted by Chotu
Edging is quite annoying between a flat cabin sole and a curved hull.
What did you use?
My boat also has extremely annoying corners where the bulkheads and hulls meet. Those areas are large radius cove joints. A compound negative curve. Been wrestling with how to make them look nice. In the shower, I just loaded them up with caulking which came out pretty good. In other areas… it’s a mystery
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The edging was binding tape.
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28-11-2023, 08:10
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2007
Boat: Seawind 1000xl
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Re: Damaged Stained catamaran salon floor acid
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Originally Posted by s/v Jedi
Did you flip your cat? 
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You funny man
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28-11-2023, 08:27
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2018
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Re: Damaged Stained catamaran salon floor acid
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Originally Posted by smj
The edging was binding tape.
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Thanks! Always trying to figure out new ways to do that stuff.
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28-11-2023, 09:32
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always in motion is the future

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Location: in paradise
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Re: Damaged Stained catamaran salon floor acid
I have researched cork flooring. Note that you can get it any color you like. Also, there are several textures to choose from.
I found this to be my choice but we didn’t make the move yet as the floor isn’t at the top of the list yet
https://corkfloor.com/colors/
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28-11-2023, 11:22
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Southport CT
Boat: Sabre 402
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Re: Damaged Stained catamaran salon floor acid
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Originally Posted by AZ_Zoner
Thank you all for your input. I really appreciate it!
Replacing the floor seems to be unanimous. I did have others along with a professional tell me the same thing although I wanted to get "outsider" opinions. He did tell me that it is formica and that he could replace new formica on top of the old. I'll wait and get other opinions and prices. We just bought this boat and are currently in Florida where prices are very high. Once we head down island we will explore other options. I will definitely post an update once we do find someone to replace the flooring at a reasonable price.
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Aren't prices "down island" likely to be higher than they are in Florida? The materials have to be purchased (in Florida?), shipped to the islands, import taxes paid, and then the workmen there are the only guys on the island who do it, so they charge whatever they like. If it's a simple resurfacing job, similar to re-doing a kitchen floor, maybe Home Depot's flooring department would be worth trying.
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03-12-2023, 14:09
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: PUGET SOUND
Boat: HOBIE 18
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Re: Damaged Stained catamaran salon floor acid
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Originally Posted by Shrew
IF it's wood, then sand the entire floor, and refinish it.
If it's vinyl or some kind of composite flooring, then either buy rugs, or have the interior refloored.
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Rugs could be good, but because curious souls are apt to lift the rug to inspect the floor, stain the light spots red and write, " GET OUT NOW!" next to the spots.
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04-12-2023, 08:43
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Boat: Lagoon 450
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Re: Damaged Stained catamaran salon floor acid
Yacht Concepts in La Rochelle, France is a third party vendor who has access to Lagoon woods. They do fantastic wood work.
If it was me and I was in France, I would take it to them and have the floor replaced
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05-12-2023, 16:34
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Lifeaboard
Boat: FP Lavezzi 40
Posts: 4,305
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Re: Damaged Stained catamaran salon floor acid
There are 3 till 4mm thick "click rigid vinyl" tiles avaliable that are waterproof "made for bathrooms" as the backside consits of SPC = stone power coat and not hpc wood. Rigid means there is also stone powder in the vinyl which makes them extra rigid.
An example i wanna use:
https://www.planeo.de/klick-vinyl/pl...st-rs7339.html
Makes laying down much easier as you just deal with boards 130cm x 25cm that click into each other. Also cutting the them to odds shape is much easier and if you made a mistake you loose 1 board which you mostly can use somewhere else.
Just put on existing floor and because you don't glue easy to replace if you don't like or something like this happens again you can just replace parts, just order one pack more and store in case that happens.
My plan to redo floors on my lavezzi because they are too dark and hulls have a mixture of gelcoat and wooden floorboards and would like change that to one uniform surface.
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