Teak and holly flooring report

[Ixneigh]

I finally did get my flooring veneer from a popular supplier of after market parts.
Report follows

Finish=good except for poorly repaired ding in one panel. Quarter inch in diameter gouge.
Fit= poor. The main floor panel was too small by about 3/8 inch on all sides. This is a large degree of gap all around.
This must be on purpose although I can't see why. One would think these things would fit precisely if they are
making hundreds of them. It only took me about an hour to make a snug fitting sub panel to glue the veneer to.
Materials=good. The teak top layer is thick enough to give a good service life. The panel in whole is about 3/16 inch thick with the teak making up the top 1/16 inch. It will need to be glued to the cabin sole in order to stay in place. Or glued to a plywood subfloor like I have. This is so I can remove it for refinish or if the cabin gets wet. The teak and holly veneer panel probably will not tolerate a cabin flooding from rain or leaks. I have a feeling it would delaminate in those conditions. Water is supposed to stay outside but things happen. If the panel is glued down to the floor there would be no fixing it or drying it out.
I coated all the non teak areas with epoxy, then epoxied the panels to the plywood that I cut to fit so exactly that they need nothing to hold them in place in normal operating conditions. If I take the boat offshore I will make some type of hold down system. (that was a joke)
Would I buy again? No. I could cut a very nicely fitting cabin sole out of half inch teak plywood for much less then the cost of the two teak and holly panels. This would also have saved me having to make a sub panel to glue them to for support. I will find a way to make the teak and holly work. Not about to bother dealing with return shipping etc ect. Perhaps I will put some edge trim around them or something.

Ixneigh

[Phil M]

How about a picture or two?

Phil M

[Divecoz]

Sad to hear, as this is a fairly spendy project...IIRC..

[RobertB]

I used the Mahogany and Holly vinyl flooring from Lonseal sold by Defender. Looks great, easy to install, very easy to clean, no maintenance. Also, does not turn to a slip and slide when wet.

[Ixneigh]

Well believe me i would have considered that had i known. What should have been a drop in job is turning out to be a full on custom cabin sole. I paid for a proffesional product waited months for shipping and i want it to look as good as it can. I will post pictures of the final result.
Ixneigh

[dennisneal]

Many thanks for your candid assessment.

I hope it turns out well, even though you've had to put a lot more time into this project than you expected.

[Ixneigh]

Ok i posted a video on youtube. Lastlionmonday is my username.
Frankly i would encourage everyone to avoid this product. One could make thier own template of the floor and take it to a local shop. You should seal it with epoxy because the veneer does not seem to have a waterproof finish so you may as well just start ftom scratc and have something that fits. I would have had the whole head compartment floor done and not the silly triangle shape like the rug that came with the boat.
Live and learn. I will not be buying any aftermarket items except for bluewater yachts perhaps. All the stuff they sent worked. Everything i made for the boat came out better then what i bought for it.

[K9Kampers]

Nice job!

LINK

[restless]

looks lovely. Been thinking about something like that one day.
y not put a bit of non slip matting under the front bit? We use it for our tatty old carpets and find it quite bearable

[Phil M]

Ixneigh,

YouTube video of teak floor

Your teak and holly floor does look nice, though.

Phil M