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[Guest]

Hi there, I bought a 2009 Bayliner Flight series 185 with 19 hours on the engine that had everything we wanted EXCEPT fiberglass floor. Cant have everything I guess...I wanted to know if there was a spray of some sort that would be appropriate to use on the carpeted floor to help prevent /protect it.Not sure what exactly I'm looking for, but something to make it last longer (I know its basically new but..) and prevent stains from my shipmates who re-board her from a beach of sand or silt.Also.. from the kids snacks :}

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[Guest]

they call it marine carpet so it should be able to handle some water.... I agree, carpet in a boat is as intelligent and useful as carpet in a bathroom, especially around the toilette.

My winter project will be to rip it all out and paint the floor with Durabak, the next best thing to a fiberglass floor. http://www.durabakstore.com/durabak18 . My carpet still looks like new but I just can't stand it.

[Guest]

I've got carpet in my 185 and have no problems with it, I hose it down or vac when it is dry.

It's made from Polyethelene so is pretty tough stuff.

I agree it would be easier to hose out without but I think it makes the boat more comfortable and it better on the bare feet.

The boss dosn't like it when we get fish guts on it:livid: but as i said just hose it down and ready to go again.

[Guest]

Oh and great choice of model. You wil lover the 4.3L over the 3L:worth

[Guest]

Macca wrote:
I've got carpet in my 185 and have no problems with it, I hose it down or vac when it is dry.

It's made from Polyethelene so is pretty tough stuff.

I agree it would be easier to hose out without but I think it makes the boat more comfortable and it better on the bare feet.

The boss dosn't like it when we get fish guts on it:livid: but as i said just hose it down and ready to go again.

Thanks for the experience.

It's good to know I can deal with it like you have.

[Guest]

Vacuum it once in a while and it'll be fine. My 195 is on its 7th season and the carpet still looks great. I'd never buy a boat without carpet or snap in carpet, that would suck for bare feet and water sports. Never seen a ski boat that didn't have carpet in it. Bare fiberglass and bedliner is for fishing boats.

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oldjeep wrote:
Vacuum it once in a while and it'll be fine. My 195 is on its 7th season and the carpet still looks great. I'd never buy a boat without carpet or snap in carpet, that would suck for bare feet and water sports. Never seen a ski boat that didn't have carpet in it. Bare fiberglass and bedliner is for fishing boats.

Thanks for the info!

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oldjeep wrote:
Vacuum it once in a while and it'll be fine. My 195 is on its 7th season and the carpet still looks great. I'd never buy a boat without carpet or snap in carpet, that would suck for bare feet and water sports. Never seen a ski boat that didn't have carpet in it. Bare fiberglass and bedliner is for fishing boats.

Like it.:ditto

[Guest]

I'm not against carpet but it has to be snap in and not the one glued to bare plywood as Bayliner did in the past. That's the best way to get rot in the floor. Durabak is actually very nice to bare feet! The rough texture is achieved with shredded tires which makes for a softer surface yet the stuff is extremely durable. I have it in my offroad truck and the family is always bare-foot in there. Rhino or whatever liner wouldn't be good as it also gets extremely hot.

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kjs wrote:
I'm not against carpet but it has to be snap in and not the one glued to bare plywood as Bayliner did in the past. That's the best way to get rot in the floor. Durabak is actually very nice to bare feet! The rough texture is achieved with shredded tires which makes for a softer surface yet the stuff is extremely durable. I have it in my offroad truck and the family is always bare-foot in there. Rhino or whatever liner wouldn't be good as it also gets extremely hot.

The only way you're going to get rot is if you are letting water sit in the boat

[RinnyBeth]

I would try CAMP DRY.. its great on everything.. stinks for a bit till dry.. but works.. in sporting goods in a green can I believe

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kjs wrote:
I'm not against carpet but it has to be snap in and not the one glued to bare plywood as Bayliner did in the past. That's the best way to get rot in the floor. Durabak is actually very nice to bare feet! The rough texture is achieved with shredded tires which makes for a softer surface yet the stuff is extremely durable. I have it in my offroad truck and the family is always bare-foot in there. Rhino or whatever liner wouldn't be good as it also gets extremely hot.

I Don't understand.

Bayliner sells their boats with glued in carpet now.

You have a 1000 + option for fiberglass only.

All the bayliner runabouts I saw at the Vancouver Boat show 175-295 had capers in them ( not snap in carpet), so I guess it remains a standard.

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yes, they still glue the carpet but I've heard that the plywood is now encapsulated in fiberglass. If that's wrong it's still the old junk.

oldjeep wrote:
The only way you're going to get rot is if you are letting water sit in the boat

and that's exactly what the carpet does extremely well. Not that big a problem in AZ but even here my carpet sometimes needs a day to completely dry out.

[Guest]

I would disagree. Bare fiberglass is best for salt water use. I'm used to bare floors, and the ability to totally hose down the boat after use. Now I find myself being careful not to soak the carpet too much, making getting salt spray out of the boat a bit more tedious than it should be.

oldjeep wrote:
Bare fiberglass and bedliner is for fishing boats.

[Guest]

I believe I have started a PC Vs Apple thread on Carpets :>}

PS, Apple wins.