Could you replace ply with play again, but overlay it with a laminate or vinyl? Vinyl has come a loooong way in recent years.

My boat has the industrial vinyl with the raised circles that you see around machinery spaces. 30 years old and still looks new.

SandS said..

i,m pretty sure that stuff is called " pirelli " [ properly spelt wrong though ]

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Find NSWsailors thread and have a look at his floor
www.seabreeze.com.au/Photos/View/8787032/Sailing/Seakas-Cabin/?m=3&p=nswsailor

I'm not a huge fan of varnished timber floors, especially if there are wide spaces across the boat. Sailed on a Sydney 40 with beautiful timber floors but after taking an off watch in the windward bunk, the only way to get up was to slide the the leeward side, about 6ft away!!!

Something like this?
http://www.remlandcarpets.co.uk/vinyl-flooring/ultragrip-pro-s215.html

rumblefish said..
I'm not a huge fan of varnished timber floors, especially if there are wide spaces across the boat. Sailed on a Sydney 40 with beautiful timber floors but after taking an off watch in the windward bunk, the only way to get up was to slide the the leeward side, about 6ft away!!!

Something like this?
http://www.remlandcarpets.co.uk/vinyl-flooring/ultragrip-pro-s215.html

That looks interesting, will have to try and find here in Oz, NSWSailors floor does look nice but a bit of work.
I thought it would be easy to get Plywood with a floor looking veneer... but boy its hard to find anywhere.

There is a laminate available in Teak/Holly from an outlet in QLD.You then simply glue over a plywood base with the usual contact adhesive.

I did a house on the coast where this was used to good effect on an upstairs suspended platform.

Unfortunately it is covered over in one pic, but you get the idea in the other picture from my recent motor boat build.

Seawind Catamarans use the same product on their floor areas and is very hard wearing.

Good luck-CR.

I tried to do a search for you but could not come up with the suppliers name/location.

This product looks very much like the real thing, unlike some of the other vinyl and composite floors on the market.
Obviously you can get the timber veneered plywood from say Caporns, but then there is the ongoing upkeep and so on.

The only thing I can suggest for you is to contact Seawind direct and they may give you a lead.
I will speak with some yachty contacts here in the meantime and see if they can remember.

Can post you a small offcut if need be.

Thanks fellas, I will keep looking for the Qld supplier, the grout spacer might be a goer aswell...