JVM225
Well-Known Member
IMHO: there is no need to spend a fortune on cockpit flooring to make it look good.
We were looking for a faux teak product when this boat was new to us, got a $5000.00 estimate and were about to pull the trigger on it.
The original stark white of the cockpit really made the boat look dated to us. There wasn’t even a cockpit carpet to break things up. Not a fan of actual carpet in the cockpit anyway.
Then it occurred to me that as nice as the expensive product looked, it wasn’t as nice as real teak. It looked exactly like what it was. Faux teak.
We also started to think about what would happen if it became damaged, stained or we just got sick of it.
We decided to get the woven vinyl product in a teak pattern for less than 20% of the cost of the good stuff. It looks like exactly what it is, but after 3 seasons it still looks like new.
We’re very happy with it.
I also ditched the white cockpit sink and faucet and installed stainless versions in their place.
Those changes made a huge difference in the look, and no more being a slave to a white nonskid cockpit deck.
At some point, I’m going to replace all of the cockpit vinyl and we’re leaning towards something other than all white. Probably going to include an accent color on the seats that coordinates with the dash or something.
When that happens there is a very good chance that I may get away from the faux teak flooring and replace it with a more modern color and pattern woven vinyl that looks better with the new seating.
The potential change in flooring would have been a lot less of an option if we had spent $5000.00 on the faux teak stuff.
We were looking for a faux teak product when this boat was new to us, got a $5000.00 estimate and were about to pull the trigger on it.
The original stark white of the cockpit really made the boat look dated to us. There wasn’t even a cockpit carpet to break things up. Not a fan of actual carpet in the cockpit anyway.
Then it occurred to me that as nice as the expensive product looked, it wasn’t as nice as real teak. It looked exactly like what it was. Faux teak.
We also started to think about what would happen if it became damaged, stained or we just got sick of it.
We decided to get the woven vinyl product in a teak pattern for less than 20% of the cost of the good stuff. It looks like exactly what it is, but after 3 seasons it still looks like new.
We’re very happy with it.
I also ditched the white cockpit sink and faucet and installed stainless versions in their place.
Those changes made a huge difference in the look, and no more being a slave to a white nonskid cockpit deck.
At some point, I’m going to replace all of the cockpit vinyl and we’re leaning towards something other than all white. Probably going to include an accent color on the seats that coordinates with the dash or something.
When that happens there is a very good chance that I may get away from the faux teak flooring and replace it with a more modern color and pattern woven vinyl that looks better with the new seating.
The potential change in flooring would have been a lot less of an option if we had spent $5000.00 on the faux teak stuff.
