Here's a sacrilegious suggestion -- why a teak floor on a trawler? Certainly they look very shippy and attractive. But practical? I have had them on sailboats, usually teak and holly and even there where the passageways are usually much narrower than on a power boat, I found them dangerously slippery when wet if they were finished to that nice boat show standard. If one allowed them to weather or had them unfinished or put down sections of treadmaster etc they were safer. But that seems to defeat the whole purpose of appearance. Why not try a good quality indoor outdoor carpeting? May not look as nice but it is available in many colors and styles- and after all we use carpets at home. It has advantages- easy replacement of sections if worn or stained, easy to put sound insulation underneath, no expansion/contraction issues except with the sub flooring which being hidden is easier to deal with, no cracks for all the dirt to fall into, warmer in colder weather and above all not slippery. I wouldn't recommend it in heads of galley. Ron Barr Lady Brookhaven Hatteras LRC 42 Presently lying RI Yacht Club, Narragansett Bay, RI KB1LFX

my boat has carpet, except in the galley, and i cant' wait to get rid of it... too many stains (have 2 kids...), dust, etc... i've looked at various alternatives, including amtico vinyl which others have installed and like, but I'm going to go for venneer teak and holy on ply for the interior. I'm going to do the staterooms and companionways first, then maybe the saloon. pascal miami, fl 70 hatteras 53my ----- Original Message ----- From: "ron barr" <rwhb@msn.com> To: <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:13 AM Subject: T&T: FLOORING FOR A TRAWLER > Here's a sacrilegious suggestion -- why a teak floor on a trawler? > Certainly they look very shippy and attractive. But practical? I have > had them on sailboats, usually teak and holly and even there where the > passageways are usually much narrower than on a power boat, I found them > dangerously slippery when wet if they were finished to that nice boat > show standard. If one allowed them to weather or had them unfinished or > put down sections of treadmaster etc they were safer. But that seems to > defeat the whole purpose of appearance. Why not try a good quality > indoor outdoor carpeting? May not look as nice but it is available in > many colors and styles- and after all we use carpets at home. It has > advantages- easy replacement of sections if worn or stained, easy to put > sound insulation underneath, no expansion/contraction issues except with > the sub flooring which being hidden is easier to deal with, no cracks > for all the dirt to fall into, warmer in colder weather and above all > not slippery. I wouldn't recommend it in heads of galley.