types of flooring for a 25 ft cruiser

[newboat]

Can i please have some feedback on the best kind of floor for a 25 ft cruiser, i have a rough fibreglass floor and would like to make it better.

[colbysmith]

Deckadence is very nice. A little pricey, but worth it. Easy to clean and will also let dirt and water flow thru it. I have purchased mine through Jim's Marine Flooring, as he can also sell scraps he has on hand for cheaper than a full piece would cost. It's easy to cut and fit. Here is a link:
https://www.jimsmarineflooring.com/ Works great for both the cabin and the cockpit.

[thataway]

A fraction of the price of Deckadence, are vinyl loop mats, pool mats. They are a less expensive mat, and I have gotten mine from American Floor mat. 3 x 12 feet is $250. The Deckadence is wider, and I have used that in the cockpit.

I have used DriDeck and interlocking foam panels, which also work well. Plain ozite carpeting from Home Depot or Lowes are the cheaperst solution.

[Standas]

We have Deckadence in the cockpit of our 25 we have enjoyed it. It’s light, Easy to remove, and easy on bare feet. On our previous boat we had Dri deck which was ok just harder on the feet and more difficult to remove to clean under it.

[Pearl]

We have GatorStep Marine Flooring throughout our 25 and it has held up nicely. We purchased the flooring at Permatop Canvas Company (Mound, MN) when they made our camper enclosure for our 25 a few years back.

[shad]

[colbysmith]

[gulfcoast john]

This website was less expensive than Jim.
https://marineflooring.net/

The Deckadence is so tough that we actually can shove the entire cockpit section and cabin section into two big commercial washing machines with hot water, Tide pods and Clorox. They’ve been through 20 or so cycles with not a strand of unravelling and come out of the super spin cycle almost dry. Soft on bare feet. We wouldn’t go back to anything else. Soft if you fall, which us old folks worry about. PM me your address and I’ll send you a scrap piece if you want.

[thataway]

The major difference between Deckadence and other vinyl pool mats is that there is a silicon (nonskid, as you put silicon mats under carpets) backing. The other vinyl mats are otherwise relataively similar. If petrochemicals, such as gasoline or oil gets on the Deckadence, it becames very hard and stiff.

I don't put the mats in a commercial Washer. No need. I just lay them on a concrete pad, turn the hose on them, and if necessary use a soft scrub brush (standing up type, long handle).

They might be slightly softer. I had both types: the Deckadence because it came in wider width for the cockpit and the vinyl loop pool mat (cheaper kind) in the cabin where narrower width works well. The material does not "skid" on the floor where it is confined, so the non skid backing is not necessary. I had pieces cut for under the table, under helms man's feet, in the head the cabin step (industerial velcro there), I would not trust either type on that small step without being secured.

Is the Deckadence slightly better? It is a little softer and has the backing. Otherwise either is comfortable under the feet.

My only motivation in recommending the plain vinyl pool mat, is to save the boat owner a few bucks. I had a chance to evaluate them both over a number of years to use them on the same boat.

[CPlay]

I started out with a thin indoor/outdoor carpet inside the cabin. It was inexpensive but offered very little padding and did not look very nice. I now have Luxury Woven Vinyl from Sailrite. It looks nice and feels softer underfoot than the carpet. Deckadence will be softer, but I prefer the appearance of the Luxury Woven Vinyl inside the cabin. -Jeff-

[Avidmagnum12]

Decadence is the best product we’ve ever found. Our is 10 years old and it still looks like new not cheap but always looks good. We fish a lot on our boat and it never gets stained. We like the dark gray.

[gulfcoast john]

Tom,
We are quite sure it's Yamaha gray.