Teak and Holly Sole in Valkyrie

Valkyrie · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:42 pm Post subject: Teak and Holly Sole in Valkyrie

Hi Brats,

To warm up the cabin of Valkyrie we've added a few teak accents, with more coming in the next few weeks, but came across a really neat product made only a few miles from home.

It's a synthetic material called Plasteak and is made from recycled plastic milk jugs. We used the one that looks just like teak and holly for the floor of the cabin. It comes with a 25 year wear warranty and is glued to the floor, but ours is just lying there now, as we wait for warmer weather for the correct application. It's also non-skid.

The company president spent lots of time with me and gave me a deal on an odd piece because it's sold in six foot wide sheets. It is very flexible, allowing it to conform to the cabin's concave floor.

A number of high end boat companies, both power and sail, are using it for both interior and extrerior. The outdoor stuff is VERY pricey so we're passing on doing the cockpit.

The source is www.plasteak.com One six foot x six foot sheet would easily do the cabins of two CD 22's.

A picture is in our album.

Best regards,

Nick
"Valkyrie"

JamesTXSD · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject:

Looks good, Nick - adds a lot of warmth to the interior! Thumbs Up

kimshack · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:31 am Post subject:

Very nice. You mentioned it's very flexible, how flexible? How thick is it? I'm thinking about a small piece for my small little floor in my C-Ranger. When I picked up my boat last saturday, the factory put a piece of Teak / Holly over the counter above my refrigerator, it wasn't at my request, and at first I didn't like it, but after awhile, it kinda grew on me, and as you said, it adds warmth.

I thought about adding some to my pilothouse floor, but real teak I'm assuming is very rigid. In addition, I think I would rather used synthetic, as the floor in my pilot house since it get's pretty bad when I'm out fishing.

If it's really pricey, and they sell it by the full sheet only. Maybe someone on this site would like to go in on some with me.

Sea Wolf · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:51 am Post subject:

Nick-

That stuff should look really beautiful.

There was a couple named Tim and Judy who lived in Cannon Beach, Oregon, who had a CD-22 Cruiser named Lynn Marie that had a cork composition sole that had a similar look thoughout the floor of the cabin, even under the dinette and helm floor. Was gorgeous.

MORE PHOTOS

Joe.

Valkyrie · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:30 am Post subject:

Kimshack,

It's flexible enough that it can be rolled up. The piece that I bought (3'x6') was about eight inches in diameter when rolled. I would say that thickness is about 1/4-3/8". It has a cloth-like backing.

Joe,

I was going to do the same thing as you describe, under the dinette, foot of the helm and over the bridgedeck at the door, but those areas are made of Starboard and the company president told me that Starboard won't accept the glue used to attach the Plasteak. "Like trying to glue Teflon," in his words. I've even thought of making the helm foot area and bridgedeck out of wood to get around that, but didn't think it was worth the trouble.

At first I thought of using the real thing, but I would have lost an inch or so of headroom, which I didn't want to do, even with the high top.

Nick
"Valkyrie"

Sea Wolf · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:04 am Post subject:

Nick-

Yes,.....

The HDPE plastic has been a "BUGGER" to get to glue to, so to speak.....

Up Until NOW:

Introducing LOCTITE 3030 Polyolefin Adhesive

I haven't tried it, but It sounds just like the sticky ticket to glue down the problem.

Might just write their technical department and see what's possible with this new stuff !?!

Try not go get yourself permanently bonded to your C-Dory! Smile

Joe.

patrick and linda · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:35 am Post subject:

just when you thought, no more projects to do, boom, someone comes up with another great idea.
really like the look, but have a question, what's your thoughts on placing this on the cockpit deck?
pat

C-batical · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:01 am Post subject:

Hi Nick:

Floor looks awesome. I looked at a similar product a couple of years ago called Flexiteak, but instead bought some teak lumber on Ebay. The product you used appears to look more like real teak. Since, I need more teak dimensional lumber and I am not far away from your source, I just may make a trip down to Ohio to pick some up. Thanks for sharing your project and information.

Best regards,

Valkyrie · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:51 pm Post subject:

Joe,

In a sense, I think Marcia and I are "permanently bonded" to our C-Dory!

Rollie,

Hey, Plasteak is four miles away from our house. Maybe we will meet in person some day!

Pat,

Using this type (they call it interior grade) is supposedly not as UV resistant as the exterior grade. I also talked to one of the "worker bees" there and he said that the only reason they don't recommend it for exterior use is that they are afraid some bozo in FL is going to apply it to his pontoon boat and leave in the tropical sun for years and they don't expect it to hold up under those conditions.

This same guy told me that if I kept my cockpit covered when not in use, that it would probably do just fine. However, keep in mind that this is a permanent addition and if it doesn't hold up, I'll have some funky lookin' floorboards.

Then there is price. The interior grade stuff is $45 a linear foot. The cabin area is 26.5x66". They sold me a remnant for $100 (I waited three months for one to become available) and then $20 for a quart of glue. Their exterior grade is not sold in sheets, but strips which have to be "welded" together. Just the material for a 4x6' cockpit would be $600! Ouch!

As far as the cabin goes, even at retail, a 6x6' roll would be $270 plus the quart of glue. Two CD 22 owners could split that and do both boats.

I'll use this stuff for a year and then consider doing the cockpit with the interior grade. It is so non-skid that a cooler won't slide on it and it would be much better traction for Boomer, our boat puppy.

This Plasteak really looks great and will be much easier to keep looking good than the bare 'glass and especially the dark green runner that we had been using.

Regards,

Nick

C-batical · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject:

Pat/Misty Seas,

I will write you an email, when and if I make it down there, getting together for lunch sounds great. I don't think I will have an opportunity for at least a few months though.

Best regards,