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Earlier this year we sold our 22' Cruiser. We regretted it almost immediately, so we bought a new 2013 22' Cruiser. Really looking forward to getting it in a couple of weeks... Anyway, in our old boat we had some rubber floor mats that we found at Costco. They were great - soft, grippy, and held up well. Nothing slid around on them, which was nice. It now seems that Costco doesn't sell those old mats any more. We want to cover the deck floor with something that holds coolers, etc. in place, and is removable. Anyone have any ideas?
 
Years ago, I bought the same red mats from Costco for the floor of my micro brewery in my basement and I keep looking for them, but they don't stock them anymore. The mats are mostly from the restaurant industry, so a restaurant supply house should have them. There are other mats used on concrete floors to alleviate fatigue in many different settings. I've mostly seen them in machine shops. You could try a machinery supply store like Grizzly or perhaps Grainger. I no longer have my brewery so I use my mat in a 14 foot Klamath fishing boat and it works wonderfully for keeping feet dry and also is perfect for keeping things "quiet" on the aluminum bottom. I hope this helps and good luck to you. By the way, I lived in Moose Pass when Alaska was still a territory and years later Fairbanks, after statehood.
 
Thanks for the input. This morning I found the mats that we used on our old C Dory - they were dura-chef interlock kitchen mats. Ordered 3 of them from a rubber supplier in California.
 
Another very durable product is a horse stall mat from Tractor Supply. $29 for 4 x 6'. I have seen the fit together mats at Home Depot and Sam's club recently. But the single piece mat is better. We just use carpet runners and they seem to last several years...
 
What are your guys thoughts on this stuff?
http://www.greatmats.com/products/softflex-tile.php

I'd go with the industrial kitchen stuff but it is pricey if you want it not in black or red. It also doesn't feel too great barefoot. This stuff i can get in a light grey which is visually appealing and wont get hot in the sun. Ideally i'd like something that is not modular so i could just flop the whole lot over the side without worry of it falling apart and starting and un-planned float test.
 
That looks to be identical to "Dry Deck"--One would have to compare the two to see if there is any difference. The Dry Deck has been widely discussed--a bit hard on the feet--but keeps items off the floor, and allows ventilation. We use it on the floors of all of the lockers on the C Dory 22.
 
On Sea Angel I used the 'Dry Deck' in the cabin and covered it with carpet followed by a 2'x6' runner. It sure makes it easy to 'shake out' the collective 'dirt'. Both the carpet and runner were scraps with the carpet cut to fit, just as the 'Dry Deck' was.. (No mildew on the either after 9 years.)

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