We are renovating our 37' Silverton MY. You've made up our minds on what flooring to install. I've installed floating floors in my house but I was unsure how to do the floating floor over the hatches. Great work. Thanks for the video.
I really like how the floor came out. You did a great job detailing the hatch covers and complex angles/curves. I did a similar job last year and I wish this video was available becuse my floor didnt come ouy as well as I wanted. Thank you for taking the time to document and post for the rest of us hackers to learn from. Hope the rest of the boat looks (and works!) as well as the floor.
Looks great. I'm about to do this in my boat. Thankfully I have no hatches in the floor but there is a lower section on the floor. I hope to fill that area to bring everything level. Great video. Thank you for the tips. I do this work in houses but I already knew the boat was a new beast.
When I laid in a board I measured underneath it, then drilled a small pilot hole. After the floor was down, I used the pilot holes and made lines, then used the metal cut off grinder to cut the hatches out.
Great Video! I have the exact same boat, how many sq-ft did you end up buying when you account for the trim loss? I am debating between commercial grade or NautikFlor which is 3x the cost. Thanks
We didn't notice a change in sound very much. Boats are loud, lol. I think the cork helps with sound deadening and a little softer board. I'm not sure on the color and I can get back to you on that. It's a very worthwhile project and after 2 seasons the floor is holding up very well.
Hi, I have this same model 2007 37express. What did you do about the couch frame scratching the floor? I was thinking of making some plastic feet or something. How well is the thin peice holding up outside the bathroom door next to the hatch opening? Has me thinking i would rather go end to end VS side to side on the lay out. Either way it looks good.
Nice video. This is the first time I've seen the planks installed in this direction. Every other installation has the planks running the length of the boat from bow to stern. IMO looks better this way. Did you finish off the steps? If so, how did you complete those?
Thanks! I feel this direction also looks better and in theory makes any cabin look bigger. Skinny long lines make a space look smaller going vertically. These horizontal lines make the cabin look bigger and a few of my boating buddies that did their own cabin did copy my approach. I did the stairs in Cherry. I purchased some cherry plywood and some 1x, traced out the old stairs and put it together that way. I still have to stain them and they are currently sitting in my garage, lol. I'll get to it before spring.
@@TodayIWorkOn Pretty funny that it never occurred to me to align the boards that way. What color rigid core vinyl plank did you use? I couldn't make it out from the boxes in the video. The interior color of my 2000 SeaRay 380DA is identical to your boat.
@@SCFoster www.flooranddecor.com/nucore-performance-flooring?start=0&sz=48 It's a Floor and Decor line. They are beefy! Very rigid and strong, lol. It did add about 300 pounds to the boat, but I didn't think that was going to bother a 20,000 pound boat like mine.
Looks great…I just did a very similar project on my boat, not easy with angles and water proofing elevation differences. What product did you install to lift your hatches?
Good question. He hasnt responded, but from what I understand these floors are supposed to be "floating" so no glue needed. However, I would think on a boat you'd want to glue them down and maybe even seal the seams to keep water and moisture from building up underneath them since the environment is more humid and damp than a resedential install. Just my $0.02.
I mention it in the video, but in such a small space I didn't leave much, Usually in spans that are way longer, you should leave 1/4", but since we are talking 5-6', I kept it tight. Floor did great this whole year with 90 degree temps and 80% humidity!
NOT a great way to do the hatches! A better method is to do the hatches first and leave a 1/4 - 1/2 inch lip over the edge of the hatch where you can, this provides a clean square edge either by a virgin board with only the tongue cut off or a nicely clean cut piece. If the hatch is slightly out of square, which most are not you may have to sand the edge slightly flush to the hatch. Then butt your adjacent pieces against those edges with a thin piece of poster board as a spacer to allow some even space around the hatch. Once you match the floor around the hatch the edges will be very clean and look much better than using a saw, grinder or vibrating saw to cut open around the hatches. Hatches are a necessary evil within boat floors but you can make them look much cleaner than this method.
Not a great way, but nothing has shifted in 3 years and I don’t even notice the 1/8 cuts I made. People that see it in person love it since it blends into the floor.
This was way easier than routing out a new hatch and marine grade plywood was EXPENSIVE when I did this project. Old hatch worked just fine. After almost a whole season, it’s done really well.
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We are renovating our 37' Silverton MY. You've made up our minds on what flooring to install. I've installed floating floors in my house but I was unsure how to do the floating floor over the hatches. Great work. Thanks for the video.
I have a 37 Silverton that we are replacing the floors on. How did you project come out?
I really like how the floor came out. You did a great job detailing the hatch covers and complex angles/curves. I did a similar job last year and I wish this video was available becuse my floor didnt come ouy as well as I wanted. Thank you for taking the time to document and post for the rest of us hackers to learn from. Hope the rest of the boat looks (and works!) as well as the floor.
Lol. Starboard Transmission blew last month. 😬. Video incoming. BOAT.
Looks great. I'm about to do this in my boat. Thankfully I have no hatches in the floor but there is a lower section on the floor. I hope to fill that area to bring everything level. Great video. Thank you for the tips. I do this work in houses but I already knew the boat was a new beast.
Get ready to be sore, very sore. Lol. Good luck with the project!
Great video!
How did you mark the location of the hatch when laying the flooring to know where to cut?
When I laid in a board I measured underneath it, then drilled a small pilot hole. After the floor was down, I used the pilot holes and made lines, then used the metal cut off grinder to cut the hatches out.
Very nice job. Thanks for sharing
Nice job, looks amazing
I really wish you'd shown when you cut the table bottom. What did you use? A router? The grinder?
I didn’t cut anything. I just laid the metal on top of the floor, screwed it in. There’s no hole there.
Probably just a jigsaw for the actual hole. Nothing crazy there.
Great Video! I have the exact same boat, how many sq-ft did you end up buying when you account for the trim loss? I am debating between commercial grade or NautikFlor which is 3x the cost. Thanks
Not much. I think around 100 sqft. I would not spend big money on this. The floor has held up so well 3 seasons in with 3 kids and a small dog.
Great looking floor!! Did you glue the entire floor down or only the hatches? Thx!!
Just the hatches. The floor is not going to go anywhere. It’s also locked in place in a few spots where the table goes and the couch is.
How did the sound change compared to the carpet? Does the cork help? Great job you inspired me to tackle it. Also what color did you use?
We didn't notice a change in sound very much. Boats are loud, lol. I think the cork helps with sound deadening and a little softer board. I'm not sure on the color and I can get back to you on that. It's a very worthwhile project and after 2 seasons the floor is holding up very well.
Hi, I have this same model 2007 37express. What did you do about the couch frame scratching the floor? I was thinking of making some plastic feet or something. How well is the thin peice holding up outside the bathroom door next to the hatch opening? Has me thinking i would rather go end to end VS side to side on the lay out. Either way it looks good.
Couch frame does not scratch the floor as it just plops down on the LVP.
Did you do the stairs? How did you manage the edges?
Cherry plywood and 1x for trim. I was doing a video and I never finished editing it.
A+! I like videos that teach. Great job. What is your little cart with the knee pads and seat. I need one for my wife. Kidding! 😁 I could use that.
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Nice video. This is the first time I've seen the planks installed in this direction. Every other installation has the planks running the length of the boat from bow to stern. IMO looks better this way. Did you finish off the steps? If so, how did you complete those?
Thanks! I feel this direction also looks better and in theory makes any cabin look bigger. Skinny long lines make a space look smaller going vertically. These horizontal lines make the cabin look bigger and a few of my boating buddies that did their own cabin did copy my approach.
I did the stairs in Cherry. I purchased some cherry plywood and some 1x, traced out the old stairs and put it together that way. I still have to stain them and they are currently sitting in my garage, lol. I'll get to it before spring.
@@TodayIWorkOn Pretty funny that it never occurred to me to align the boards that way. What color rigid core vinyl plank did you use? I couldn't make it out from the boxes in the video. The interior color of my 2000 SeaRay 380DA is identical to your boat.
@@SCFoster www.flooranddecor.com/nucore-performance-flooring?start=0&sz=48
It's a Floor and Decor line. They are beefy! Very rigid and strong, lol. It did add about 300 pounds to the boat, but I didn't think that was going to bother a 20,000 pound boat like mine.
Nice Work well done 👍⛵
Curious, how happy are you with this flooring product 18 months later?
Great. We love them after 2 seasons with them.
Looks like a 370, nice job
Looks great…I just did a very similar project on my boat, not easy with angles and water proofing elevation differences. What product did you install to lift your hatches?
Good question. He hasnt responded, but from what I understand these floors are supposed to be "floating" so no glue needed. However, I would think on a boat you'd want to glue them down and maybe even seal the seams to keep water and moisture from building up underneath them since the environment is more humid and damp than a resedential install. Just my $0.02.
Did you glue it all down or just the hatch doors?
Just the hatch doors.
It looks like you didn't remove the old carpet glue. Is it ok to lay down the LVP over the old glue (assuming it's relatively smooth?)
It’s been a couple of years and the floor is great. I guess it’s just fine.
@@TodayIWorkOn Am I right that you didn't remove all of the carpet glue?
Also looks like you just floated the flooring? The product I'm using suggests I need to glue it down (I have a Cruisers also - 3375)
@@scottbettencourt4051correct.
@@scottbettencourt4051I would follow the instructions on the material you are using. I used a nucore product that was a floating floor.
Did you leave a gap for expansion - and if so how much?
I mention it in the video, but in such a small space I didn't leave much, Usually in spans that are way longer, you should leave 1/4", but since we are talking 5-6', I kept it tight. Floor did great this whole year with 90 degree temps and 80% humidity!
Nice work!
how much a work like this would cost??
I honestly don’t know. I do know I was beyond sore doing it. 😂
it is very nice!!!!!
What did you don on the steps?
Finished them with cherry.
NOT a great way to do the hatches! A better method is to do the hatches first and leave a 1/4 - 1/2 inch lip over the edge of the hatch where you can, this provides a clean square edge either by a virgin board with only the tongue cut off or a nicely clean cut piece. If the hatch is slightly out of square, which most are not you may have to sand the edge slightly flush to the hatch. Then butt your adjacent pieces against those edges with a thin piece of poster board as a spacer to allow some even space around the hatch. Once you match the floor around the hatch the edges will be very clean and look much better than using a saw, grinder or vibrating saw to cut open around the hatches. Hatches are a necessary evil within boat floors but you can make them look much cleaner than this method.
Not a great way, but nothing has shifted in 3 years and I don’t even notice the 1/8 cuts I made. People that see it in person love it since it blends into the floor.
Why not just make a new hatch rather than fill it with strips?
This was way easier than routing out a new hatch and marine grade plywood was EXPENSIVE when I did this project. Old hatch worked just fine. After almost a whole season, it’s done really well.