Anybody ever installed vinyl instead of carpet? Experience? Cost? Where to buy? Etc. I kind of like what I see in the boats at Bass Pro and my carpets needs replacing. Looks a lot easier to keep clean, etc.
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Anybody ever installed vinyl instead of carpet? Experience? Cost? Where to buy? Etc. I kind of like what I see in the boats at Bass Pro and my carpets needs replacing. Looks a lot easier to keep clean, etc.
I should have done a search on this....several post already. My bad.
Vinyl has a tendency to wear out where your feet are on it all the time. Not a fan of it.
Hydro turf
I ordered my Xpress with a sprayed in floor and carpet on the decks. Like to fish on carpet, cooler and quieter. But the floor cleans up easier if it gets slimed.
HYDROTURF!
Just sold 2006 war eagle that had vinyl from factory . was only on front deck and very back between pod seats . pressure washing was a snap . would buy again . I most likely do not fish near as much as some though . Twice a week is all I get .
Eagle 1, quit bragging......
Wouldn't carpet be a little cooler than vinyl, too??
No, it's a lot cooler.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmydee1
I have hydroturf from stem to stern and would do it again in a heartbeat.
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actually I fish 4 days but I don't bream fish from the big boat !:popcorn:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by jimmydee1
I almost went with vinyl because I catfish from time to time, was worried about slime. I ended up going with carpet. I wouuld make the same decision again if I had too. Carpet not a pain like I thought it would be. Also was just going to by a horse stall mat from tractor supply and cut it to fit back of boat for a "catfish pad". They are $30 dollars. Turns out I didn't need them after all. Love the carpet.
Hydro turf all the way!!
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That stuff definitely looks good!
Hydroturf is on the expensive side isn't it? especially compared to carpet. does it lay/fit well over the edges of the plywood to fold underneath? doesn't look that pliable. (is that a word?)
My dad always told me you get what you pay for!!
My rig goes thru 4.5 months of hard duck hunting, then right into crappie fishing. I never winterize my boat because its on the water each and every month of the year.
Pliable, darn tootin' its pliable. Never absorbs water, it will never freeze, and I can walk barefoot anywhere in my rig in over 100 degree heat.
It also quietens a aluminum boat very well. Yes, size and color options in hydroturf can be expensive. They do run clearance specials on colors they will not carry any longer. Also, they have their "B" stock mats. Either grey or black and in a few different cut patterns that are very very very reasonable priced.
Like I said, you get what you pay for.
Brian
Agree with you band chaser! Love mine in my boat
copy. i agree. depending on what it is, pays to spend a little more.
where did you buy yours from?
I have had boat with carpet and 2 without. I will never have carpet again just doesn't fit the way we fish. If we step on minnows or track buckshot mud in the boat I can take a washer and clean it up. The first boat I bought that had vinyl was used for 7 years of abuse. I used this boat for duck hunting, running the river to bow hunt and for fishing. I never had problems with wear. I did have a buddy sling a lock on deer stand on the back deck and tear a small area of the flooring. I have had the boat that I have now for 4 years with no wear issues. I'm not saying that some vinyl doesn't have wear issues but I have not had any issues with War Eagles vinyl.
Carpet is nice for sure but just doesn't work for us! To much of a PIA to keep clean. I like the fact that I can fish in the rain without the carpet getting soaked. Squished minnows in the floor, mud, blood and fish slime just pressure wash it right out!
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