Vinyl vs. Carpet flooring in pontoon?

[ToonGuy]

Yep, there screwing you on the seagrass since its become so popular, on the 2014's i've been looking at it was under $500 2015 pretty much everyone at $1000. looks & feels great

My guess is the dealer or OEM was eating part of the cost to get the product out. The stuff is fantastic, but it is extremely expensive. I've researched this product for over 2 years now and the cost didn't just drastically jump...it's been high from the get go in the aftermarket.

For what it's worth Restore Pontoon is the first I've seen to offer Woven PVC to the aftermarket. You can check it out here:
http://www.restorepontoon.com/pontoon/p ... 8p3044.htm

[Cornej1]

We live in Michigan so mold will always be an issue since the sun is so sporadic here. Love my Michigan though! Can't wait until our boat gets delivered to our dock in the Spring!

[JeffS]

My guess is the dealer or OEM was eating part of the cost to get the product out. The stuff is fantastic, but it is extremely expensive. I've researched this product for over 2 years now and the cost didn't just drastically jump...it's been high from the get go in the aftermarket.

For what it's worth Restore Pontoon is the first I've seen to offer Woven PVC to the aftermarket. You can check it out here:
http://www.restorepontoon.com/pontoon/p ... 8p3044.htm

Wow! $1,025 for the material alone on a 23' boat. That's really wow. Plus $115 for the special adhesive.
Great bit of information. Thanks for sharing.

[zoom650]

Vinyl is just too easy to clean. The mud, the blood, and the beer wash right off.

Then if you take it fishing it's easy to clean up too, not just for dumping bodies anymore

Memo to self: Erase track lines on GPS /end

[Coldbrew]

Bennington offers seagrass carpet. It feels like carpet but is a vinyl. Water just runs off, no mold or mildew, best of both worlds. 2 thirds of my boat is seagrass with the faux teak on the rear. Really enjoy the combination.

This is also what we went with on our Premier. Absolutely love it. Feels great on the feet and cleans as easy as vinyl.

[illinoid]

Anything less than a really good aluminum welder could leave you with pin holes and on the inner side of the strake could be a real nightmare to repair. I used to buy an aluminum brazing rod that was really foolproof but I haven't seen it in 30 years. It had a pink coating and was really easy to use with oxyacetylene.