rubber matt for airfloor

[jakeyboy]

Hi was thinking of putting a 3.5 mill thick rubber matt in bottom of my honwave 3.8 air deck to protect floor while still new from damage ,fishing hooks ect.has anyone tried this and does it work?have bought a piece of rhombus boat deck matt from corubba but not got it cut yet,only problem i wasnt thinking about was its pretty heavy, any feedback?

[Max...]

See here:

http://www.rib.net/forum/f50/bombard...ass-62326.html

[jakeyboy]

Yep looks good max ,i got the grey rhombus pattern for the honwave feels super grippy and smooth grip pattern on inside too ,i was just a bit worried about it moving around at sea ;time will tell ! Will watch out for petrol spills ,cheers

[Fenlander]

Max did you ever keep a note of that bright blue grid type matting in the Zodiac 3.4? I'm looking for exactly the same for our current 3.4 but can't remember what it was and not been lucky with a Google search.

[jakeyboy]

Try coruba into google fenlander thats where i bought mine through e bay ;very impressed

[beerbelly]

yep iv put the same into my honwave 3.2 air floor it doesn't move anywhere when in the boat it is quite heavy but hasn't affected performance leaves a nice pattern on your knees too.and I had enough left over to line the dog cage in me van

[jakeyboy]

Thats good to know beerbelly;did you put the straps for fuel tank up through the matt ?i was thinking they would help hold it in place.do you leave it in when you roll boat up ?

[Max...]

David, I sold it with the Zodiac but it is just the same stuff sold at caravan dealers as awning flooring or similar or in tiny pieces as non slip drawer lining etc.

[Fenlander]

Max have you a pic of it... I remembered it as quite a heavy roll of stuff more like an industrial door mat where the dirt would drop through a grid pattern. In fact my memory is of something like this in the blue variant...

‘Open Grid' High Quality PVC Grid Matting – Coruba

I have some of the awning floor non-slip light stuff and within a few mins it's all rucked up by feet and the dog.

Thanks for the idea of Coruba Jake... they do some decent matting... at a price!

[Max...]

Ahh, not sure TBH, I didn't think it was very heavy duty or tough though.

[beerbelly]

Originally Posted by jakeyboy

Thats good to know beerbelly;did you put the straps for fuel tank up through the matt ?i was thinking they would help hold it in place.do you leave it in when you roll boat up ?

yep cut a couple of slots for the fuel tank straps and no I take it out when I roll it up

[Fenlander]

Perhaps I've got false memory of it Max... anyway...

Thoughts on this guys for my air floor??

Swimming Pool Matting - PVC Anti-Fungal - 4mm Thick - 1.2m Wide | eBay

I only want one of the draining grid types if I get anything and in truth as much as to protect the air floor it's for cosmetic improvement as I find it impossible to get the old dirt out of a 10yr old air floor (the Zodiacs had a very gritty texture from new) and it lets the overall look down.

[jakeyboy]

Looks good too fenlander ;how come you want the grid type?got my grey rhombus stuff cut today ,fair chuffed with it,only thing it wrinkles up a bit right up at bow cause of deep v in honwave but got a bowbag in anyway so that covers it nicely

[jakeyboy]

How did you get on cutting matt at bow beerbelly ?mine has wrinkled up a bit and i have cut two holes for floor valves but was thinking of cutting straight across behind valves think it might look better:maybe im just being too fussy

[Fenlander]

Ha ha I'm a bit fussy too and tried some flatter stuff in a previous wood floor SIB which was fine but found the air floors have slight curves (even the flat ones) that do cause wrinkles. I've found the grid type is more able to flex with the floor undulations. Also where you need to cut out for tank straps or valves etc I find I can do it easier cutting along the edge of the grid lines.

Just a personal thing... it all does the job. Think I'll order the pool stuff I linked and report back.

[jakeyboy]

Yep knew there would be a reason your pool matting looks good ,lol

[beerbelly]

Originally Posted by jakeyboy

How did you get on cutting matt at bow beerbelly ?mine has wrinkled up a bit and i have cut two holes for floor valves but was thinking of cutting straight across behind valves think it might look better:maybe im just being too fussy

yes mate your too fussy
your rite though it is a little wrinkly around the edge up at the bow (but so am I )
I found that if I didn't look at it. I couldn't see it . so its fine

[jakeyboy]