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Drain Area Before
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This is a close up of the drain area in my cockpit before adding any flooring material. Currently it is just raw fiberglass. I tried to extend the Nautolex into the area, but because of the shape and confined space, it wasn't going to be possible for me to do it in one piece, and I didn't want seams in this area.
I have read about quite a few people trying to use spray on truck bedliners as boat flooring. I would be skeptical about doing an entire floor in the material, but I figured it would be ok in a confined space that needed to be waterproof and tough, and wouldn't really be walked on.
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The interior of the cabin is still carpeted, and the nautolex has been applied to the outside, so I need to make sure everything is protected from possible overspray of the bedliner material. I used duct tape and newspaper, the old classics, for the job.
A nice low tack masking tape would have been better, but I was out, so this would have to do!
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masking and spraying
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Replacing the details
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I'm now replacing the aluminum edging details that were there before I tore out the carpet.
These will actually be replaced with much newer, nicer aluminum soon, but I need to wait until I've finished recovering the interior cushions, since the details in the recessed well also serve as support for a small cushion.
This picture shows pretty clearly what the new bedliner material looks like.
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This is the view from the cockpit, of the section of the recessed area that is visible from outside the cabin doors. The aluminum has been replaced in this shot as well, and the drain cover has been put back in place.
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Cockpit View
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Final View
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Here's a final view of the recessed area, re-covered in the spray on bedliner material, with all aluminum edge details replaced and the drain replaced.
Looks pretty good! Thanks to all who suggested the bedliner material as an alternative here...in this section of the cockpit, it really saved me a ton of money and time. I'm also seriously considering it for inside the new gunnels.
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