Eva foam boat flooring

[double browtine]

Has anyone installed any of the Eva foam boat flooring on their boat? I was thinking about putting some on the upper front fishing platform of my deck boat. It has the 50 year 3/4 marine plywood and the factory carpet. I thought about changing to this flooring instead of replacing with just carpet.
Any pros and cons would be appreciated. I found some on Amazon for a decent price. It has an adhesive backing.

 

[hammer33]

Did it. Love it.
Watch a couple videos on installation. Use the contact cement and don't rely only on the adhesive it comes with. Be sure your surfaces are CLEAN!

 

[megalomaniac]

Will it breathe to allow the plywood underneath to dry out when it gets wet? If not, i'd suspect you will be replacing the entire decking on the boat in just a few years.

 

[MickThompson]

I'd avoid lines and patterns if possible. A slightly crooked line will drive you crazy for years

 

[chimneyman]

I did my boat with it. Had to rip the carpet off and I guess I didn't get it as clean and smooth as I needed. As I have a few corners etc coming loose. But I love it

 

[Andy S.]

Recently had a buddy do my 16x48 jon boat in April. He loves tinkering with jon boats, fixing them up and flipping them, so just the guy for it. I took the old worn out plywood floor out, pressure washed boat floor and dropped at his house one day. He mounted 1/8" metal floor, then adhered EVA Foam to it, was done in day and a half and had to negotiate some rain in the process. He could have finished in a full day if weather would have cooperated. The metal floor pic below is from another one of his projects, but sharing for illustration purposes. It really quietened the boat and helps considerably with walking barefoot on hot summer days. Also added herculiner where the gas tank sits to increase friction and reduce likelihood of it moving around. Few before and after pics.

 

[redblood]

Looks good

 

[double browtine]

Recently had a buddy do my 16x48 jon boat in April. He loves tinkering with jon boats, fixing them up and flipping them, so just the guy for it. I took the old worn out plywood floor out, pressure washed boat floor and dropped at his house one day. He mounted 1/8" metal floor, then adhered EVA Foam to it, was done in day and a half and had to negotiate some rain in the process. He could have finished in a full day if weather would have cooperated. The metal floor pic below is from another one of his projects, but sharing for illustration purposes. It really quietened the boat and helps considerably with walking barefoot on hot summer days. Also added herculiner where the gas tank sits to increase friction and reduce likelihood of it moving around. Few before and after pics.

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That looks great!!

 

[Hduke86]

I did to my xpress but it was 3m backing and also on aluminum. I will say that was a few years ago and I can tell you. That 3m backing and aluminum will hold forever. Seriously as soon as it touched the aluminum it didn't want to move again.

 

[Hduke86]

This is the pattern I have and i believe I got it from Prodigy boats. It is not cheap but I would use it again in heartbeat on another boat. I believe it's Hydroturf brand with 3m