[Rhodes22-list] R22 Cockpit floor treatment on Fretless

[Mary Lou Troy]

Mike,
Fretless's cockpit floor is the original blue gelcoat. The hull was once 
this color too. Stan evidently did a few boats in this blue gel coat in the 
late 80s or early 90s. It evidently faded badly because he was quite 
insistent that we would want her repainted - we bought her sight unseen. We 
were really looking for a white boat so when Stan offered to repaint her 
white we said sure but there ensued quite series of email messages while we 
tried to determine what to do about the blue floor and exactly what color 
blue it was - this was before the days of an easy digital photo. We finally 
decided to leave it, fearing that if we painted it, it wouldn't hold up 
well. We've since decided we really like it. It's very easy on the eyes but 
not much hotter underfoot than white. The blue cushions look good against 
it too. BTW - we did replace that old pine board holding the motor controls 
with a nicer piece of mahogany.

Mary Lou

At 01:56 PM 6/19/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>Mary Lou,
>
>I was looking at the photos that you provided for the outboard control
>locations and noticed the blue floor of your cockpit.  It looks great!
>
>As you might have heard, I am in the process of repairing flaws and cracks
>in the cockpit floor of my 1981 Rhodes.  I am concerned with the finish once
>the structure has been repaired.  We have considered several alternatives to
>the original white gel coat, especially since I am not sure that my skills
>in gel coat repair are adequate.  We have considered various forms of wood
>(teak) and I/O carpet products if we cannot properly repair the gel coat.
>
>Is your floor treatment original or did you apply it?  What material is
>applied?  Is it a non-skid surface?
>
>Mike
>Shanghai'd Summer
>
>
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