[Rhodes22-list] R22 Cockpit floor treatment on Fretless

[Michael D. Weisner]

I sure do like the blue with the wood.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Lou Troy" <mltroy at verizon.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] R22 Cockpit floor treatment on Fretless


> 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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