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Choosing the right flooring can hide stains, provide sound and heat insulation, reduce slipperiness and ease cleaning and maintenance. Rubber, vinyl, carpet, cork, etc. 5 pages.
[PassageMaker, March 2000]
Exterior and interior marine carpets for glue-in or lay-in installation.
[R & R Textiles, Inc., Portland, OR, USA]
Tips for how to move about, eat, sleep and navigate in comfort during rough conditions. Includes the importance of securing floorboards in case of capsize.
[SailNet, 22 June 2004]
A 40-year-liveaboard couple describe their method of keeping carpets in place, and how they keep the cabin sole from being slippery.
[SetSail.com, Charlotte, NC, USA]
An argument that floorboards need to be latched to prevent flying objects in a capsize, with a suggestion for the most appropriate latch.
[Ocean Navigator, Mar/Apr 1995]
Brief grab bag of facts and commentary to help choose what surface your cabin sole should have. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.
[Bill Dietrich, USA]
A knockdown can throw the hatches off your cabin sole, but you can install a hatch-lock device to prevent this. 4 pages with photos, diagram and a list of tools and materials.
[Blue Water Sailing, June 2003]
Detailed illustrated instructions for refinishing a teak-and-holly cabin soles on the author′s 1991 Hunter 28.
[SailboatOwners.com, Seattle, WA, USA]
Short but useful discussion of caring for teak and holly plywood floorboards. Bulk of the article covers the alternatives available for interior teak appearance and preservation.
[Practical Sailor]
Instructions for laying a teak and holly cabin floor using teak decking strips that are pre-aligned. Insert holly strips where the deck caulking would go.
[Practical Sailor]
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