Accepted offer...getting excited for my Mainship 400!

[twistedtree]

Originally Posted by Comodave

I guess that my estimate of $50K was a bit low…

I would double it.

[mml2112]

Great discussion on the gyros. Since we spec a couple of diff manufacturers on our motoryacht drawings, maybe I can get a discount on the hardware down the road. I modelled a SK in 3D, it was fun spinning it around on the screen before placing it on the custom mounting bracket. Real easy install if the "stringers" can handle the forces. Refit installation is another matter, but my local marina does it. I don't wanna ask!

I am a newbie. Can I start a new topic in this string or should I start a whole new topic about my Inside Passage cruise this summer on a GB46?!

Anyone gonna be at Trawlerfest next week?

[jitylu]

Congrats. Just had an accepted offer and contract signed for 34 Mainship in Lake Champlain area. Have the out of water survey scheduled. Boat needs cosmetic fixes for sure. Carpeting, flybridge chair arms are worn out, refrigerator, new mattress, new sofa. Who does the re-carpeting????? How in the world do we find someone to do that and is there marine grade carpet specifically made ?

[Comodave]

Originally Posted by jitylu

Congrats. Just had an accepted offer and contract signed for 34 Mainship in Lake Champlain area. Have the out of water survey scheduled. Boat needs cosmetic fixes for sure. Carpeting, flybridge chair arms are worn out, refrigerator, new mattress, new sofa. Who does the re-carpeting????? How in the world do we find someone to do that and is there marine grade carpet specifically made ?

Congrats, hope it works out. Is the carpeting inside or outside? If it is inside then regular household carpeting will work fine. We recarpeted out current boat when we bought it. I found a local carpet shop that did boats. We asked for the best carpeting as far as wear. They did an outstanding job. So good that when we remodeled our primary bathroom we had them do the tile work and also recarpet the bedrooms. What year is the boat?

[Nepidae]

Lots of time carpet may mean that the parquet floor has taken a beating, hopefully not yours.

We have a pretty nice deck inside and just have an area rug in the saloon. We removed the up/down saloon table because we open the hatches there to do engine checks and work so we got a nice teak table with open grate that works well.

Keep plugging away, it never stops.

[Greg QS]

Indoor carpet it fine. Look into special basement carpet My last boat I used commercial carpeting boded neoprene padding and had it bound on the edges. . I also played around with the commercial carpet tiles. Great to use for areas with a lot of hatches. Also good for DYI or areas you just cannot get the roll of carpet into. They use a pressure sensitive glue that you can re lift and re set the tiles. It used in casinos, hotels etc A bit pricy but cool and you don't need that much. If you can do it yourself , it will be less than having someone install.

I settled on the one piece commercial carpet. I did not want to see all the hatches. I broke it up into hallways, cabins , and main salon with 1 main hatch cut through to the ER.

[Pete Meisinger]

Often a thread will end up being "hijacked", what started out as a discussion about anchors ends up being a discussion about "singles vs. twins". Not that it's a bad thing, but personally, when a thread gets beyond about three pages I tend to lose interest. After 40 or 50 posts pretty much everything has been said.

Probably best to start a new thread.

pete