We have costumers that decide to do the project themselves, if you are one of them this Post is for you; Here you can find a complete list of how to do your own Quality Boat Floors Templates. The recommended pattern material to use is: • PE cloth 1000 denier 14x14x200 grams. • Cardboard, • MDF board, The material must retain its shape, be durable and non stretchable. Pattern material is available from marine textile and shade cloth suppliers or from wsYachtteakcarpentry.com 1. Lay pattern material for Boat Flooring out as smooth and as flat as possible. 2. Where pattern material is joined, double tape to stop movement and cross joins with two lines to use as check marks. 3. Mark out rough size around edges and fittings. 4. Cut out approx size and ensure that all edges are clear of fittings and edges . 5. Lay pattern out and tape or pin to deck to ensure there is no movement. (Do not stretch pattern material) 6. With a set size block, mark around edges. Write on the patterns the size of block that has been used. It is best to use the same size block as the margin eg, 45mm, 60mm or 75mm . 7. Cut out the exact size of radius and join (double taped) with your template. 8. Draw size of fittings and write sizes, number and position on the pattern. Eg, water filler 102mm. 9. Patterns that are narrow or are over 3 meters in length must have straight lines drawn down the length of the pattern (use 2 lines if needed) so that we can re-align the pattern in the factory 10. Mark where edges are to be bull nosed (fig.5). (Edges can be finished square or rounded on the face edge). 11. Mark the centre line of the gap in the opening hatches in the deck and give size of gap required, do not cut out the hatches. We usually make hatch margins oversize by 1.5mm to allow for trimming on the job, eg, engine hatches in cockpit, bait tank hatches, anchor lockers etc. 12. Give reference marks if two or more decks are to line up, eg, steps, seats, cockpit to boarding platform, steps lining up with cockpit. 13. Give direction of planking required by putting lines on the pattern in the correct direction. 14. If multiple decks are to align, mark each one and draw a simple sketch on one of them. Sketch should include markings, location of decks, position of centre and reference lines and gap measurements if needed. 15. Write down the name of your boat, your name and telephone number. The basis of the pattern is to give us accurate sizes to work to. The more information such as details, marks and reference lines that are written on the patterns, the better the guarantee is of accuracy and quality of your Flexiteek deck. It also allows us to manufacture the deck in a time efficient manner and deliver a complete product to you faster. Now that You have the Knoledge to Make a template, don’t wait to order your new #Syntehticteakdecking and #Boatflooring for this Coming Summer. I assure you will love it.
