I'm going to use ribbed marine carpet with press studs on the cockpit sole and the seating area as well as across the lasarette . Im thinking the nice light blue decks and a grey colour speckle ribbed carpet for the cockpit , might be able to get away with non skid in the cockpit for a bit although the white will get a good coat of satin Aqua Trim white just for a brighten up.
When moored, cockpit carpet would be nice. But, once it gets wet from rain, would that carpet dry out in good time or stay wet for days in cold weather/winter ?
I am a fan of the rib carpet , it drys quick , soft on the feet, reasonably grip, and can be removed for cleaning. I used it on my last yacht and was very happy with it. My cockpit is Fully/semi enclosed so rain or weather is not a big problem and if it's removable via press studs it can be hung to dry.
My Ol girl came with ribbed marine carpet in the cockpit, well it's not really a cockpit a better term would be aft deck, anyway it does stay wet for a good while unless you can get air under it, then it dries supprizingly quick, it's seemingly indestructible. I will soon be turning my attention to that part of the boat and am looking for alternatives the paddle board grip has appeal
I would be careful what ribbed carpet you put on the seating and floor especially if spending a lot of time on board.
Some of the nylon ribbed carpet can be quite harsh . I spent a morning on my hands and knees working on the pontoon that had ribbed carpet.
Knees got really sore , my knees had been literally rubbed raw by the ridges.
Since replaced with smooth , much nicer.
Good detail, thanks Steve.
One more thing - since it sticks so well, how would you go about removing it and cleaning the gelcoat afterwards ?