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I have yet to pull the entire floor up, however a lot of my floor was replaced with cheap tongue and groove. Some of that has come up and it was all fiberglass under it. My guess is yes, but again, not fully certain.

Mine also -  all except under the chart table were already ripped out and I too used bamboo. I screwed mine down and plugged the holes - easier to remove, maybe, if we don't like it. Got it from Lowes - for less than $2/sq.ft: total cost less than $80!!

Did have some water run down  the step and it seemed to get wicked into the end grain on the main cabin sole. Left a sort of grey 'shadow' which has gradually faded away! Not sure what would happen if one got a lot of water down there. Maybe should seal the ends with varnish/epoxy? whilst installing.It really looks/feels good.

Tim    DE32   'pelli'

Travis and I replaced our carpet with vinyl flooring a few months ago. I forgot to post here, but thought I should let everyone know how it went. It was super easy, cheap ($40!), and fast (we did it in about 1/2 a day, maybe 5 hours total but spread out over a week or so). We looked at laminate flooring or bamboo options but these have MDF bases and would expand/break up like crazy if exposed to moisture. We have a few leaks we haven't traced down yet, and are comfortable with the idea that our floors might get wet -- so, MDF flooring was out. The vinyl actually looks pretty good, in my opinion, and will last a lot longer than other options. It was easier to install, too, just score it once with a utility knife and it snaps apart easily.

Anyways, here are the photos! I have some "before" shots of the galley, too..

We didn't "adhere" the floor in any particular way, just let it float on top. The idea being, we could lift it up to access our hatches in the floor if needed. We didn't cut access ports because we can't figure out a seamless way to do it just yet. We considered a trim around the edge to hold it down, but really, it fits very tight and is fairly heavy, so it doesn't move at all. One small piece in the galley had about a 1/2" of wiggle room -- rather than painstakingly cut a 1/2" strip of vinyl we spray-adhesived that piece of the flooring down to the fiberglass. (It's the piece that still isn't in place in the photo of the unfinished galley, above). It sticks great! Sometime in the future (maybe when we replace our bulkhead?) we'll do something about securing the flooring down and creating openings for the hatches. For now, it seems very secure and will work at all angles of heel except for a complete 180 flip.