I just got back from my holiday and the boat is looking much better. I am no good at wiring so I still need an auto electrician to come and wire the new stereo and speakers and rig up an auto bilge pump but otherwise the boat has been well and truly cleaned up. If anyone can recommend someone mobile around Fremantle that is good please let me know. I am hoping to get the wiring finished this week and it will be like having a new boat.

I ripped out the old carpet and then spent about 5 hours clearing up the deck with a multitool with a scraper attachment. I also ripped the doors off the console and sanded them back, then painted a layer of undercoat and then two coats of semigloss black paint. I also attached some decent latches to prevent the doors banging while underway. I put in a new stereo and AM/FM aerial on the top of the console.

The old carpet was used as a template and then the seadek was cut into pieces to fit. They ended up being pretty big sections which made for some interesting moments when sticking the new surface down. I had a mate come over and give me a hand with that bit. I aimed for a 1cm gap between sheets but had one problem spot where the deckplate needed to be accessible so that required a 2cm gap. All up I am happy with the end look. I guess with everything that you do yourself there are bits that annoy you where you have made a minor blemish that others wouldn't notice.

I have attached some photo's. I ended up pulling out an old stereo, speakers, MHZ radio and aerial, old latches, and then pretty much scraping back the top layer of the deck.

Thanks to Grantartctic for advice re cleaning up the deck.

Cheers

Phil