The Engine Room

[Geoffrey Hammond]

Presently the fit out of my new boat is going well.

 

However, I am mulling ahead to the floor for the engine room, which is dominated by a JP3.

 

In the living area, galley, bedroom and bathroom, the flooring will be oak, but I rather feel that this could get in an awful mess in the engine room, however carefully I look after the engine.

 

What would others recommend - I'd quite like it to be able to be raddle red in colour.

 

Any images would be a joy.

 

Many thanks.

[Timleech]

Presently the fit out of my new boat is going well.

 

However, I am mulling ahead to the floor for the engine room, which is dominated by a JP3.

 

In the living area, galley, bedroom and bathroom, the flooring will be oak, but I rather feel that this could get in an awful mess in the engine room, however carefully I look after the engine.

 

What would others recommend - I'd quite like it to be able to be raddle red in colour.

 

Any images would be a joy.

 

Many thanks.

 

Steel floor plate (Durbar)?

 

Tim

[gary4lw]

Got oak in mine !!

[koukouvagia]

 

What would others recommend - I'd quite like it to be able to be raddle red in colour.

 

Any images would be a joy..

 

 

This is what mine looked like when I was fitting it out. I think checker plate goes well with a traditional engine.

[Chalky]

I tried parquet in mine (had some spare), but it didn't work too well. It's a modern trad with the engine under the floor and the rain affected the parquet badly. Just sourced some checker plate and plan to use that instead.

[Geoffrey Hammond]

 

This is what mine looked like when I was fitting it out. I think checker plate goes well with a traditional engine.

 

Thank you for this excellent image.

 

Is checker plate the same as durbar? If not, does one have advantages over the other?

[LEO]

 

This is what mine looked like when I was fitting it out. I think checker plate goes well with a traditional engine.

 

KK,

 

I would have thought you would have wanted something soft to kneel upon when you worship and polish the engine................

 

I had fitted door matting laid in mine ( available from Homebase).

 

Leo.

[Timleech]

Thank you for this excellent image.

 

Is checker plate the same as durbar? If not, does one have advantages over the other?

 

Durbar is the style of modern steel floor plate, as shown in the picture. The other common style was the 'Admiralty Pattern' diamond chequer plate, no longer available and frankly less effective. There are other styles available in aluminium, not seen them in steel though.

 

Tim

[Heffalump]

...frankly less effective...

 

Aha, many a time my door has sunk right through a chequer plate floor

[NBMike]

KK,

 

I would have thought you would have wanted something soft to kneel upon when you worship and polish the engine................

 

I had fitted door matting laid in mine ( available from Homebase).

 

Leo.

 

I wear 'Snickers' trousers which have a built in pocket for knee-pads, useful for when praying the engine will keep going. (Other brands of knee-pad trousers are available)

[Timleech]

Aha, many a time my door has sunk right through a chequer plate floor

 

The diamond pattern tends to fill with paint/water/oily slime and lose it's effectiveness as an anti-slip surface.

 

Tim

[Speedwheel]

The diamond pattern tends to fill with paint/water/oily slime and lose it's effectiveness as an anti-slip surface.

 

Tim

 

It does look nicer though (well I think it does) - Don't suppose you know where there might be any spare bits just lying around I could do with some.

[Proper Job]

Plywood and grey floor paint.

 

A lot cheaper and easy to keep clean

 

[Heffalump]

The diamond pattern tends to fill with paint/water/oily slime and lose it's effectiveness as an anti-slip surface.

 

Tim

 

I've always found it quite slippy when wet, but that could be down to me being clumsy!

[Chris Pink]

It does look nicer though (well I think it does) - Don't suppose you know where there might be any spare bits just lying around I could do with some.

 

Likewise - I asked first ;-)

 

Boatieboy said he could bring some back from Poland but never did (for me.) I gave up asking in the end.

[Speedwheel]

Likewise - I asked first ;-)

 

Boatieboy said he could bring some back from Poland but never did (for me.) I gave up asking in the end.

 

Yes it's getting harder and harder to find. There was certainly talk that Malcolm could get it from Poland but I don't know if the supply dried up. I have often noticed it on the back bumper/crash bar of lorrys, not sure if it is steel or aluminium, but it is the right pattern, so it must still be available somewhere.

[David Mack]

I wear 'Snickers' trousers ...

 

Formerly 'Marathon' trousers?

 

David

(getting my coat)

[Timleech]

It does look nicer though (well I think it does) - Don't suppose you know where there might be any spare bits just lying around I could do with some.

 

It looks nicer on boats which are old enough to have used it

 

No I don't know of any spare bits - the decks on my tug are done with it, if I had any I would be 'keeping it by' in case repairs are ever needed.

 

Tim

[Steve Goddard]

It does look nicer though (well I think it does) - Don't suppose you know where there might be any spare bits just lying around I could do with some.

 

 

see http://nbsiskin.com/?m=20110207 for a small consideration I will let you have the location of the secret stash. PM me if you are interested.. Scrap prices approx £400 / ton

 

Steve

[casper ghost]

I'm in the process of doing my "engine room", though it's more of a cupboard in size!!

The floor is currently just some floor board, compressed stuff. I'm not sure what to finish it with yet, thought I might just paint it with red oxide, but the family want me to use chequer plate..

 

 

Gary.

[Graham_Robinson]

It does look nicer though (well I think it does) - Don't suppose you know where there might be any spare bits just lying around I could do with some.

 

been through all this about 2 years ago, don't know if the posts will still be active but we imported a load from France. Depending on how much you want, try Brinklow. Warning!!!!!! It ain't cheap.

[Timleech]

been through all this about 2 years ago, don't know if the posts will still be active but we imported a load from France. Depending on how much you want, try Brinklow. Warning!!!!!! It ain't cheap.

 

From what I can just about remember from when it was the normal floor plate here, it was very expensive then, much more so than Durbar plate is now. My guess is that the rolling pressures needed would be much greater for diamond pattern plate, though I may be wrong.

 

Tim

[dove]

been through all this about 2 years ago, don't know if the posts will still be active but we imported a load from France. Depending on how much you want, try Brinklow. Warning!!!!!! It ain't cheap.

 

No it ain't cheap

 

 

 

but it looks the part.

 

Andrew

[Geoffrey Hammond]

Many thanks for all the help this far.

 

If one goes for Durbar - as shown in an earlier image - should one go for steel or aluminium?

[koukouvagia]

Many thanks for all the help this far.

 

If one goes for Durbar - as shown in an earlier image - should one go for steel or aluminium?

 

You said that you wanted to paint the floor with raddle red. I would have thought that paint would not be as hardwearing on aluminium as well as on steel. Don't you have to etch aluminium before you can paint on it?

 

The only point I would make about steel Durbar is that it's heavy and awkward to lift up. I've cut my floor into smaller plates so they are easier to handle.