After all these years of resisting the urge, in the blink of an eye we decided to get Flexiteek installed on Let's Dance. This is a short movie of the installation process.
greetings: i first saw an installation of flexiteek on the Zatara sailing channel.It seems to be catching on and congratulations on your new install. It was nice of you to prepare a traditional snack for the crew. That goes a long way in cementing social acceptance between cultures. Hats off to the both of you
Hi Jim, yes it’s becoming a very popular install and we love it. The Turkish people have been so welcoming it’s hard not to love them and their country, cheers.
Congrats, you guys make excellent choices in anything you decide on, starting with your ocean going home. Well done and thanks for sharing the whole process of laying down the Flexiteek. It looks great 👍
Thanks Gordon, those areas exposed to the sun do get hot but we are super pleased with the result. Getting Özgür back to do the bathrooms next, cheers.
The Flexiteek looks great and its got to have an advantage on a hot day as well. Looks as though your putting your stamp on the new boat for sure, Cheers from Oz. 👍
I love flexiteek and would definitely have it on my boat. Looks great. Congratulations! I just sailed 350 miles from La Rochelle to Falmouth on a friends Catana 42. My first sailing passage and I loved it! Not much wind so had to motor sail quite a bit but still it was a great trip. Cats are the best! Both a Sailing and a motor boat and they sit so flat on the water. Yes they hobby horse a bit in waves but you have to take the small rough with a lot of smooth!! I am hooked on cat sailing!! Love to you both. Xx
Hi Rob, as you have discovered there is a lot to love about sailing a cat, welcome to the club ⛵️. Love the new look, really happy with the Flexiteek, cheers.
Nice! I put down a similar product on my Hobie Pro Angler 12 as you see in my profile picture. Feels great on the feet and works great to help reduce noise! Cheers guys!
Hi Gary, we’ve been so busy of late prepping Let’s Dance for the season and shaking off a terrible run of health issues that we just haven’t had the time for editing. We are keen to continue, just need some time to get cracking, cheers.
You picked the best color combination. Love the way it looks on Tom C.'s Saba (shout-out to my friend on SV Ghost). It is very hot underfoot when exposed to the sun for a few hours, so be careful when stepping on the sugar scoops to reel in a fish and when jumping on- and off-board. Also, keep an eye on the glue; from what I have observed on other boats even the best installations have problems with sections shifting and bubbling. Other than that, the only problem is the hair and dirt that accumulates around the edges. Did they bevel the caulk around the edges or just run a bead around each section?
Thanks Doug, yes we love the colour, look and feel. One of the reasons we haven’t gone down this path before is because of the heat, we have experienced it underfoot in the sun and it certainly gets hot but we decided the trade off was worth it for this boat. They did a bead around each section and already understand the collection of dirt but happy to keep that clean on a regular basis, cheers.
That’s one of flexiteek’s advantages over similar products. It weighs 4.5kg per square metre. For our cockpit they started with about 18sqm of product, finished with net approx 15sqm installed.
@@ffarag our installation was 2 years ago so the prices have probably increased significantly since then. At the time what we paid in Turkey was comparable to other quotes from around the Med.
greetings: i first saw an installation of flexiteek on the Zatara sailing channel.It seems to be catching on and congratulations on your new install. It was nice of you to prepare a traditional snack for the crew. That goes a long way in cementing social acceptance between cultures. Hats off to the both of you
Hi Jim, yes it’s becoming a very popular install and we love it. The Turkish people have been so welcoming it’s hard not to love them and their country, cheers.
Wow what professionalism, what skill... absolute craftsmanship!! Hats off to the tradesmen who expertly installed your flxiteek.
They did a cracking job, so happy with the new look 👍
Congrats, you guys make excellent choices in anything you decide on, starting with your ocean going home. Well done and thanks for sharing the whole process of laying down the Flexiteek. It looks great 👍
Thanks Mansoor, we do love this one after years of going without, cheers.
Oh my it looks just wonderful.
Thanks guys we love the new look.
Flexiteek looks fantastic - like a new home
Thanks Tanya, we love it. Not that we need it but it definitely makes her feel more homely
Love the look, what a difference it makes, also cooler on the feet on those hot days
Thanks Gordon, those areas exposed to the sun do get hot but we are super pleased with the result. Getting Özgür back to do the bathrooms next, cheers.
The Flexiteek looks great and its got to have an advantage on a hot day as well. Looks as though your putting your stamp on the new boat for sure, Cheers from Oz. 👍
Thanks Patrick, really happy with the end result. She is feeling like home that’s for sure, cheers.
Congratulations, it looks great and I'm sure it feels superb under your foot.
Thanks Pius, we love it and yes it feels great to walk on, cheers.
Absolutely fantastic
Thanks, we love the new look cheers.
I love flexiteek and would definitely have it on my boat. Looks great. Congratulations! I just sailed 350 miles from La Rochelle to Falmouth on a friends Catana 42. My first sailing passage and I loved it! Not much wind so had to motor sail quite a bit but still it was a great trip. Cats are the best! Both a Sailing and a motor boat and they sit so flat on the water. Yes they hobby horse a bit in waves but you have to take the small rough with a lot of smooth!! I am hooked on cat sailing!! Love to you both. Xx
Hi Rob, as you have discovered there is a lot to love about sailing a cat, welcome to the club ⛵️. Love the new look, really happy with the Flexiteek, cheers.
The flexiteek floor looks really good. Congratulations.
Thanks Sue, loving the new look.
Looks great, guys!
Thanks Al, we love it. Hope all going well back home.
Looks fantastic, you guys are such a hospitable couple, enjoy your travels.
Hi Ron, the Turkish people have made us feel so welcome from day one, it’s nice to repay the kindness when we can. Thanks.
@@LetsDanceSailing Hi Guys woud love to meet you one day in person,m if you ever get to Christchurch NZ you have a place to stay.
@@ronbedyn3461 thanks Ron, that’s a very thoughtful offer. If we are ever in your neck of the woods, we’ll touch base for sure, cheers.
That looks amazing Marita and Michael what a transformation
Looks Smick :)
Thanks Mal, yeah we love it.
Looks amazing
Thanks George, cheers.
Nice! I put down a similar product on my Hobie Pro Angler 12 as you see in my profile picture. Feels great on the feet and works great to help reduce noise! Cheers guys!
Hey Dan, yeah we love the feel underfoot and it looks great cheers.
Have not seen you guys for a while good to catch up again
Hi Gary, we’ve been so busy of late prepping Let’s Dance for the season and shaking off a terrible run of health issues that we just haven’t had the time for editing. We are keen to continue, just need some time to get cracking, cheers.
Looks good
Thanks Brad, loving it.
EPIC !
Cheers Larry
You picked the best color combination. Love the way it looks on Tom C.'s Saba (shout-out to my friend on SV Ghost). It is very hot underfoot when exposed to the sun for a few hours, so be careful when stepping on the sugar scoops to reel in a fish and when jumping on- and off-board. Also, keep an eye on the glue; from what I have observed on other boats even the best installations have problems with sections shifting and bubbling. Other than that, the only problem is the hair and dirt that accumulates around the edges. Did they bevel the caulk around the edges or just run a bead around each section?
Thanks Doug, yes we love the colour, look and feel. One of the reasons we haven’t gone down this path before is because of the heat, we have experienced it underfoot in the sun and it certainly gets hot but we decided the trade off was worth it for this boat. They did a bead around each section and already understand the collection of dirt but happy to keep that clean on a regular basis, cheers.
that look is superb
you deffo gone upper class
you will be drinking tea with your little pinky sticking out
the brit toffs way
hahahah
{:-) PAV uk
🤣🤣🤣 I’m a coffee man Pav, my little pinky will be staying right where it is, cheers.
Super ! Nice ! I wonder how it’s heavy ? 150 kg ? Thank
Thanks, it’s 4.5kg per sq/m on our boat it comes to approximately 67kg, cheers
@@LetsDanceSailing thank’s a lot. Have a nice day.
If you added it to the side decks with direct sunlight, could you walk on it barefoot?
No, it does get very hot in the direct sunlight. Thanks for your comment, cheers.
How much weight does it add?
That’s one of flexiteek’s advantages over similar products. It weighs 4.5kg per square metre. For our cockpit they started with about 18sqm of product, finished with net approx 15sqm installed.
may I ask how much did the complete job, cost, I also have an Elba 45 !
We had all showers done as well, €8500
That is a very reasonable price my goodness, well done folks, i only have to go to that marine,@@LetsDanceSailing
@@ffarag our installation was 2 years ago so the prices have probably increased significantly since then. At the time what we paid in Turkey was comparable to other quotes from around the Med.