[VAL] Flooring Questions

[fruitbat54@xxxxxxx]

Three years ago we replaced the carpet in our '77 Tradewind with a new, sage 
green short shag.  It's warm and cozy underfoot and we love the way it feels 
in the morning.

We travel with 3 dogs, including a lovable 17-year-old who is having trouble 
remembering to go outside to pee.  After one accident too many, we are 
reluctantly considering alternatives to carpet.  We're not interested in wood or 
laminate floors, and that seems to leave us with a choice of cork, tile or sheet 
goods.  Given the complexity of the floor layout, installing sheet goods would 
seem very difficult.  We're currently on the road for a couple of months and 
cork seems like too much of a project to take on right now.  

If we're going to do anything before our return home, it would probably be 
tile.  I looked at tile choices at Home Depot and it appeared that conventional 
tile might add too much weight to the A/S.  The peel-and-stick variety is 
considerably lighter, but I'm not convinced that it will stay stuck to the floor.  
The floor in our Tradewind is 1/2" plywood that has quite a bit of flex to 
it.  I sealed the top surface with 2 coats of penetrating epoxy before we 
installed the new carpet.

Has anyone successfully used peel-and-stick tiles in a '70's A/S?  Does 
anyone have any peel-and-stick horror stories, or installation tips?  Any other 
suggestions?

Thanks for your help.

Lincoln Soule
'77 Tradewind