A very cheap sea mat

[Steve Burt]

I’ve been considering getting a sea mat for ages, but while I’m happy to fork out 50 pounds or so for a nicely printed mat with fields or other terrain, it seems a lot for sea, especially as the boards my table is made from are painted with a sea pattern. Then I came across this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/293255992237 (it’s available from a bunch of retailers)
It’s a (very) thin PVC printed tablecloth. 54″ wide, 108″ long with a water pattern on it.
For 3 pounds, I thought it worth a punt.
Arrived yesterday, and you know what, it looks pretty good. There are white strips on either long edge, so you get about 4 feet of width in practice. Just ordered another one which will give me an 8×8 sea area if required.
Picture to show how it looks with a couple of ships; the straight line is a crease; the cloth is now rolled up and the creases should diminish.

[willz]

Cool, think I will buy one.

 

Update I have bought one £3.49 including postage,

[Gillies Sim]

Oooh I don’t really need one but I mean, I’ll regret it if later I come back and they’ve all gone right? Yeah totally. Well that’s me convinced.

Good Spot Sir, good spot.

https://nottherivercottage.blogspot.com/

[Gillies Sim]

And it appears they are out of stock. That didn’t take long.

Time to wait and watch.

https://nottherivercottage.blogspot.com/

[Gaz045]

Thanks for the tip……just ordered one of these on the basis of get it while I see it!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ocean-Waves-Plastic-Tablecover-137-x-274-cm-Sea-Party-Tableware-Table-Cover/361028886870?hash=item540effa156:g:X-gAAMXQlUNRVGgV

"Even dry tree bark is not bitter to the hungry squirrel"

[Steve Burt]

A longer view of two of the tablecloths covering a 6 foot square table for a WW2 naval game. Just need to trim the white strip off the edge of one, and you can cover 9′ x 8′.

Not bad for 6 quid

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