non slip , boat floor covering
Submitted by grayzeee on Thu, 2010-02-11 17:04
hey guys
after a big day out the other day , i got to thinking i really need to cover the fibreglass deck with some non slip easy to clean (pref without lifting ) flooring.
anyone know anything about that cork flooring you see on the plush game boats , or is there a better option (aside from wearing thongs)??
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nev
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carpet
indoor outdoor carpet is pretty robust. cheers nev
Paul G
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Ring and speak to Andrew at
Ring and speak to Andrew at commodore marine,they are doing a new spray on deak ,none slip ,have looked at the boats down at men on boats which have it ,looks good and is very durable,even a six inch nail couldn't rip it .
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wazzbat
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Yeah. That sound like the
Yeah. That sound like the stuff to go for. I'm guessing it's a bit like the ute spray on liner stuff. Really tuff. We have marine carpet in our boat but if it gets a tiny bit of fish oil/burley on it with a bit of water it can get a little slippery.
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mightymouse
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I have looked into cork
I have looked into cork flooring and its great but you are looking about $1k sqmeter
Lucky Tim
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I was going to get sea-dek
I was going to get sea-dek for my boat but decided on marine carpet instead as there was no WA agent and I didn't want to order metres of it and pay postage. Not sure if anyone on WA does it now as this was a year ago.
http://www.flybridge.com.au/seadek.html
otherwise on my old fibreglass boat I just had the deck painted with a additive (like sand) that gave a rough, non slip feel. Cheap, tidy, easy to clean and effective. BIAS sell the additive in their catalouge in the paint section.
http://www.biasboating.com.au/c-310-deck-paint-aggregate.aspx
Feral
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just a stupid idea that ive
just a stupid idea that ive used on my boat and a lot of pro boats .. layer of paint then a layer of clean sand ... sweep off the excess then coat in paint again .. anti foul works to as it has wax in it so water beads off it and doesnt get slippery - just a note .. it can get a little warm underfoot but a bucket of water fixes that
Paul G
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We use to do that on the
We use to do that on the crayboat deck,sand gave good grip but it rubed of in no time ,but we were on it 7 days a week.Would go the distance on rec boat as not as much traffic.
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mightymouse
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If you have a nice boat
If you have a nice boat there is NO way I would be painting a fibreglass floor.
If you are going to do it do it right or you will just kick yourself after
Feral
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yes mighty mouse your right
yes mighty mouse your right ... im just offering a suggestion as not everyone has a super great boat ... most of us cant afford $1k/m cork so it was just another option for anyone reading this
grayzeee
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yeah , i prob won't be doing
yeah , i prob won't be doing the sand in paint thing ,but interested in the spray on deck.
have actually seen some rubber mat with open holes, great shock absorbsion but needs lifting and faffing around with after your trip.
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that rubber flooring stuff
that rubber flooring stuff is as slippery as ,imo your best off getting carpet, you can get it at a decent price and is not hot under foot either, just wash it down every couple of trips unless it gets real messy as it can do at times. i have had no probs with carpet at all
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Alan James
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Rubber tube matting
works for me. Easy to hose and scrub if need be and doesn't retain odours.