Deck materials

[soloman]

So I am at a bit of a cross roads at the moment. I am hung between recarpeting my boat or using a none skid roll on type material. Boat is a 02 stratos 21 magnum. The carpet has seen better days. My biggest reasons for wanting a none skid is ease of cleaning and not having to deal with hooks getting into the carpet. Biggest thing holding me back is im not sure how well the stuff holds up over time and how it will look on the boat. Would be a few hundred dollars cheaper to go with none skid from what I have seen. Thoughts opinions and possibly pictures of glass bass boats with none skid as apposed to carpet 

[S. Sass]

My boat doesn't need carpet yet but I have thought about the same thing when that time comes. I have seen that stuff used in a plant I worked at or something similar. It was durable but this stuff was textured to keep slips from happening. That texture was pretty course. Maybe they have some finer grit ?  I just don't want that commercial stuff I saw in the plant. 

 

So far I still like that small amount of cushion carpet gives. The times I get down on my deck to lip a fish I really appreciate that carpet. Yes I hate trying to clean the carpet, and that occasional crankbait treble that ends up in the carpet is irritating too. But I think its worth it to have the carpet. 

[slonezp]

I have read, when going from carpet to the "rawhide" deck, you may have issues with the storage getting water in it because your lids will no longer be snug fitting. On the other side of that coin, if you upgrade to a heavier carpet than the boat originally had, you risk the lids being too snug and not closing properly.

[Way2slow]

Well, I'll stick with carpet.  That little bit of padding it offers sure feels better after spending the day on it and when having to get down on all four reaching over the side to get unhung or lip a big fish, something it seems I do many times a day, (more getting unhung than lipping big fish) it dang sure feels better on the hands and knees. 

[webertime]

That non-carpet stuff still gets hooks in it and gets tears.  As mentioned above carpet will help cushion and keep hatches tighter.

[davecon]

May be a little more $$ than you had in mind but you might look at SeaDeck. It is used often here in west central Florida by the flats fishermen who throw cast nets for live bait. If you have ever seen what throwing a cast net does to the floor of a boat you will understand why NO saltwater boat has carpet.

 

Google them.

 

[zachb34]

3 hours ago, davecon said:

May be a little more $$ than you had in mind but you might look at SeaDeck. It is used often here in west central Florida by the flats fishermen who throw cast nets for live bait. If you have ever seen what throwing a cast net does to the floor of a boat you will understand why NO saltwater boat has carpet.

 

Google them.

 

I've been on boats with seadek and the stuff is awesome. You can get some thick sheets that I think feel better and look better than carpet. 

[Onvacation]

These types of materials are huge in the kayak world.  Google SeaDek and then check out all of the other options that pop up as well.  SeaDek has a very informative website btw.  

[Fishing Rhino]

20 hours ago, davecon said:

May be a little more $$ than you had in mind but you might look at SeaDeck. It is used often here in west central Florida by the flats fishermen who throw cast nets for live bait. If you have ever seen what throwing a cast net does to the floor of a boat you will understand why NO saltwater boat has carpet.

 

Google them.

 

 

I'd hazard a guess that salt water boats don't have carpet because when they dry, you have a carpet full of salt.