SteveKos Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 I am looking for options for a rubberised mat or something similar to apply to the cockpit and high wear areas of my newly built Spindrift 11. I can see the floor is going to get a beating with scratches and dings spoiling my nice pristine boat . What do you guys recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I painted the bilge in non-skid deck paint. Very forgiving and easy to tough up as needed. Grey is very forgiving of dirt and scratches, tan is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stewart Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 I bought a piece of hydro turf from amazon a while back for the amas of my trimaran and really liked it. It was nice and comfortable for sitting on. It's a sticky back foam tread that you can cut up. I stuck it to glossy topcoat and it held perfectly through the everglades challenge. It's about 6mm thick and they use it mostly for coating pwcs and stand up paddle boards. I think I found a piece 36"x60" for about 80 bucks. I think it would be nice on the bottom of a small boat if you like to sail barefoot. It probably would stain though if you sail around red mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Steve: I'm hearing good things about this product: http://kiwigrip.com/ One example of how it is applied: In other videos the product is slopped on from the bucket (technical term) then spread evenly with a notched spreader. The size of the notches determining the thickness of the coating and thus level of texture. I would think if guy was really concerned about an area, he could put down a layer of xynole polyester fabric, then a thick layer of this product and it would be pretty much bomb proof. If you did manage a nick or gouge, this would be easy to touch up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Jones Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Nice video, but I've learned from long sad experience to start painting anything at the FAR side, not the near side. Otherwise you WILL have a shirt freshly painted sooner or later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAR Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Come on Charlie, don't you have specially prepared shirts, just for this reason, often prep'd from a previous painting session? Man I have a lot of them. They end up being dust rags or solvent wipes, before getting tossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
805gregg Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 How about truck bed liner in a spray can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makenmend Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 I have used the non slip material that RV folks line there shelves with to stop things sliding around, works in my kayaks as a sound deadened when fishing as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAR Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Truck bed liner (one to the several brands and types will do. Good surface prep, as with all coatings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Jones Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Come on Charlie, don't you have specially prepared shirts, just for this reason, often prep'd from a previous painting session? Man I have a lot of them. They end up being dust rags or solvent wipes, before getting tossed. LOL- Yep- got lots of those.. I did say " long sad experience" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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