Thinking about having SeaDek put in the cockpit of FINATIC (1984 52C). Any opinions would we welcomed!
Thanks,
Paul
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04-30-2021 11:21 AM #1Senior Member
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04-30-2021 12:05 PM #2Senior Member
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Look at the dekit product. I think it’s slightly better made
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My deck is beat to hell and I'll have to do something. The back corners are soft. They're dry but soft - as if there wasn't enough support under that huge deck and the corners took the beating from dummies jumping on it over the decades. The entire deck is covered with a piece of non-skid vinyl. It's ok, but not Hatteras tip-top. Plus, I'll have to drill a bunch of holes to inject a high density foam into those soft corners.
I'm trying to decide whether to paint the whole thing and then paint a slightly different color non-skid, or just what?? I've been using this boat for sale for a model, and look closely at the pics when I'm wondering what to do with something. Whomever owns "Big Eyes" did a great job: https://fyiyachts.com/yachts/1985-hatteras-52-52c/ I'm thinking a good non-skid job could keep it original looking like that.
I just haven't seen one of our vast cockpits with Sea Dek or any cover like that. Not sure what to do, yet.
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Good looking Hatt for sure. I've just re non-skidded my bridge using soft sand, and I like it--stayed monochromatic. All my decks could use a refresh, but it'll be a while with paint shortage. The cockpit should probably be next, but we'll soon be running out of optimum painting weather here--although a little less critical for non-skid.
Semper Siesta
Robert Clarkson
ASLAN, 1983 55C #343
Charleston, SC
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Injecting spray foam or any of these other miracle cures isn't going to fix anything, you've got to cut open the deck and replace the rotted balsa with new coring, preferably foam like Coosa or Divinycell, etc. Of course you have to find where the water got in and repair/fiberglass that issue.
Not a big fan of Seadek, or any of the other "soft" (foam) deckings for big areas, don't like the grooves and also how they handle hatch openings.
Do think some of the harder (PVC?) deckings have come a long way the last few years like Plasdeck, Flexiteek, etc.Last edited by Cricket; 04-30-2021 at 02:56 PM.
CRICKET
1966 HAT50C101
Purchased 1985 12v71Ns
Repowered 1989 with 8v92TI
Repowered 2001 with 3406E
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52C in San Diego, just sold after 1week on the market. Not sure what brand this is but looks great.11208DE4-FE73-410A-9812-C773DAF25F75.jpg
Mahalo V
1974 53 Motoryacht
Hull Number 406
San Diego, Ca. Ready 32 Nordic Tug, Brunswick Ga.
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04-30-2021 07:07 PM #7Senior Member
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Their are pictures on the internet of sea deck on boats where it shrinks and the edges are burnt looking from sun exposure. I personally would never use Sea Deck or any of these products. You can get Sea Deck in a thicker form that is a snap in version verse being glued down, that I may use on a lesser quality boat, as it it not permanent. Sea Deck is very hot on the feet. I would prefer sea grass as a snap in or my preference is Teak. Your boat your choice. But for me I would walk away from a boat foresale that had Sea Deck installed, looks cheap to me and the owner is on the cheap and would reflect that with maintenance possibly. Rich
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04-30-2021 07:12 PM #8Senior Member
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I have never had it on one of my boats... but after several photoshoots on production boats that had it, I would never have it. We spent hours trying to clean out footprints and skuffs. If you looked at it crooked it would stain lol.
btw, we never ended up getting the stains out, we had to clean them in post-production.
If it gets that dirty with models, clean feet and ultra care being made to keep the entire boat spotless, I can only imagine what it would look like with marina dirt shoe prints all over it.
I'm with cricket on your soft corners. It's easier just to do it right the first time. Cut it out and re-core it. I've never seen the injectable foam do anything but create a giant mess for the poor soul who will actually have to cut it out and fix it right.SOUTHPAWS
1986 52C Hull #391 8v92TI
PENSACOLA, FL
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04-30-2021 08:35 PM #9
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Know someone with a Viking that has it on the cockpit.Teak look. He doesn't like it. Said it is hard to clean fish blood, etc out of it. It looks really good at the dock.
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04-30-2021 11:26 PM #10Senior Member
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