Express 390
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- Sep 14, 2018
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- Boat Info
- 1986 SeaRay 390 EC
1993 SeaRay 290 DA single 7.4 /Bravo 2
1992 SeaRay 230 DA 4.3LX Alfa drive
- Engines
- Twin 454 Crusaders inboards 4 blades
any feedback?
Les
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Did you templet it yourself or had someone do it?I'd give it a strong yes. Or take a look at the cheaper DIY stuff (EVA Foam). Either way, it gets no hotter than your typical cockpit carpet in my experience. I've got gray with black stripes and heat is not an issue...ever.
Did you templet it yourself or had someone do it?
Well thank you for your input it doesn't appear too difficult i may just do it myself. One other thing how pricy is it they don't give you that information too freely. lolI did it myself. It's not as straight forward as I may have hoped going the DIY/eBay foam route. It would be a great winter layup project but it's pure pain if the boat is in the water read to rock.
Seadek is great and a good option. Another option is Infinity or similar woven vinyl snap in flooring. It does get hot in direct sunlight but we splash with water and stays cool long time. Areas under the bimini the temp is minimal.
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Seadek or a woven vinyl removable product are both good choices.
You can’t go wrong with either.
I’ve found that both get hot on bare feet in direct sunlight, but it’s a small price to pay for the deck being less slippery and easier to keep clean.
Spraying water on it doesn’t really do much for me because it dries really fast in sunlight, but we keep some easy to slip on flip flops on the boat and use those when sitting in the cockpit on a hot sunny day.
I was never a fan of regular cockpit carpet.
I went with the woven vinyl product in a teak pattern and since there were no snaps in my cockpit and I didn’t want to add any it is secured with Velcro.
The decision to go with woven vinyl was mainly based on having the ability to easily change things up in the future if we get tired of that particular pattern or it starts to look dated.
Another big benefit to a removable product for me is the ability to get it off the deck when I’m working in the bilge so I don’t get any oil or similar spots on it. But using drop cloths, cardboard or moving blankets to cover the deck when doing maintenance would protect a glued down product too.
I purposely didn’t do the swim platform because we like to sit on it and let our feet dangle in the water when on the hook so I didn’t want that surface getting too hot to sit on comfortably. Admittedly though, constantly scrubbing that platform sometimes has me questioning that decision.[/QUOT
? Is there a place here on Longd Island?
Is there a place close to Long Island?Seadek or a woven vinyl removable product are both good choices.
You can’t go wrong with either.
I’ve found that both get hot on bare feet in direct sunlight, but it’s a small price to pay for the deck being less slippery and easier to keep clean
Spraying water on it doesn’t really do much for me because it dries really fast in sunlight, but we keep some easy to slip on flip flops on the boat and use those when sitting in the cockpit on a hot sunny day.
I was never a fan of regular cockpit carpet.
I went with the woven vinyl product in a teak pattern and since there were no snaps in my cockpit and I didn’t want to add any it is secured with Velcro.
The decision to go with woven vinyl was mainly based on having the ability to easily change things up in the future if we get tired of that particular pattern or it starts to look dated.
Another big benefit to a removable product for me is the ability to get it off the deck when I’m working in the bilge so I don’t get any oil or similar spots on it. But using drop cloths, cardboard or moving blankets to cover the deck when doing maintenance would protect a glued down product too.
I purposely didn’t do the swim platform because we like to sit on it and let our feet dangle in the water when on the hook so I didn’t want that surface getting too hot to sit on comfortably. Admittedly though, constantly scrubbing that platform sometimes has me questioning that decision.
Is there a place close to Long Island?