rubberized decks
If you check out any boat that has Treadmaster or any other rubberized decking materiaL, YOU'LL NOTICE THREE THINGS: IT FADES IN COLOR, OVER ACOUPLE OF YEARS IN THE SUN THE SEAMS ARE VERY NOTICABLE, THEN THE CORNERS AT THE SEAMS BEGUIN TO BREAK AWAY AND IT LOOKS LIKE SHIT, THE TREADMASTER COMES ONLY IN 3'X 4' PIECES, YOU CAN GET AWAY FROM SEAMS WITH RAIN PATHS, BUT THAT LEAVES THE CORNERS AND EDGES MORE SUBJECTED TO DETERIATION, THERE IS A NON PATTERN MAT'L THAT COMES IN STRIPS OF 2' EWIDE X30' LENGTHS, WHICH MAY HELP, BUT i'VE PAINTED, SANDED AND REPAINTED MY DECKS AND SO HAS MANY BOATERS HERE IN FLA. AT ONE TENTH THE PRICE. ON YOUR THIRTY FOOTER START AT THE BOW MASK ANCHOR WELL STEM AND FWD DECK UP TO THE CABIN, LEAVE A 2" WIDE STRIP FROM ANCHOR WELL TO CABIN ALONG KEEL LINE, LAY YOUR FIRSR COAT DOWN HEAVY BUT NOT RUNNY,(NOW BEFORE YOU DO THIS GET ALL THE PAINT MASKING TAPE AND GO TO A CEMENT/ SAND YARD AND FOR$3.00 BUY A 50LB BAG OF 30 TO 65 GRIT WASHED SAND, GET A QUART PLASTIC JUG OR JAR AND DRILL SOME #8 HOLES IN THE LID OR IN THE BOTTOM) DO ONE SECTION AT A TIME!!!, WHEN YOU LAYED DOWN THE FIRST COAT SPRAY OR SALT DOWN THE PAINTED SECTION, HEAVY, SAND IS CHEAP AND YOU'LL ONLY USE 10 LBS, TOTALLY, WHEN THE PAINT IS DRY 3-4 HOURS, BRUSH AWAY OR VACUME THE EXCESS SAND, THEN LAY DOWN YOUR SECOND CAOT, AND LET THAT DRY, MASK RAIN PATHS SLIGHTLY DIAGONALLY TO THE TOE RAIL FROM THE FWD EDGE OF THE CABIN TO THE TOE RAIL, THESE YOU CAN PAINT WHITE IN A VEW DAYS, "DON'T WALK ON THE PAINTED SURFACE FOR A DAY OR TWO!!, THEN MOE AFT TO DO THE NEXT SECTION THE SIDE DECKS, YOU ACN DO THE WHOLE THING IN A DAY BOTH SIDE DECKS WORKING AFT. THIS PAINT JOB COST ME $33.00 INCLUDING SAND AND MASKING TAPE AND i AM VERY HAPPY WITH IT AND IF ANY REPAIRS NEEDED ITS FAST SIMPLE AND IF YOU SECOND COAT THE ENTIRE SECTION YOU CAN'T NOTICE IT. GOOD LUCK,
