What Dumb thing did you do to your boat?

[mdadgar]

Drug my outdrive up the boat ramp at the end of my first trip with the boat at 5:48pm, Friday, August 2, 2019.

We've all done that at least once.

- Mark

[Motex2011]

My musty smelling carpet isn't so bad now. Nothing like spending money and being disappointed.

[Bfun220]

Well, at least it looks good.

[Driller]

Well, Sea Grass gets plenty hot also. Enough to burn.
Don’t feel bad...We just remodeled our entire deck using a product called Azek Vintage. It’s a 100% polymer product. Dear GOD does it get hot..

Yeah, but it looks great!!

[cmattj]

I think this might fit into upgrade, but since I think this has been a giant colossal waste of money I thought I would put it in this thread.

I had been debating about Aqua Marine deck or Sea dek flooring. However, I was not ready to have this stuff adhered to the floor to where I cannot pull it up to clean things out, but I wanted something to put down to make the floor a little more cushiony and attractive. So I ordered the Duraweave Teak 503 from MatWorks Ltd.

I got my mats and started to install the pieces from the aft to the bow. I got the first piece down and went to get the second piece. As I stepped onto the piece I just laid down I quickly jumped back and let a few cuss words out. The matieral was freakin' HOT.

I got out my laser thermometer and thermal camera out. The mat got to 153 degrees vs the white deck was 113 degrees. I figured the material would be warmed but not 40 degrees hotter and hot enough to cause a burn in a second of contact time!

When I contacted Matworks they said they do not do refunds and that since they dont make the Duraweave material I would have to talk with the makers of the Duraweave material, Infinity Luxury Woven Vynil. So now I have a fight on my hands.

Here are a couple links to thermal imagining videos.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1k5dTV ... 8_GbeQhOag
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nCOK7 ... ElFT9IQ3Su
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ORV8d ... 62exgX1Ovh


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Thank you for the insight and recon! Good news is it’s hides scuffs and debris so flip flops on will be great for your guests!
I’m sure it will be fine as I’m not sure you tested your previous floor .?

[cmattj]

Well, Sea Grass gets plenty hot also. Enough to burn.
Don’t feel bad...We just remodeled our entire deck using a product called Azek Vintage. It’s a 100% polymer product. Dear GOD does it get hot..

Absolutely stunning! I’m curious if the deck is off the guest room ? I’ll suffer through it! Or have bb carry me across.

[Big Block Power]

Well, Sea Grass gets plenty hot also. Enough to burn.
Don’t feel bad...We just remodeled our entire deck using a product called Azek Vintage. It’s a 100% polymer product. Dear GOD does it get hot..

Absolutely stunning! I’m curious if the deck is off the guest room ? I’ll suffer through it! Or have bb carry me across.

I'll lay down the towels for you so you can walk across it with your flip flops

[Tuscany]

Maybe rose petals?

[cmattj]

Maybe rose petals?

White pedals..not Red.
Don’t want it to be weird

[jasonm]

I think this might fit into upgrade, but since I think this has been a giant colossal waste of money I thought I would put it in this thread.

I had been debating about Aqua Marine deck or Sea dek flooring. However, I was not ready to have this stuff adhered to the floor to where I cannot pull it up to clean things out, but I wanted something to put down to make the floor a little more cushiony and attractive. So I ordered the Duraweave Teak 503 from MatWorks Ltd.

I got my mats and started to install the pieces from the aft to the bow. I got the first piece down and went to get the second piece. As I stepped onto the piece I just laid down I quickly jumped back and let a few cuss words out. The matieral was freakin' HOT.

I got out my laser thermometer and thermal camera out. The mat got to 153 degrees vs the white deck was 113 degrees. I figured the material would be warmed but not 40 degrees hotter and hot enough to cause a burn in a second of contact time!

When I contacted Matworks they said they do not do refunds and that since they dont make the Duraweave material I would have to talk with the makers of the Duraweave material, Infinity Luxury Woven Vynil. So now I have a fight on my hands.

Here are a couple links to thermal imagining videos.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1k5dTV ... 8_GbeQhOag
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nCOK7 ... ElFT9IQ3Su
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ORV8d ... 62exgX1Ovh


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IMG_9078.jpg

Thank you for the insight and recon! Good news is it’s hides scuffs and debris so flip flops on will be great for your guests!
I’m sure it will be fine as I’m not sure you tested your previous floor .?

Not sure what you mean about the previous floor? All I have been used to was the white fiberglass floor. It has never burned me. I have the aquamat type material on my swim platform and extended swim platform. I assumed this material would be about as hot as it would get...Nope...Way HOTTER!!! I personally like to boat barefoot. I hate it when people wear shoes in my boat and step on the seats with them and then when the floor gets wet then the dirt gets everywhere... I was hoping that with these snap in mats I could get the white good and clean. Snap theses in...Make things look good, feel a bit softer, keep the amount of cleaning I have to do on the white floor to a minimum since I can take these mats out and clean out of the boat.

Huge disappointment. That was $1k down the toilet unless I can get some resolution from Matworks and/or the Infinity company that makes the material...They keep saying they will call me back but the have not as of yet.

[cmattj]

So you never had the carpet just the snaps remained from the previous owner? My Niebors center console is just glass floor but your right as it looks mucky he just hoses it out with a quick brushing.
Obviously you know most dark nylon carpets,, grass mat will have similar heat absorption. I had a off white Berber in a boat years ago that was cool. But spotted just looking at it.
If you haven’t put the snaps in the rest of your floor I’d sell them and go lighter in color. Limited painful loss then.
It does look good though!

[Ytmsn]

Jason my swimdeck gets got, but if I splash a little water on, it immediately cools down. I keep one of those small water cannons (about 1.5 inch OD and 1.5 feet long) that I can just draw water in and wet it down. You might try that.

[jasonm]

So you never had the carpet just the snaps remained from the previous owner? My Niebors center console is just glass floor but your right as it looks mucky he just hoses it out with a quick brushing.
Obviously you know most dark nylon carpets,, grass mat will have similar heat absorption. I had a off white Berber in a boat years ago that was cool. But spotted just looking at it.
If you haven’t put the snaps in the rest of your floor I’d sell them and go lighter in color. Limited painful loss then.
It does look good though!

Correct. Just the snaps where in the floor. I was looking for a nice clean teak type look and maybe some padding. I was thinking there might be some added benefit to being able to pull the flooring out and then clean it on ground.
I knew it would be warmer, but I thought it would have similar properties as the material I have on my swim decks. They are slightly warmed than the fiberglass, but not melt skin off hot.

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Plus I am not accepting of the fact that I would now have to boat with shoes on going forward if I want to make use of my wasted $1k.

It really was disappointing. Not giving up the fight yet.

[jasonm]

Jason my swimdeck gets got, but if I splash a little water on, it immediately cools down. I keep one of those small water cannons (about 1.5 inch OD and 1.5 feet long) that I can just draw water in and wet it down. You might try that.

I was telling my wife yesterday that I might just have to keep a bucket of water to wet everything down before we get in the boat...
Suck because I have to trailer it where I am going to boat. So I would have to go get a bucket or two of water to wet everything down prior to launching the boat. Then stop and rewet things when it dries out...

UHG!

[Ytmsn]

Jason my swimdeck gets got, but if I splash a little water on, it immediately cools down. I keep one of those small water cannons (about 1.5 inch OD and 1.5 feet long) that I can just draw water in and wet it down. You might try that.

I was telling my wife yesterday that I might just have to keep a bucket of water to wet everything down before we get in the boat...
Suck because I have to trailer it where I am going to boat. So I would have to go get a bucket or two of water to wet everything down prior to launching the boat. Then stop and rewet things when it dries out...

UHG!

Nah. Just pick up a water cannon and keep it in one of your rear compartments. Easy Peasy