Alright, so I ripped the deck out of my 1544 G3 w/ the hope that having to fish out of it barebones would force me into redecking it.  It has.  However, I am really looking forward to possibly using a different material other than carpet on the decks.  I'm in florida, and I track a lot of sand in the boat, and the carpet I had on the boat just held it all in.  

Anybody have any ideas?  I've thought about a 1/4" layer of starboard over the plywood, but am not sure if that's the way to go.

Starboard-No   Slippery as a footing surface.

How about regular deck paint on the plywood?  Use the kind with a grit in it for footing.  

Rubber mats?  Great on the knees too

plastic grid-lock squares, like they use for kids play rooms

Rubber mats?  Great on the knees too

As long as they're not black.

Florida + Sun + black rubber mat = Frying pan

Whats wrong with just plywood ?

Mine is just plywood.  At high noon when its 90* + and sunny it is a little hot under foot, but tolerable.  Carpet sounds like too much work and the texture of the wood feels fine to me.

Crestliner has an option on their boats called the Northwest Package. It replaces the carpet with vinyl flooring.

If I redo my boat i will us it instead of carpet. A light color for sure.

http://www.armstrong.com/resflram/na/sheet/en/us/browse_by_design.asp

I love the vinyl flooring idea.  I'm looking at that walnut color and the gears are spinning wildly.  Would probably be a pain if hatches were involved.  Maybe not.  

Cool, I got what I was looking for.  Great forum.

cabelas's sells a vinyl floor covering. My starcraft came with it from the factory. 20 years old and no rips and not worn out, still lookd good. Its great when it gets dirty just hose it off. I like the carpet better, but the vinyl is very user frendly. and the vinyl really hold up well

This is from cabela's

  Marine Standard Floor Vinyl

Easy to clean, this heavyweight scuff-resistant flooring has been treated to resist staining and mildew. Size: 73" wide, per 3 ft. running. Colors: Silver Sand, Silver Gray.    Item: IH 010921

$21.99

 

LBH,

i love the idea of rubber mats.  they sell them like puzzle pieces.  that is a great idea.

Cabelas and BPS sells this stuff call TUFF COAT.  We have put it in the Lund we are restoring, and although the boat hasn't seen water yet, we seem to like it.  May want to look into it.

I have a Crestliner Canadian 18 with the vinyl mentioned earlier and it's just great.  Have you considered taking it to a place that sprays truck bed liners?  I understand that's a pretty good product.

This may be just what you're looking for:

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp;jsessionid=BPO5YIKVMOCC4CWQNWRSCOQK0BW0IIWE?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat21276-cat21278-cat21324_TGP&id=0021475016662a&navCount=2&podId=0021475&parentId=cat21324&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=IH&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat21324&hasJS=true&_requestid=48861

A friend of mine had someone who does spray in bedliners for trucks spray the inside of his jon after he built his deck.  It made for excellent footing.  The coloring was nice too, the standard olive green color on the outside and tan on the inside, it looks sweet!

T-Bone

A friend of mine had someone who does spray in bedliners for trucks spray the inside of his jon after he built his deck.  It made for excellent footing.  The coloring was nice too, the standard olive green color on the outside and tan on the inside, it looks sweet!

T-Bone

Too heavy.  The can of Tuff Coat is actually lighter than an equal size can of paint (haven't weighed them, but it feels lighter)

Cabelas and BPS sells this stuff call TUFF COAT. We have put it in the Lund we are restoring, and although the boat hasn't seen water yet, we seem to like it. May want to look into it.

Did you use it on any other surfaces other than aluminum?  I'm thinking that this is the way to go, but does it stick to wood okay?  I'm really wanting to go all out with the decking, like hatches, rodlocker etc.  

I know someone who used fiberglass resin and he mixed in some sand for a great no skid surface.