Boat Deck Covering

I have a good feeling my deck is plywood with a antislip paint, painted onit.
I now have lots of snow on the deck, will it rot?
P.S I have put a cover over it now!

Snow is a solid - not a liquid. There is no way (in that form) it can rot your deck.

Assuming of course, that your boat is on land, and not in the water... it should be perfectly fine.

What you want to do, is get the snow off the boat before it melts. Snow or Ice, will not harm your boat in any way... it is a solid in that form - not a liquid.

If you laughed at my comment about your boat being in the water - The weight of snow build up on boats is the 2nd most frequent reason why boats sink at the dock.

It is good you put a cover on it, and I assume you swept off all the snow first. But, just so you know, for boats on trailers, out in the weather - if you have the kind of boat that is shaped so it might collect a lot of snow and ice - you also want to put your trailer on blocks. There are many boaters that discover in spring, that the tires on their boat trailer have blown out - this is as a result of all the added weight of the snow, ice and water - those cockpit drains and drain plugs have a way of clogging up in winter with leaves or junk left in the boat, etc. So it snows, it melts, can't drain out, freezes, snows again, melts again and gains a lot of weight in the process.

John

2010-12-02 00:07:11 by Jo

Willy's Deck Covering

I am sure they sell what I am looking for as an aftermarket product at Overtons, Westmarine, Boatersworld, etc - but I am having trouble finding it - What is the heavy black rubber material actually called in a parts catalog? I always called it the rub-rail that goes around the very outside edge of the top deck area to protect the boat when it bangs against the dock, pier or pilings. Some boats come from factory with a metal rub-rail material edging (like stainless) - most though come with a heavy white or black rubber material. I have an older boat I wanted to just cover the entire lip or leading edge fiberlass with basically a heavy U shaped length of black rubber rub-rail material. I have seen custom boat builders use this material all the time on workboats and custom builts. Its extremely thick and heavy and covers the entire edge - but I can't find it so far in any catalogs, maybe I'm searching with the wrong name for the product, or might have to try a certain catalog/manufacturer besides Overtons, etc ? Any help a knowledgeable boater has would be greatly appreciated on this -

Check with a large marina in your area that does repairs. There are several different types and their help in identifying your type is the first step. And you are correct it's still available. Check the site below Good Luck!

2010-02-19 02:44:50 by BP

Price: $133.19 $133.19

i have an inboard/outboard ski boat to b e specific i have a Chaparral ssi 216. i wanted to know if i got a swim deck that would cover the engine would it be safe to wakesurf behind it?

i think you are a little confuse, your question seems to be how is the safest way to enter the boat w/ that outdrive there?you can put the swim deck on put the ladder to the side of the deck, you can shut motor off any time someone get near the outdrive, or put it in neutral, or install a side door entrance on the boat for your skiers that way the only thing near the outdrive would be your rope!?!

2010-04-19 19:25:22 by sk

Price: $158.09 $158.09

We just sold our last one in April because the wooden deck caused the carpet to always be mildewed no matter what we put on it to inhibit it. We had it covered and it was still horrible.We spent most of our time cleaning it.The man that sold it for me said there are other kinds of flooring. Does anyone know about that? thanks

The solution for this is to use synthetic deck material. This is available at home depot or lowes in the lumber department. It looks and functions just like wood, but is made of a high strength plastic composite that is weather and mold and mildew resistant. Than just cover it with marine carpet, Which will have to be replaced every few years no matter what.

2008-05-10 16:54:13 by Rosebud

If I where to use rubber stoppers for my auto bailer on a porpoise II, then how would I activate and deactivate the auto bailer. The whole deck of the boat is covered, so it is not like you can just push it in and out. I might be able to tie a string around it, but that would only solve taking the rubber stopper out, not putting it back in.
Note: This question is just for seattlesailer

you will need to be able to manually push the stopper plug into the top of the auto bailer. if you have two bailers, only the leeward bailer needs to be open when going to windward, (the boat is heeled and the water in the cockpit would collect on the low side). also the only time you would need to plug the bailers is when you stop sailing or are sailing too slow for them to drain.

as far as i can tell you have two cockpit (foot well) drains that are connected to auto bailers. what I'm describing is a way to plug the drains from the top.

pictures of porpoise ll

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hope this makes sense

2010-05-23 19:40:12 by Joshua