Replace wood deck with non-skid plastic

[tcwin]

I have a 1996 Crestliner FishHawk and will need to replace the front deck this fall/winter. Does anyone know if there is a non-skid plastic deck that I could substitute for wood and carpet? I was thinking the plastic might be lighter and would not rot.

Thanks in advance.

[Sonicrunch]

Do plastic, and then throw down some of that 3M Anti-Slip tape.

[motownmasher]

Do plastic, and then throw down some of that 3M Anti-Slip tape.

i tried to do that myself on the floor of my boat, however i went with too thin of plastic and it flexed too much for me. it was also alot heavier than i thought it would be, and i'd say very close to wood in the thickness that is needed. i would think there is probably a stronger less flexible product out there than what i had. i had a couple sheets of 1/4"

[Ufatz]

You may be getting yourself into more of a project than you think. Personally I believe you'd be well advised to rebuild your floor with marine grade plywood and carpet.

You could even ask the Crestliner people for advice.

While carpet may be a pita it is also far less slippery than many options and it makes the boat quieter.

[Sonicrunch]

yeah, plastic would be way to heavy.

Why not just use composite decking?

You can also find structural plastic in 4x8 sheets. It has a hollow cores similar to composite decking.

[trolloni]

Used eigth inch thick sheet aluminum on my last boat floor ,coated it with cabelas duck boat paint, non slip and easy to clean and wont rot.

[th64]

Titanium!

Light,strong, no flex

[tcwin]

Thank you for all the input -- I was thinking about metal but wasn't sure how I would do my hatches. I was thinking about the 3M Nida-Core , anyone have experience with that?

Else I probably will just do the marine plywood and carpet again - I got 16 years out of the first floor - Crestliner must know what they were doing.