Pad coming up on Swim Platform

[jkallen21]

I'm not sure how everyone else does it, but I keep a note in my phone with my "to-do" list for the boat because when I'm on the boat, I can easily come up with a dozen things to improve or fix, but once I'm away from the boat, I can;t seem to remember any of them! I guess that means none of them are extremely pressing which is good.

a soon-to-be executed project that I need to address is one edge of a pad starting to come up on the swim platform. Before I give this my best shot, i wanted to learn from the experience of others. I plan to remove all excess glue from the area and use something like PC-11 (because I have some) to glue it back down. I don't plan to remove the whole pad unless someone says I should.

2006 SANTE - Fiberglass platform. It appears to be either original or perhaps the pads were replaced with authentic ones. They're in good shape.

Thanks!

[NautiqueJeff]

I'd replace that SANO with SeaDek. The SANO can chip and leave very sharp edges. SeaDek is better in every way.

Here's what it would look like (they have both brown and gray).



Here's the link:
http://www.nautiqueparts.com/non-ski...eplatform.aspx

[ronskal]

Upgrading to SeaDek is the best route but if you do not want to spend the time and $$ I'm sure almost any contact cement/rubber glue will work. The key is cleaning the old adhesive off first. My Sano pads on my 4 year old boat were hard and brittle so be careful not to break it as you work with it. A heat gun does wonders to soften it while you do this.