Seadek template custom installation

[nautiques4life]

Got my template, about to start drawing/tracing on the mylar, wondering if anyone has any helpful tips before I start (or before sending it in) that they would have liked to know before starting the process? Watched the YouTube tutoirals, but if any of you have suggestions on things like corners, or clearance, distance from cleats, etc, I'd love to hear them. Thanks

[distinguishedmotorsports]

If your current boat is still a 230, they have kits already for it unless you are doing a custom design?

[homer12]

This is what I did and glad I did it this way. You should be able to get a “dry fit” template from SC Wake. They probably have a file for your boat anyway. If so, use that as a starting point and mark up slight changes for your boat vs. starting from scratch. If you’re already set to start from scratch anyway.... use lots of tape, pre-trim edges to get Mylar to lay flat, do some overlap of the non-slip fiberglass if you have that texture on your floor, and I personally like the look of getting the lines close to things like cleats, latches, screw holes vs leaving lots of white fiberglass showing. Hope that helps some!


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[nautiques4life]

Thank you both for your advice. My boat already had seadek, I'm just adding some additional on the bow and sides.
And yeah, strangely enough seadek said they didn't have template for my boat ( which I think is bogus... As I've seen it on my exact boat- year, make, model, etc)... But maybe because the cleats and tower mounts seem to be hand placed, as my port vs starboard side sides are not reversed copies of one another.

My order isn't going to fill a full sheet... But I'm paying for it, any suggestions for things to be made with extra material before I send the order in?

[nautiques4life]

[homer12]

Trailer steps or protection areas, other toys or trailers you have, garage areas, around the boathouse? Trailer is the biggie if you don’t already have it there in my mind.


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[Bevostein]

Top of a yeti or other cooler.
Transom area above platform to protect boards from banging gel coat.
Got a kayak or SUP? Could add some to those.

[nautiques4life]

Trailer has the black non teak looking stuff so I don't think that would look right... Totally had forgotten about transom for board dings... So glad I asked... Thanks guys

[Rockymtnsurfer]

please post how things go.......I had a really hard time with Sea Dek....and ended up using Aqua Marine Deck. Same exact product....I got all custom cuts done.....1.5 week turn around......$500.......18 customer pieces......and email response within 1 hr. .......just thought I would throw the option out there for people.
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[nautiques4life]

please post how things go.......I had a really hard time with Sea Dek....and ended up using Aqua Marine Deck. Same exact product....I got all custom cuts done.....1.5 week turn around......$500.......18 customer pieces......and email response within 1 hr. .......just thought I would throw the option out there for people.
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I assuming on an 03 you don't have stock seadeck on your boat? I haven't been very happy with seadek either, but considering it's going to be inches from existing seadek I figure going through them is the best way to make sure the new matches the old.

[Rockymtnsurfer]

No stock....but I used the Sea Dek platform package from Naut Parts.....got all my other pieces around the hull top custom cut by Aqua Marine......and the grey teak matches sea dek's perfectly.

[Rockymtnsurfer]

4 " Rectangles are Sea Dek........everything else is Aqua Marine........As you can see.....very close. All pieces except rectangles......Less that $350 plus ship

[Infinity]

Rockymtnsurfer you mind telling me who you contacted there to place the order at Aqua Marine? I need some pieces of that same color for top of my gunwales and misc, just like you did, and want to order it asap.
Thanks

[Infinity]

Nevermind, found their website and just ordered a template kit. Thanks for the info and pics, very helpful to see the colors match

[Rockymtnsurfer]

FYI Ashley....she is the best......also....all I did was send them my dimensions and then asked for rounded corners. Ashley is great and responsive! Also....I had a lesson learned. A few I got done were too wide.....I thought the look would be better narrower.....If you ever want pics..let me know.....but I think going narrower makes it less overbearing. Just my thoughts. D