Non-skid for aluminum floors

[chrisgt]

I'm building an aluminum boat and an concerned that the floor will be extremely slippery, what works well to avoid slipping?

 

[redneck joe]

used this on trailer fenders, outdoor wood steps, indoor garage steps, all good. Comes in many widths

 

[airshot]

Consider getting a rubber horse stall mat. Put one in my side x side bed years ago and it works perfect. You do need to allow some air under it, so I bought some left over mesh made from plastic that is used when pouring concrete to keep it from seperating when it cracks. About a 1 1/2" mesh, about 3/32 thick and extremely tough. Laid a piece in the bed then layer the rubber stall mat. That was about 5 years back and no corrosion as water cannot get trapped under it. Just some food for thought here......

 

[MikeSchinlaub]

Maybe do some rhino liner or truck bed coating over the whole floor. Basically painting and adding traction all at once.

 

[JimS123]

Acid etching aluminum primer topcoated with non-skid tennis court paint.

Looks good so far. I'll report back after we get her in the water.

 

[redneck joe]

are those actual cloth life vests??

 

[Stinnett21]

EVA foam boat decking.

 

[JimS123]

are those actual cloth life vests??

Yes. The boat is a 1964 and the PFDs are period correct.

They are used only for display purposes. When underway we use modern technology.

 

[tphoyt]

Nice job on the boat. Non skid paint is easy to clean and maintain. I guess it really depends on what you will be using to boat for. Matts are a good option if it’s going to be commercial type of use.
Jim how do you pick which motor you will use on any giving day

 

[airshot]

Acid etching aluminum primer topcoated with non-skid tennis court paint.

Looks good so far. I'll report back after we get her in the water.
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Somebody needs more boats to go with all those motors !!

 

[Texasmark]

Consider getting a rubber horse stall mat. Put one in my side x side bed years ago and it works perfect. You do need to allow some air under it, so I bought some left over mesh made from plastic that is used when pouring concrete to keep it from seperating when it cracks. About a 1 1/2" mesh, about 3/32 thick and extremely tough. Laid a piece in the bed then layer the rubber stall mat. That was about 5 years back and no corrosion as water cannot get trapped under it. Just some food for thought here......

The rubber horse stall mat I bought at Tractor Supply, was about 1" thick and wayyyyyy too heavy for a boat (opinion).
If the tape pictured in a reply above has a waterproof glue then that looks a lot better to me.
I had a trailer tongue to which I added a walking walking strip alongside the tongue. I sprayed matching paint on it and immediately sprinkled "play sand" on it, let it dry and dusted the non binding granules off. Worked for as long as I had the boat......play sand is clean and nice and granular.

 

[JimS123]

Nice job on the boat. Non skid paint is easy to clean and maintain. I guess it really depends on what you will be using to boat for. Matts are a good option if it’s going to be commercial type of use.
Jim how do you pick which motor you will use on any giving day

Every motor is paired with a boat. All period correct. The rest are restored and mothballed for long term storage.

 

[airshot]

The rubber horse stall mat I bought at Tractor Supply, was about 1" thick and wayyyyyy too heavy for a boat (opinion).
If the tape pictured in a reply above has a waterproof glue then that looks a lot better to me.
I had a trailer tongue to which I added a walking walking strip alongside the tongue. I sprayed matching paint on it and immediately sprinkled "play sand" on it, let it dry and dusted the non binding granules off. Worked for as long as I had the boat......play sand is clean and nice and granular.

Oh...wow...the stall.mat I bought was about a quarter inch thick and not slippery at all so stuff doesn't slide around. Got mine at farm and home store.

 

[dingbat]

Oh...wow...the stall.mat I bought was about a quarter inch thick and not slippery at all so stuff doesn't slide around. Got mine at farm and home store.

Sounds like you’re talking about 1/4” utility mats. Typically come in rolls of various widths

The stall mats in the barn are 4’ x 6’ x 3/4” thick and weigh some ungodly amount.

 

[airshot]

Sounds like you’re talking about 1/4” utility mats. Typically come in rolls of various widths

The stall mats in the barn are 4’ x 6’ x 3/4” thick and weigh some ungodly amount.

Not a horse owner here, only going by what the pkg stated..yes big rolls of various sizes, the one I bought was about 4x6' but a quarter inch thick. Been using it for all kinds of projects from bed liner to a flap for my snowplow to mud flaps for the wheel wells.

 

[Jeff J]

I would use a no slip paint or paint additive. Wing walk compound for airplanes works pretty good. Much better than tapes if the surface is properly prepared.

 

[chrisgt]

Wow, sorry, I had to spend some time in a manufacturing facility at work and then took the week off to finish this silly boat; I got distracted from the internet for a while.

anti-slip tape: my fear with this stuff (and let me know if it is unfounded) is that it will be slippery BETWEEN the stripes of tape, so I'll slip into the non-skid and get road rash. Also trimming all the forward ends to match the hull line sounds like something I don't have patience for.

Thin mats: I had this thought, earlier this year some friends and I went on [an absolutely terrible] fishing charter and the boat had 3/8" thick rubber mat with like 3/4" holes in it. Really grippy, let water flow out to the scuppers, and fixed the problem of the deck being slippery. Worked fine in the charter boat, not sure if it will come flying when I hit a good wave; maybe i'd need to attach it in the corners or something.

Acid etching aluminum primer topcoated with non-skid tennis court paint.

Looks good so far. I'll report back after we get her in the water.
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Damn, this looks amazing; what product did you use? I didn't necessarily want any wood or paint on this boat, but that came out great; I'd want to do a white top coat though just to keep the heat down. Having lived on a steel sailboat for a decade, even with the decks painted white they got HOT.

 

[dingbat]

Been using it for all kinds of projects from bed liner to a flap for my snowplow to mud flaps for the wheel wells.

Works good on that type of stuff. Use it as a floor mat in the back of the F150 and a cargo mat in the Mrs. Dingbat’s Mazda

 

[JimS123]

Wow, sorry, I had to spend some time in a manufacturing facility at work and then took the week off to finish this silly boat; I got distracted from the internet for a while.

anti-slip tape: my fear with this stuff (and let me know if it is unfounded) is that it will be slippery BETWEEN the stripes of tape, so I'll slip into the non-skid and get road rash. Also trimming all the forward ends to match the hull line sounds like something I don't have patience for.

Thin mats: I had this thought, earlier this year some friends and I went on [an absolutely terrible] fishing charter and the boat had 3/8" thick rubber mat with like 3/4" holes in it. Really grippy, let water flow out to the scuppers, and fixed the problem of the deck being slippery. Worked fine in the charter boat, not sure if it will come flying when I hit a good wave; maybe i'd need to attach it in the corners or something.


Damn, this looks amazing; what product did you use? I didn't necessarily want any wood or paint on this boat, but that came out great; I'd want to do a white top coat though just to keep the heat down. Having lived on a steel sailboat for a decade, even with the decks painted white they got HOT.

FixAll Skid Grip. They make it in different colors. The primer was Rustoleum aluminum primer in a can.

 

[airshot]

I was never able to keep the no slip tape from peeling up.