How to DIY off-brand "SeaDek" from Amazon (SAVED OVER $2000!!!)

i built many 1st editions of boston whaler's, pro lines, sea ray's, sea pros etc... starting from blueprints and plywood. i have created patterns for the non skid in 1 million dollar boats as well as cheaper 10k boats. the non skid is always patterned the same way. wed use brown craft paper and pencils to rub / trace what we could. and industry standard 3/4" offset from everything and 3/4" radius on all corners. if you don't have a compass then tape a 1/2" piece of plywood to a sharpened pencil and scribe your way around everything....literally everything hinges, walls, consoles, edges of live wells you get the idea. when you get it all done it is guaranteed to look factory, because that's how they do it. then transfer patterns to your non skid. great option is to transfer to 1/4" plywood, you can sand that and dial it in, the double side tape your sea deck to the plywood and run a flush trim router around it, perfect fit and finish 1st try. added flare, use a 45 degree chamfer bit with a bearing in the router...then all the edges of your sea deck are beveled...pretty clean look as specially with the 2 color sea deck.

Thankyou ! I've been wanting to try this! Excellent DIY !

I'm getting ready to do the same thing to my boat with Amazon EVA decking. The plastic is a hell of an idea. So simple yet so effective.

Dude, that looks stunning and professional. Awesome little project👌

My 2 cents worth. I also completed the same project and it turns out awesome and supports the big time economy you mentioned. That is the positive. Now I like to offer the negative as I experienced. The off brand "Seadek" with different designs are surely inexpensive compared to the real Seadek. The problem is the surface material is not robust enough and will start to chip or scratched off easily in a matter of short time. It will look good and provide great traction, but unfortunately will not stay pretty. The bigger trouble is the removal process when you ever get tired of it looking raggedy over a short time. I have to use a heat gone and other solvents to peel off the adhesive, difficult and absolutely time-consuming process. My recommendation is since the material is inexpensive, just apply it in small compartments and see how long it will stay "pretty". DO APPLY all over since removal would be painful. If you can get the same raw material Seadek uses, that would be the best? Trimming and cutting are not difficult as shown by the video.

Good work young man!!!! Big improvement. Thanks for the how-to video.

Great tip! Looks really good!

great job, that looks amazing!

Would love an update to see how the foam is holding up. I just ordered mine off of Amazon. Can’t wait to install on my center console. Nicely done!

The explanation of the installation process for this sheet cut by itself was great. Of course the price of the custom kit is more expensive than the sheet because of the material and the CNC machine used to engrave it.

Thanks for the video I’ve always wanted to do this but couldn’t justify paying for the install. I can’t wait to put some of this down in my banshee.

Nicely done dude

Great video! Looks great!

looks awesome man!! nice job!

Nice work! It really does make a huge difference 👏🏾

One small piece of advice, use black or white windscreen sealant and caulk all the expesed edges. It will last much longer, also you can seal the ragged cut edges with a soldering iron. I have a buddy with a CNC router that cut custom patterns and my boat name into mine.

Perfect timing for me - I had purchased the material already and was looking for a time where I could commit a day to it. Plastic tracing is a great tip. Hopefully my first try will end up as good…

great job

Use 120 grit sandpaper to smooth the edges, curves, and for a 45 degree bevel to get an exceptionally clean look that only takes a few minutes.

Awesome video