Swim Deck Pad Upgrade

[MRMoffat1]

Thanks to Rick Correll, President of Tige, for sending out a replacement swim deck pad. Pic of install below. What a difference! My wife is the happiest! And a heck of a lot of thanks to Sandy at Rhodesrides.com for an expert install. We've taken it out several times and it's holding.

[fog_ducker]

Did the old one lift? I'm experiencing this problem on my RZ.

[MRMoffat1]

Did the old one lift? I'm experiencing this problem on my RZ.

No, this was not a one-for-one replacement. The '06 swimpad was completely different material than this new one. So, no, it never lifted. The old '06 swim pad was: (1) hard on the knees, and (2) you would drag black residue into the boat and on to the vinyl as the deck material would sit in the sun all day and deteriorate.

Admit - I was worried about the remove and install, and whether it might lift, but Sandy did a great job. Time will tell.

[majestic]

Pad looks great! I am not very happy with Seadek right now over that very same pad

MRMoffit-Sent you a PM I think you can help!

[Guapo]

Pad looks great! I am not very happy with Seadek right now over that very same pad

MRMoffit-Sent you a PM I think you can help!

What's wrong with your seadek pad? Over the winter I removed my OEM black pad and replaced it with a seadek on...not issues yet though.

[majestic]

I don't have a "problem" with the pad itself. I ordered one that didn't work (my mistake). I was promised a replacement and it has not been resolved. I will hold out on the rest of the story for a positive resolution.

[Guapo]

I don't have a "problem" with the pad itself. I ordered one that didn't work (my mistake). I was promised a replacement and it has not been resolved. I will hold out on the rest of the story for a positive resolution.

I see. Just from my experience (two orders)...SeaDek is REALLY...and I mean REALLY slow. Takes them forever. I like the product though...

[majestic]

I see. Just from my experience (two orders)...SeaDek is REALLY...and I mean REALLY slow. Takes them forever. I like the product though...

Maybe I will have it in time to put the boat away for the winter!

I am so tired of those rock hard little e's!!

[Dave S]

I am so tired of those rock hard little e's!!

Me to, lol. But then we have e' imprints in our knees till the day is over. Something to remember the boat by, I guess?

[MRMoffat1]

I don't have a "problem" with the pad itself. I ordered one that didn't work (my mistake). I was promised a replacement and it has not been resolved. I will hold out on the rest of the story for a positive resolution.

Note the install. Sandy at www.Rhodesrides.com took the one piece swimdeck pad, cut out the exact slice needed to avoid the '06 hump, and laid down the two pieces. Looks OEM. Recommend calling him.

[ajholt7]

I love my SeaDek pad. It is so much better than those e's.

[scoot18]

I like it, looks great. If I ever have to replace the e's pad I would like that one. I haven't had any of the problems with my e' pad, no black stuff coming off. The e's are fairly hard and stiff, but it makes for good traction.

Looks great, I like it.

[Ewok]

I used a similar product on my last boat, it eventually broke down and we tracked lots of tiny blue bits in the boat. This stuff seems nicer and sounds like not as hard as the little black e's. What is the color combo on your platform? I was looking at the website and I think I'll order some samples.

[ragboy]

When we made our custom aluminum deck, we were not happy with the hard "e"s on our 2007 24ve. They hurt, but we never really had the black residue problem. I ordered a big swath of this stuff:

http://wavejunky.com/

The new seadek stuff that is on the 2010 boats is great, and when I talked to Ben at Tige about it, it made it clear the change was made after Tige listening to the owners. I love it when a company listens, because the little things really matter.

So, if you go DIY, the wavejunky stuff works great, VERY soft, we love it, and its been a season and a half for us, about 275 hours or so, and it shows no signs of wear. The seadek stuff is also great, just haven't used it in a DIY setting, but they seem like a great company. WaveJunky is a small mom and pop outfit.

[ragboy]

Oh, I almost forgot to add. I deal with SeaDek, because we use the XTRAK traction on all our boards and we love the stuff. Same company.