2008 Triton Rehab

Deadeye · December 23, 2019, 08:08:21 PM

Lee might want to get a quote from Line-x. They do the Spray-In truck bed liners.

At least on trucks they Guaranty their work and they can Color Match as well.

Gives the beds a slightly rough texture. I'd think they could do a boat deck as well.
Just a thought for another option.

The Sea Deck is very nice and extremely comfortable to stand on, something for you you need.

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Oldfart9999 · December 24, 2019, 05:39:17 AM

This is starting to get interesting, the first pics she looks like an old warrior needing some R&R, she'll be ready to do battle soon.
Rodney

FlatsNBay · December 24, 2019, 07:25:11 AM

Lee, what intrigues me about Sea Deck is it dries extremely fast. They say after about 15 minutes in the sun it's totally dry. It also is easier to clean than carpet. Just take a deck brush to it and hose it out. Lastly, it provides cushion to ease fatigue when standing all day. I'm seriously considering it in my next boat

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apenland01 · December 24, 2019, 09:11:38 AM

The down side about sea dek from what I hear is that it retains a lot of heat on sunny days. If you like to ever walk around your boat or fish barefoot, that might not be a good thing, where carpet usually doesn't get as hot. If it's constantly getting wet, I guess it wouldn't matter. I can't say I've seen many boats with sea dek here in the desert lakes of Arizona or New Mexico.

FD · December 30, 2019, 03:51:46 AM

The guys from Castaways Customs are coming out on Thursday to measure and get me a quote for the Seadek.

In the meantime we're still working on getting all the glue residue off the glass sections of the boat.

We've pulled all the aluminum hatch covers. The two rods locker hinges were riveted so we had to drill them out.

Pulled the TM and badging off to get ready for the wrap.

Put the rub rail back in place.

Pulled the old radio and water proof cover. New one being installed.

So far I've got about 30 hours of labor in it.

More Pics to follow.

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FD · January 02, 2020, 06:55:55 PM

We had a busy day today. We should finish the stripping of all the glue and carpet remnants tomorrow.

The Seadek guy was here at noon and we spent an hour going over the options.

Settled on the 6 mm over most of the boat. On the front deck I'm going with the 13 mm high density.

On the compartment between the seats I'm going with a 20mm low density. With the new bucket seats I put in last spring my jump seat will not fit.

The bottom line is $2200 installed and warranted for 3 years.

The digital laser mearsuring is happening Tuesday at which point I'll get a computer mock up for final approval.

Then I went to the wrap shop. Picked out the wrap pattern and colors. I get a mock up next week and it's scheduled for the 13th. $3000 including the wrap on the poles, motor cowling and the trailer fenders.

Basically I'm getting a brand new looking boat for under $6k plus a lot of labor.

We're pulling the dash tomorrow and going to paint and seal it before the wrap.

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Capt. BassinLou · January 02, 2020, 07:00:48 PM

That boat is going to look sharp Lee!!

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zippyduck · January 02, 2020, 08:25:46 PM

You don't play around !

That is going to be a completely different boat.

FD · January 03, 2020, 06:31:37 AM

What am I doing this morning? Yep, scraping off glue.

FYI - a window scraper works best for flat areas.

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FD · January 03, 2020, 06:33:12 AM

Redoing the dash and helm control panel.

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FD · January 03, 2020, 06:34:01 AM

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zippyduck · January 03, 2020, 08:09:02 AM

Where did you find a window scraper in Florida?

Deadeye · January 03, 2020, 08:18:54 AM

It's a lot of work Lee but it will look great when it's all done.

New Boat prices are crazy high and as long as nothing major wrong with what ya got makes sense to do a Re-Do.

SteveTX · January 03, 2020, 09:01:02 AM

Following.

I like restoration/rebuilds keep the pics coming.

FD · January 03, 2020, 01:03:56 PM

Another 7 hours x 2 of us grinding, scraping, sanding....

We're getting close to the end of the tedious part.

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FD · January 03, 2020, 01:04:47 PM

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Captsteve · January 03, 2020, 02:11:21 PM

You've put in a lot of work. Great job.

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Oldfart9999 · January 03, 2020, 02:50:09 PM

You're moving right along, it's going to be really nice when you're done!!!
Rodney

FishaHallic · January 03, 2020, 02:52:39 PM

Man that is some work but it will be well worth it, looking forward to the finished pictures. I know some people don't like posting what they are paying for something but I appreciate the fact that you did post cost, I may not ever get my boat wrapped but you never know on the floor covering so now I know it is not out of the question.

Bud Kennedy · January 03, 2020, 03:01:15 PM

FD, does the wrap go on before the flooring or is it flooring first? I have never seen Sea Deck before and anxious to see what it looks like. I saw their website but really curious what it will look like in a bass boat. Sounds like a great idea. I did carpet 2 years ago but considered different finishes but ultimately decided to stay with carpet. My cost for carpet, prep and installation was $1,200 and that included installing a recessed trolling motor pedal tray. Are you going to do anything with your Outboard motor cowling or leave it as is.

FD · January 03, 2020, 04:56:41 PM

Quote from: Bud Kennedy on January 03, 2020, 03:01:15 PM
FD, does the wrap go on before the flooring or is it flooring first? I have never seen Sea Deck before and anxious to see what it looks like. I saw their website but really curious what it will look like in a bass boat. Sounds like a great idea. I did carpet 2 years ago but considered different finishes but ultimately decided to stay with carpet. My cost for carpet, prep and installation was $1,200 and that included installing a recessed trolling motor pedal tray. Are you going to do anything with your Outboard motor cowling or leave it as is.

Bud - Good question. We have had to figure out a few problems going back with Seadek vs Carpet. The major hurdle with Seadek in a bass boat is its thickness and it can only be installed on flat surfaces.

The first problem was the drain channels in the cockpit. SeaDek full sheets are only 8x4 which will not span the entire floor. So there will be 3 pieces in the cockpit. The drain channels will be covered with the wrap material first. The Seadek gets routed on the edges. My color combo is snow camo over black. When they rout the edges it will give the appearance of a black border.

The second issue is the side of the lids which are typically covered with carpet. You don't have a gap with carpet but I will so we are wrapping the sides of the lids as well as the lid recesses before the Seadek is installed. When you look down on the finished product, you will see each individual panel with an outline of black with the camo wrap filling the gaps. There are also at least 4 other small areas on the deck where the Seadek will not cover that we will put wrap down first.

I found a pic of a boat with the camo over black that I will try to post. Where you see white boat in the pic, on mine the gaps will be much smaller, but you will see the camo wrap material. The snow camo Seadek in the pic is the exact product I'm installing. The wrap camo pattern is similar but we enlarged the pattern scale to 4 times the size and added more solid black and white to it.

The motor cowling and the power poles are also being wrapped.

FlatsNBay · January 03, 2020, 05:12:57 PM

Lee, I too appreciate you giving us the prices. That puts it in perspective for us.

Why did you decide to go with a wrap? Was your paint or finish deteriorating? What's the wrap going to look like?

I can't wait to see it!

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FD · January 03, 2020, 05:18:49 PM

Quote from: FlatsNBay on January 03, 2020, 05:12:57 PM
Lee, I too appreciate you giving us the prices. That puts it in perspective for us.

Why did you decide to go with a wrap? Was your paint or finish deteriorating? What's the wrap going to look like?

I can't wait to see it!

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The gel coat above the rub rail was toast. You can feel the metal flake and there was no bringing it back.

Snow Camo- White, Black and two different shades of grey.

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zippyduck · January 03, 2020, 06:34:33 PM

That is going to be sharp.

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apiazza · January 04, 2020, 02:35:36 PM

I was going to say you are really pushing through the project, but I guess being in florida you dont have a several month long winter of downtime to work through it. I'm excited to see the result. I'm thinking of ordering a sheet of the seadek to do the inside of my yak.

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