Flexiteek on my 340

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Since we had it done, I've been dying to post pictures of our new synthetic teak Flexiteek deck. However, as a "newbie" to the forum, I decided I would wait a little bit until I saw how the product held up over the summer so that I wouldn't post something based on initial appearance but after a few hard months of wear and tear and thus it'd be a better post.

I'm happy to say we're still delighted. This attached pictures are right after the installation, but it still looks the same, even with the unfortunately not-so-infrequent red wine spills (the Flexiteek didn't stain!).

The deck looks great, is totally non-skid (even when wet), is low maintenance, and adds value to the boat (I hope!). Yacht Deck, www.YachtDeck.com, did the work and I'm very happy with it. I don't know how many of you have tried to caulk something, but its almost impossible to not have it end up every where. But the guys that did the installation did a wonderful job with the perimeter caulk bead in that its perfectly straight and they only put the caulk where is was supposed to go!

I had considered PlasDECK as well, but didn't like the look as it doesn't look real like Flexiteek. I also considered NuTEAK, but after a little research, discovered that Flexiteek actually makes the NuTEAK product (hence they look very similar) and NuTEAK simply rebrands it. The difference is that NuTEAK is just glued together and from my limited experience, in the marine environment, glue joints come apart. The Flexiteek is welded together and therefore its literally a single piece of material when they come to install it.

Anyway, I'm really happy with the end result and would recommend it to anyone.
 

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Just curious about the heat in the sun and additionally do you have or does anyone on the board with this product have a dog? I'm wondering wether or not this product will stand up to a dogs claws??
 
Looks great, thanks for sharing.
 
Yes the heat is an issue. The only issue. I spray mine down with the aft shower head to cool it off. Other then that I'm very very happy
 
Looks great and have seen the same product over here and it remains hard wearing and durable for years.
Have seen a 2006 340 with it fitted from new and it still looks new, as for adding value I'm not sure but presented with two boats of similar pedigree I'd pick the one with this product over the one with carpet any day.
 
Hey SoCal, I had Charlie at Yacht Deck put Flexiteek on our boat a couple of years ago (and a much better economy ago!). We still love it as its easy to maintain and still looks great. It does get hot, but only in the direct sunlight. However, we generally wear shoes all the time anyway, so its not been an issue for us. Also, if we are going barefoot, I just spray the deck with some water and it cools almost instantly and is still very non slippery when wet.

My big question is...did he give you a bottle of their private label tequila!?!?! Wow, is it good! We had them put in an entire new synthetic "teak and holly" interior floor in this past summer and I jokenly told Charlie the only reason we were doing it was to get another bottle of the tequila! My wife is now telling all our friends that it was the most expensive bottle of tequila in the world, but I think $4500 was worth it! :grin:
 
USC Trojanman said:
Hey SoCal, I had Charlie at Yacht Deck put Flexiteek on our boat a couple of years ago (and a much better economy ago!). We still love it as its easy to maintain and still looks great. It does get hot, but only in the direct sunlight. However, we generally wear shoes all the time anyway, so its not been an issue for us. Also, if we are going barefoot, I just spray the deck with some water and it cools almost instantly and is still very non slippery when wet.

My big question is...did he give you a bottle of their private label tequila!?!?! Wow, is it good! We had them put in an entire new synthetic "teak and holly" interior floor in this past summer and I jokenly told Charlie the only reason we were doing it was to get another bottle of the tequila! My wife is now telling all our friends that it was the most expensive bottle of tequila in the world, but I think $4500 was worth it! :grin:
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So if it is on the swim platform, and you are swimming and climb on, is it hot enough to burn children's feet? Also, if it gets that hot in the sun, do you feel it will "radiate" and make the boat even hotter in the summer time? I really like the looks of this stuff but our summers are hot enough. I am glad I read this because I have been looking at installing this very closely. I think you just saved me a little cash. I hate the snap in carpet and would like to put something in place of it:huh:
 
USC Trojanman said:
Hey SoCal, I had Charlie at Yacht Deck put Flexiteek on our boat a couple of years ago (and a much better economy ago!). We still love it as its easy to maintain and still looks great. It does get hot, but only in the direct sunlight. However, we generally wear shoes all the time anyway, so its not been an issue for us. Also, if we are going barefoot, I just spray the deck with some water and it cools almost instantly and is still very non slippery when wet.

My big question is...did he give you a bottle of their private label tequila!?!?! Wow, is it good! We had them put in an entire new synthetic "teak and holly" interior floor in this past summer and I jokenly told Charlie the only reason we were doing it was to get another bottle of the tequila! My wife is now telling all our friends that it was the most expensive bottle of tequila in the world, but I think $4500 was worth it! :grin:
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Uh.....pictures please?
 
floriduramax1 said:
So if it is on the swim platform, and you are swimming and climb on, is it hot enough to burn children's feet? Also, if it gets that hot in the sun, do you feel it will "radiate" and make the boat even hotter in the summer time? I really like the looks of this stuff but our summers are hot enough. I am glad I read this because I have been looking at installing this very closely. I think you just saved me a little cash. I hate the snap in carpet and would like to put something in place of it:huh:
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I have Flexiteek on my platform so I can answer these questions....

No, it won't burn the kids' feet. It can get really hot sitting in direct sunlight for a long time but it won't burn -- uncomfortable, yes.

It doesn't radiate any extra heat. It's like Arizona heat -- really hot in direct sunlight on hot days and cool as a cucumber in the shade even on hot days.

Flexiteek and all others like it are made from recycled PVC so it gets hot. I don't find it to be unbearable though. If it gets too hot I just spray it with water and it cools instantly.
 
Regarding the heat, it does get hot to the point where you can't stand on it in bare feet. But this is only for portions of the deck that are currently in the direct sunlight (on a hot day) which surprisingly isn't as much of the deck area as we assume it to be. It cools naturally almost instantly once in the shade and as Tonka noted, if its hot, simply spray some water on it and its completely fine. So the question of coming in and out of the water onto the swimstep, the answer is "no problems with the heat and as a bonus, the non slip properties are beyond compare".

Fully installed, the cockpit and swimstep were just under $6000. I'm not sure if this was a "sweet heart deal" as the ecomony isn't doing well, but I thought it a good price and now that its done, I definitely feel it was money well spent. I'm not sure about this, but I also think they can ship completely fabricated decks for DIY installation which will of course cut the price down.

And yes Trojanman, we did get a bottle of their tequila as a "Thank you for your business" gift and like you said, its very good. As you can see in the photo, we're well into it! I thought it was pretty classy gesture and really a good marketing tool. Charlie owns the business and beyond his crew doing a great job, he also seems to have fun with his job and the boating market. He definitely seems to know what boaters like, i.e. a good looking boat and good booze!

We're considering having the interior carpet pulled out this winter as its got some stains on it and having him do the interior flooring. He showed me some photos from his webpage (www.YachtDeck.com) of some interiors they've done and it looks great. And again, it supposed to be essentially maintenance free.
 

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I had my done as well but just the swim platform and the floor in the head. I like it so much I am thinking very hard about the cockpit floor next season but that one is going to be a tougher sell with the Admiral as we just put in new carpet!

I did not notice a problem with the heat, but then ours was installed late in the year. I do know this, it does have a better “sticking” quality to it, and so it makes it a lot less slippery.


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Be careful, you guys in FL and MN are talking about two different planets when it comes to heat. I love the look...my big question is the non slip characteristics, my wife has slipped off of a wet swim platform and it has made her a little gun-shy. I have been looking for something to put on it to help with traction.
 
The non-skid properties are really amazing, even when soaking wet. In fact, when I was at their booth at the boat show, they had a photo displayed of a 560 SeaRay with the hydraulic swimstep and it was underwater. Charlie told me that they do quite a few of those simply due to the non-slipperiness (is that a word?!?!) of the material. We found it to have the same traction wet or dry and now have no fears about jumping onto the swimstep from the dock, even in the morning when the swimstep is covered in dew.
 
SoCal boater said:
The non-skid properties are really amazing, even when soaking wet. In fact, when I was at their booth at the boat show, they had a photo displayed of a 560 SeaRay with the hydraulic swimstep and it was underwater. Charlie told me that they do quite a few of those simply due to the non-slipperiness (is that a word?!?!) of the material. We found it to have the same traction wet or dry and now have no fears about jumping onto the swimstep from the dock, even in the morning when the swimstep is covered in dew.
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I agree, even when wet you do have better traction.

Even the Admiral, who suffers from S.P.R.D. (Swim Platform Recognition Disorder) an acute disorder that usually flairs up on alcohol consumption, has not fallen off yet.:thumbsup:
 
hack4alivin said:
I agree, even when wet you do have better traction.

Even the Admiral, who suffers from S.P.R.D. (Swim Platform Recognition Disorder) an acute disorder that usually flairs up on alcohol consumption, has not fallen off yet.:thumbsup:
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Mine suffers from DSPD (Departing Swim Platform Disorder)
 
My admiral suffers from CGOSP (can't get of the swim platform). O love the look of that stuff.


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