I was also thinking about putting safe floor in my Shallow Sport after reading the reviews the safe floor seems to be very durable to staining. I was reading the reviews on the seadek and it says it will not Staind from gasoline or blood as long as it it is removed in a timely fashion. Seadek comes in the largest piece of 39 by 77 inches and safe floor when laid looks like one continuous piece. Safe floor believe is more appealing to me

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Safe Floor is rubber granules mixed with an adhesive and is then trowelled on. It can be any size and color combo you want. There is really no size limit. The only real limit is they generally won't put it on a vertical surface.

I really like my Safe Floor and I don't think I'll own another boat without it.

 

I had some Sea Dek in my poling skiff. I have Safe Floor in my boat now. Sea Dek was hard for me to keep clean. It always looked grungy. And you have to be real careful with a car wash wand, the high pressure stream will cut it if you get too close. It is soft, it feels nice on bare feet and it looks cool but I would not want it for my whole boat deck. Something like putting it on a poling platform, casting platform or maybe on top of a cooler it's fine. I had pads made for my under the gunnel flyrod racks so the reels wouldn't bang on the sides. Stuff like that it is nice. I just personally wouldn't want it for my boat's deck.

For a whole boat deck I much prefer Safe Floor. It is very durable, easy to clean, looks good longer and can be repaired if needed. If you did have an issue they can pull up the bad spot and replace it with new Safe Floor. The only downsides vs Sea Dek is Safe Floor is heavier and it isn't as soft on bare feet. But it is way more durable and highly slip resistant.

 

It runs about $14/sq ft.

I will say I had a minor issue with some of my flooring coming up and Brandon at Safe Floor took care of it no questions asked. He took one look and told me he was fixing it under warranty, and he did. I was very impressed. Good guy, good service and I really like the product.

 

I had my 22' pathfinder done by Brandon at safefloor. It looks good and my 2 young kids don't have a slip and slide deck to deal with anymore. He did mine about 8 months ago for around $1400 if I remember correctly. It definitely is worth the money spent and on a side note, if you pay cash he will come off of the price. Let me know if you want to see a picture of the finished product since you also said you have a pathfinder.

 

I am not the OP, but would very much like to see a picture of yours if you are willing to share. I am also looking into both of these options and have been torn between them.

 

I had Safe Floor installed near San Leon recently. I haven't even used it yet but will hang it in the lift next week and start using often. They did an excellent job, even way back in corners under the motor well. They are just very professional.

For me, due to my back, the number 1 issue was safety. But, it came out looking so nice!

 

I have really been pleased with the floor. Easy clean up and good footing, it also does really dampen down noise on the deck. Sorry for the sideways picture, don't know how to turn it the right way.

 

RMS-3,
That looks really nice. Is it rough on bare feet and does it hold up to pressure washing at car washes?

 

It's not bad on your feet but it isn't cushy soft like foam. That is the tradeoff to get a durable floor.

You can spay wash it at the car wash, no problem.

 

I like the fell of the safe floor but mine is bubbling up in some places and split in other places. Only 2 years old, usually parked under cover.

 

They will fix it under warranty. Call them.

 

How much weight per square foot do you think safe floor or seadek weighs? I like the looks and functionality, I've never been up-close though and curious on the weight

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I do not have safe floor but I looked at it in a couple boats and also talked to a guy at the Dallas boat show who installs it and he told me that the guy who invented safe floor is working on a softer version. This is what the guy I talked to said.

 

Thanks for all the feed back.

RMS-3, your pathfinder looks good.

Based on the input in this post, sounds like safe floor is highly recommended by most. That will probably be what I end up going with.

 

Seadek

I have had seadek in mine for the past 3 years and absolutely love it. I had to take my TM off last week for a repair and the color has not faded one bit. I dont wash mine with a wand, so cannot comment on that issue, as when it gets dirty I clean it with soft scrub and a brush and it looks brand new again.

 

SeaDek is sexy....

 

Thanks for the comments on the boat, I really appreciate it. Based on the weight of safefloor, I'm not exactly sure on the weight. With that being said I drift a lot with the wife & kids & wade fish just as much with friends. I can still get into my same wading spots with the boat without any problems with the little bit of extra weight that was added from the safefloor. Only difference now is that I can clean my deck in a 1/3 of the time now & I also don't have to use a pressure washer that has enough psi to peel skin off a foot. Safefloor is well worth its price & they stand behind their product.

 

Safefloor has a new option, its a little softer, if your worried about comfort. Talked to them at the fishing show.

 

does anyone have any experience with the new softer option? I'm looking into this and also heard they have a safefloor ultimate option now which is said to be softer and a little more $$.

 

I have had safe floor from Brandon since Feb 2016, customers love it, cleans up great. Would recommend it to any one who wants to improve their boat.

 

I've had Safefloor on my boat for 9 years, no issues or stains. Only issue is kneeling on it will hurt your knees a little. Next boat will have Safefloor.

 

The only problem with Safe Floor is the weight. Sea Deck is softer and great for going barefoot on the boat. Safe Floor doesn't feel too great on the feet and its hard. Tough decision but I think I'd go SeaDek.

 

Add AquaTraction to your list. http://www.aquatraction.com/product-comparison.html

Hells Bay and Egret boats have started using this product v SeaDek & OceanGrip. I hear they are set up in Corpus & looking for potential Houston installers. Just FYI.