Bed liner type materials for a boat?

[reelapeelin]

Good thread...I gonna pull all the carpet outta the cuddy of the new-to-me-21 and was thinkin about using bedliner to coat that......didn't even know they made it w/out texture...but it's gotta be white no matter what...darker color gets TOO hot...

[joe7670]

I used Durabak. Questioned how rough it would be but after fishing on it barefoot it's actually just fine for me. Don't find it hard on the feet.

Would note that I went with the light grey. Even a color as light as mine gets a little warm in the sun so if white would be an option go for it.

I redid my floor and the durabak helped hide any imperfections in the joint where the floor was joined.

[bcraigan]

Seems like the prices are close. Herculiner comes in other colors too. I was looking at blue but may go eith white after hearing what y'all said about the heat.

[spareparts]

theres something different about the white, I think they send a hardner with it, had a friend that useed it, put it on too cold and it wouldn't harden, I don't know what teh deal is personaly, but its worth asking before you order

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by bcraigan

Seems like the prices are close. Herculiner comes in other colors too. I was looking at blue but may go eith white after hearing what y'all said about the heat.

I used LIGHT grey Starboard for my floor hatch-lids...on hot, sunny days you can't stand on em barefooted, so I'm convinced any color darker than white in floor treatment is gonna be a mistake...

[bcraigan]

I'm going to try to go for white now... I really want to be able to not burn up on it..

[reelapeelin]

There may be some materials darker than white that don't absorb heat like high density polymers do...wood comes to mind...if anybody knows a good marine environment resistant material that doesn't hold heat, let us know...

[macojoe]

I also used the3 duraback light gray and was always cool to me, also wears like iron, but i used the textured and i say its pretty sharp and ruff, if bare foot is your thing i would go with the smooth!!