Dri-Dek vs DuraGrid

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skiptowns98033

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Looks like Dri-Dek is 1/16" thicker, has a 5 year guarantee and 12 color choices. DuraGrid has a 10 year guarantee, several different patterns and only 5 colors. It's also less expensive..

I've seen the complaints about Dri-Dek being uncomfortable on bare feet and getting a little mushy in hot weather. I've not seen any comments here or online about DuraGrid
 
I haven't seen or tried the DuraGrid. I'll agree that the Dri-Deck is a bit uncomfortable on bare feet. Also, the many "legs" get quite wobbly in hot sun (so it kind of inchworms around under your feet). I have a light piece of outdoor type carpet over mine; it may or may not not do the inchworm thing without it - I don't remember.

Another one you might consider is Kiwi Tile. I haven't tried it, but have heard good things about it, and it does look like it would be more comfortable to walk on, and maybe steadier too.

www.kiwitile.com

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I am glad this post got brought up as we are in the market to do our cockpit as it has gotten old having a messy wet deck every time we fish or shrimp. especially since the deck slopes to have water collect at the cabin door. then it gets spread throughout cabin and on multi day trips it is hard to contain. was looking for the previously mentioned home depo ones but unable to locate them so will look into the options posted already here.


anyone who has done this know how many 12x12's it takes to do cabin door to gas tanks on a 22 cruiser?
 
cant edit due to time out but looks like 30 tiles should do the deck, looking like I will try the Kiwi floor after one more attempt at another home depo looking for the multi tiles.
 
Jake B":z6q6jkzm said:
anyone who has done this know how many 12x12's it takes to do cabin door to gas tanks on a 22 cruiser?
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Jake B":z6q6jkzm said:
looks like 30 tiles should do the deck, looking like I will try the Kiwi floor after one more attempt at another home depo looking for the multi tiles.
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You probably already took this into account, but otherwise, note that the Kiwi Tiles are 13.1" x 13.1"
 
yeah i did i figured 27 of their tiles would do it, however they have a tile calculator on their web site and they still recommend 30 tiles and it gives me roughly 5 extra square feet. But i would rather have a little bit more and be able to get as tight of fit as possible so it doesn’t move around.
 
Sounds like you are already on top of it.

If I go with any new tiles (have original dri deck now), I will go with Kiwi Tile. Have heard good things about it and like the way it looks. That said, I'm not sure I'm going to go with tile at all if I either rebuild the floorboards or make new ones.

Right now the floorboards are out of commission (due to some frustrating construction flaws), and I'm using the original Dri-deck under a section of lightweight outdoor rug type product. It's not bad, and I do like the extra deep cockpit feel (and less likely to hit head on door going in and out!), but the flat sole is nice for chairs and to keep any nuisance water level "out of sight/mind."
 
A couple of additional points:

1. Dry Deck and another similar product called Deck-Mate seem almost identical, but have different manufacturers.

2. The two in #1 above and Kiwi Tile almost certainly have different interlocking patterns where they join, so will not be interchangeable, or mixable, in combinations.

3. I have Dry-Deck, like it, but it does

A. get squishy when really hot,

B. is uncomfortable on bare feet, if yours are tender.

To offset these issues, I use the Dri-Deck on top of indoor-outdoor carpeting, which makes it much softer to the feet. In hot weather, wetting the carpet cools the Dri-Deck, and keeps it firmer. Blue Dri-Deck over red indoor-outdoor carpeting also looks very nice.

The drawbacks, however, are

C. cleaning the combination requires a lot of high-pressure water to blow the small particles out of the matrix, and

D. the Dri-Deck stays put on the carpet, but the combination can move around a bit in the cockpit and requires some re-positioning occasionally. I think the movement is due to water underneath the carpet (between the carpet and the hull) that lubricates the carpet and helps it slide around.

E. some fishing/crabbing/shrimping with this combination would be OK, but if you have a lot of blood, fish guts, or other debris that can smell and/or get trapped in the fibers, the carpet would be an odor trap, and I wouldn't recommend this combination to you.

If I had it to do over again, I'd look for a large, single piece, anti-fatigue mat in some color other than black that would fill the whole cockpit and stay put.

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
I have some sort of floor mats from HD in my cockpit (rubber with some tufting on top). They work ok, but when they get wet they take awhile to dry out, and only really dry well if taken out and hung up.

Dry decking of some sort will hopefully allow any water to run through to the sump.
 
yes our issue is the fish blood scales and slime that make carpet a no go. It would be nice to find one large matt that would cover the whole cockpit and still give a dry place to walk on. as we will have to remove each trip and clean under.

I tried to order kiwi floor each time it tries to calculate shipping it errors out so will try again later, in the mean time i will go online and see if their is a solid matt that will fit the bill.
 
called kiwi they are going out of business and shutting doors august 31st. they only have a few random colors in stock nothing that would work for me. so back to the drawing board.....
 
Jake B":12d9kasr said:
called kiwi they are going out of business and shutting doors august 31st. they only have a few random colors in stock nothing that would work for me. so back to the drawing board.....
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NoooOOOOoooo! :cry

That's too bad.
 
Reviving an old topic... anyone have anything new to add to the conversation? Have a product along these lines that you really like? Any pictures in your albums you can link to?
 
Deckadence marine carpet!

Soft on bare feet, sand and dirt go through it. We stuff the two cockpit and cabin pieces into a commercial washing machine with Chlorox and hot water for $6.50, believe or not, and they come out great. Make a butcher paper mock-up and cut it/install it yourself with a new utility knife blade. You won't break your hip if you fall on it.

You can do the whole boat for under 8 Boat Units.

We like 'silver', it matches the Yamahas.

If you're always up to your knees in fish blood and guts, don't put down anything. And check your scuppers.

https://www.marineflooring.net/product/ ... nce-order/

PM me and I'll send you a scrap piece.

Pics in the album somewhere, I need to re-organize it between adventures this winter.

Happy outfitting,
John
 
ssobol":2t45ufam said:
Ikea floor tiles.
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Interesting! Sure looks nice. I assume it's a faux wood of some sort, or is it actual wood? How hard is it - does it have any sort of cushion or spring to it at all? I'm hoping to find a material that helps deaden the sound a bit in addition to keeping us up above any minor puddling... and of course want something that isn't going to be too slippery.
 
4 products:
Dri Deck: Flexible, soft, but still hard on feet. Easy to cut with a knife. The cabin floor was lined with this on our 25 when be bought it. Expensive: 6 tiles for $46.

Duragrid: hard not flexible, sharp edges when you cut it with a saw blade we lined the floor of the area under the cockpit hatches, and all of the storage areas in the cabin cabinets to give circulation. inexpensive 24 tiles are: $84

American Floor Mat Vinyl loop Pool mat material We purchased 3' x 10' (30 sq feet) for $165 and it was enough to do the central isle, head, area under the table and in front of the helm and navigator seats.

Decadence marine Vinyl loop mat--softer than the above. Has silicone non slip on the back. We used this for the cockpit and as John says it holds up well. Dirt and sand go thru both of the vinyl loop materials. and you pull them up after a trip, vacuum the floor, maybe clean and hose off the mat. Just like new. More expensive I believe it was 5' x 6' (30 sq feet) and the cost was $452. I don't think it is worth 3x what the vinyl pool mat was. However, it comes in 5 foot width, the vinyl pool mat in only 3' widths.

You pays your $$ and takes your choice. We used all 4 in different applications--and I am sure that are many other options.
 
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