Seadek non slip surface.

[Caferacer59]

Has anyone used this product on their Ariel/Commander?

[ebb]

Sorry, as none have yet replied to your question, and non-slip, especially on a wet deck, is
an excellent subject.... it looks like none has used the product. Most of us will paint on a
non-skid using various and sundry products. Here's a nickel's worth:

SEADEK's longevity is questionable. It looks like a great product underfoot -- and great to
kneel on vs a 40 grit paint job. I would class it as a carpet of sorts.
EVA is a light weight foam rubber for athletic shoes and sports equipment.
It supposedly does well with UV. But, depending on your deck's use, and where you are
located, it's longevity is questionable after 5 years. Of course, I haven't experienced Seadek.

How you attach it to the deck, and whether problems occur with the material peeling in the
corners or along edges is something to consider. Its thickness and nobbled top may cause
it to scuff easy. The stuff could begin to look tacky sooner rather than later.
And so comparing it with a paint on, which might be considered easier and less expensive
to maintain, Seadek foam rubber may end up more trouble than its worth. That's opinion.

TBS, a French non-skid glue-on rubber sheet, is thinner, less likely to cause tripping, imco.
Because of that, it will look neater for longer. We hear it's traction is superb when wet.
But the French don't like us, so it may not be available here. Probably very expensive.
Could argue an A/C hasn't much area to treat, so even the most luxury product is worth it.

Imco, basically, Seadek is too thick and buzy to look good on an Ariel or Commander deck.
It looks exactly like those rolls of yoga mat in the pill aisle at the supermart -- actually it is,
exactly, the same EVA material. Personally, it looks mo'better on a SeaRay, under a bikini.

However, because of its 3/16" thickness, and Seadek as a type of closed cell foam sponge,
may not get as hot to sit on in the sun... as a more dense surface.
AND therefore could be very useful on cockpit seats and cockpit sole (although the pattern
they show on the web will waffle-print bare skin)
... and useful around the mast for barefoot footing, where installed permanently cemented,
replacing the pad would be easier there, than cramped down on the cockpit deck.

Also, I'm not sure if this is a true DIY product. It may be that you must supply patterns to
Seadek, and they return peel-&-stick ready panels. Sounds expensive. There is a photo
in their lit that appears to show a dark brown teak style deck that might look OK on an A/C.
More credible and less heat build-up in a "weathered gray ", if they have it.
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Here is what looks like a rogue reprint of a PS 'comparison test' between a number of
popular deck treatments including SeaDek, but the source is un-named, blanked out.
Comparisons are always good, but this 'PS' one, imco, take with a spoonful of sea salt.*
google> [PDF] DIY Nonskid Test Update

Only one of the 12 Nonskids is actually tested on a boat.

The 11 others were painted or pasted onto 2.5 square foot frp panels and
"mounted on a white rooftop in Sarasota, Fla, where they would get full sun everyday."

This might approximate a test for boats languishing in marinas, but is so passive, that
while sun bleaching, glue and material UV aging are comparable, only the one painted
on a sailboat's coach roof: Durabac-- and actually for a year longer than all the others
-- can qualify as an authentic or valid boat test.
Whud you say... boat? ...kerrect... the others are up on a what roof in Florida...

*Ebb has the distinction of actually being banned as an independent subscriber to PS.:D