Its new deckboard time, the old ones that came with my Liverpool boats cruiser stern boat have disintegrated. I have fashioned some temporary ones from hardwood ply while I researched materials but they won't last long I'm sure! i know the usual material is the resin bonded ply, that what the originals were made from, I just don't fancy doing it all again in 10 years time.
So my question is has anyone tried using 20mm thick Polyethylene sheet?
I've found somewhere that supplies it cut to size (rectangular that is) so it won't take long to trim and prepare them. The spec sheet says the material is good for -30 to + 70 deg C, I think that will be sufficient, does anyone know better?
The top surface though will be a little slippery when wet, not ideal, so I've been looking at info on painting this type of material, and am thinking of painting them with acrylic houshold paint, apparently that sticks fairly well, so mixed with some sharp sand for anti-slip it may be a good solution.
So would they work???
Comments please
Terry