anti-skid deck texture

[Lew Morris]

looking for a source for ready-made anti-skid deck-texture material for pattern making purposes....

any body familiar with products available?

[Stephen Ditmore]

I'm for applying or sticking something directly to the finished product. I think the people who sell Wichard products in the U.S. also sell a line of rubber non-skid, and you might check out www.durabak.com

[Stephen Ditmore]

While we're on this subject, I have a 1993 magazine with an ad for a German product called "Overdeck," a combination epoxy paint & nonskid with a pattern like a teak deck. I've searched on "Overdeck" using AltaVista but haven't come up with anything on this product. Does anyone have experience with it, and is it still made?

I'd also be curious about a system I used to see advertised for spraying thin layers of molten copper onto a hull bottom, Copper Coat or something like that (not CopperClad from Ferro). does anyone have info?

[Jeff]

I don't have any personal experience with Overdeck, but here is their website at least: http://www.over-deck.com/eng/material.html

[Jeff]

I was curious what the Overdeck system would actually cost to have applied so I asked:

Is Overdeck available as a material or kit, or only as a service installed at your facilities?

And is Overdeck available in the USA?

What would a typical cost be for a 30' sailboat?

It looks like a very nice system.

P.S. This was brought up on our forum at
http://boatdesign.net/forums/showthr...s=&threadid=88

The replied that:

Dear Jeff,

Thank you for your interest in the OVER DECK coating system.

OVER DECK is a service installing all over the world. The application costs on a 30´sailboat are abt. DM 13 000,00 in Germany. The application in USA is in general possible, however a matter of pricing.

Best regards

Luitgard Wolter
Managing Director

I'm not sure what the exact currency conversion is, but if you had a 30' sailboat finished in Germany with the Overdeck system the cost would appear to be around $6,000.


Edit: For those reading this later, see also http://boatdesign.net/forums/showthr...s=&threadid=89
for a continuation.