I have treadmaster non-slip on my boat and have come to believe that it should be required. My question. I am going to be adding some deck hareware and don't know how to bed it on the treadmaster. Should it mounted directly on the treadmaster material and if so, what bedding material, OR, should the treadmaster be removed below the hardware so that the mounting is on fiberglass?
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Brewer Ezzell
bemf249@murphyfarms.com
Treadmaster
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Bill
Re: Treadmaster
I would think you would need to remove the treadmaster in order to mount the hardware onot something more substanial (my two cents worth)!
Bill
cd25d@clnk.com
Bill
Brewer Ezzell wrote: I have treadmaster non-slip on my boat and have come to believe that it should be required. My question. I am going to be adding some deck hareware and don't know how to bed it on the treadmaster. Should it mounted directly on the treadmaster material and if so, what bedding material, OR, should the treadmaster be removed below the hardware so that the mounting is on fiberglass?
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Brewer Ezzell
cd25d@clnk.com
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Ryan Turner
Re: Treadmaster
I've been thinking of using treatmaster on my CD33. What pattern did you use? How long has it been installed? What does it look like with time?
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Brewer Ezzell
Re: Treadmaster
Ryan,
You have a CD33, what a great boat. My prior boat was a CD36. The best sailing boat that I have every been on, but a LITTLE too much for this one old guy. My present boat is a Morris built Frances 26. She was completed in 1979 with the diamond pattern, teak color Treadmaster. Accordingly, the stuff has been down for 20 years. I expect that the brown color has faded a little, but it still looks good and is not lifting at any edges. I understand that Treadmaster sells a conditioner that you can put on to refreshen the material. I really don't see the need at present. Without question, this is best anti-skid that I have every seen on a boat. I will say that the material is a little rough on knees and bare feet, but you simply don't slip, especially if you are wearing boat shoes There was an excellent article a few months back on installing treadmaster in, I believe, BLUE WATER SAILING. I will look up the issue for you. If you want to see some photos of BLACKBERRY, my Frances, go to http://home.att.net/~seagypsy/index.html . There are a couple of shots where you can see the treadmaster.
Brewer
bemf249@murphyfarms.com
You have a CD33, what a great boat. My prior boat was a CD36. The best sailing boat that I have every been on, but a LITTLE too much for this one old guy. My present boat is a Morris built Frances 26. She was completed in 1979 with the diamond pattern, teak color Treadmaster. Accordingly, the stuff has been down for 20 years. I expect that the brown color has faded a little, but it still looks good and is not lifting at any edges. I understand that Treadmaster sells a conditioner that you can put on to refreshen the material. I really don't see the need at present. Without question, this is best anti-skid that I have every seen on a boat. I will say that the material is a little rough on knees and bare feet, but you simply don't slip, especially if you are wearing boat shoes There was an excellent article a few months back on installing treadmaster in, I believe, BLUE WATER SAILING. I will look up the issue for you. If you want to see some photos of BLACKBERRY, my Frances, go to http://home.att.net/~seagypsy/index.html . There are a couple of shots where you can see the treadmaster.
Brewer
bemf249@murphyfarms.com