Stairs into lake - traction issues

[sidekicknicholas]

Sorry if this is the wrong place, but just curious if anyone has a good option for a material to make stairs into the lake out of that won't get completely slippery if submerged for 100% of the time.

Our shoreline is either rock seawall for ~200ft. and then vertical wooden seawall for ~100ft. The wood section is about a 36"-40" vertical, which is tough to get in and out, and if a dog fell in they would be screwed. I would like to add steps near where our lift is so that we can get in / out ease but not sure what to have the tread material be or covered with to keep traction even if it sits under water 100%

I don't have much for pictures at work but:

The wall / water meet like this:

[augie09]

We have a wet steps ladder on our dock that can be swung into the lake. It's aluminum and coated, so lasts forever, but if it's left in the water for a week, it is slippery. The coating however makes it super easy to clean. Swing it up, wipe it off with a towel and its clean. There are metal ridges in the steps too for added traction.

Algae is slippery, unless there's a material like silicon that can prohibit it's growth, slippery is just gonna happen.

Edited June 26, 2015 by augie09

[soonerbilly]

We have steps into the water that have shingles on them. First person into the water each day cleans them off with a plastic bristled brush hanging on a screw on the steps. Has worked pretty well for years. ANYTHING in the water will have algea on it and be slick unless you made the step aluminum but that might be rough on bare feet.

[Arick]

More importantly.... Why is the red speaker on the bottom on the left of the tower and on the top on the right??

[sidekicknicholas]

Why is the red speaker on the bottom on the left of the tower and on the top on the right??

That photo was from the day I brought it home ... all the tower speakers on there now are so sun-baked they're borderline worthless.

Hopefully wetsounds by next summer!

[JasonK]

Our neighbors took an old oriental carpet and cut it up, stapled it down.

Before that it was rubber door mats.

Edited June 26, 2015 by JasonK

[foiler1]

how about gluing sandpaper down or mixing sand in a bucket of pant and slobbing it on the stairs?

[itznowonder]

my steps are made of wood. when they are submerged for a lengthy period they are slick as snot but a good scrub brush and a few minutes is all it takes to make them safe again.

[sidekicknicholas]

I bought the wood frames today at lunch, some indoor outdoor carpeting to cover the steps I'll attach with staples, and some hangers to mount with.... worst case is it sucks and I'm out $25.

Thanks for the input!

[chris4x4gill2]

Ours are aluminum diamond tread and still keep traction with algae growth on them. Easy to clean too.

[jimmyaussie]

Ours are aliminium treads and I screwed plastic weaved mat to it similar that is in some of the boats now seems to work well

[shawndoggy]

skateboard grip tape?

[smooth as glass]

Got same issue. Permanent steps to river. Best solution was cuting strips of these. http://www.amazon.com/Clean-Machine-Doormat-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B0044UOH6K/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1435421606&sr=8-8&keywords=plastic+door++mats

[MIKEnNC]

I would think having them sprayed with lineX might work