Different soft grip material

[platon20]

19 hours ago, McMiller said:

I use a battery powered pressure washer that cleans the soft grip pretty easily only really bad spots need scrubbing, I agree it’s terrible though.

This is a good idea, do you connect it to a 5 gallon bucket or direct to a hose?

Our boat is stored offsite at a storage facility without water access, but I could take a 5 gallon bucket to lake and the portable power washer and use lake water to spray it down after getting it off the ramp

 

[McMiller]

1 hour ago, platon20 said:

This is a good idea, do you connect it to a 5 gallon bucket or direct to a hose?

Our boat is stored offsite at a storage facility without water access, but I could take a 5 gallon bucket to lake and the portable power washer and use lake water to spray it down after getting it off the ramp

 

yes - 5 gallon bucket works, I also find myself just throwing the hose in the water at the dock and spray it down before we pull the boat out.

[Five Cent Worth]

On 9/12/2022 at 4:55 PM, platon20 said:

My prior Chap boat had a standard fiberglass deck with snap on seagrass covering and it was INFINITELY easier to clean.  Even with a boat full of kids with mud on their shoes it would only take me 5-10 mins to take out the sea grass, hose it down and replace.

On my new 2022 Malibu, the soft grip flooring is TERRIBLE to clean.  Every speck of dirt on somebody's shoes or feet gets ingrained into the material and hosing it down DOES NOT WORK and I have to break out the scrub brush and use dish soap to get everything out.  

What used to be a 5-10 minute cleaning job just turned into a solid 60 minutes after every boat outing. 

Don't get me wrong the Malibu flooring looks nicer than seagrass and feels nicer, but damn that thing is a monstrosity to keep clean

 

You say shoes on the boat?  

[Five Cent Worth]

Wish they would just go back to proper Sea Dek vs the knock off....

[The Hulk]

1 hour ago, Five Cent Worth said:

Wish they would just go back to proper Sea Dek vs the knock off....

Inflation... 

[BlindSquirrel]

1 hour ago, The Hulk said:

Inflation... 

Maybe they should raise the price like 20% or something the past two years ... Would that help cover the inflation? 

Edited September 14, 2022 by BlindSquirrel

[Gene3x]

I just don't even bother cleaning it anymore.  I would rather have carpet if that was an option.

[LSV25CH]

What is the floor made of? Wood? I an asking because I want ro buy a good cleaner. 

[The Hulk]

6 hours ago, Gene3x said:

I just don't even bother cleaning it anymore.  I would rather have carpet if that was an option.

It was in the past and the hand held vac sucks up Cheetos like a champ! 

It doesn't feel great on the feet when soaked though 

I wish they made some kind of snap in carpet style but made of the weved flooring like on pontoons.. feels great, water goes through it.. doesn't stain.. 

[Slayer]

I'd honestly rather have decadence.  I like the feel of it, the ease of cleaning both it and the deck beneath it, and it's not slippery.  Carpet can get real gross, real quick.

[bcoppess23]

2 hours ago, The Hulk said:

It was in the past and the hand held vac sucks up Cheetos like a champ! 

It doesn't feel great on the feet when soaked though 

I wish they made some kind of snap in carpet style but made of the weved flooring like on pontoons.. feels great, water goes through it.. doesn't stain.. 

Isn't the standard flooring option still a snap in style flooring?

[McMiller]

2 hours ago, bcoppess23 said:

Isn't the standard flooring option still a snap in style flooring?

I don't remember any carpet or deckadence option - I am pretty sure the soft grip is standard.

[bcoppess23]

1 hour ago, McMiller said:

I don't remember any carpet or deckadence option - I am pretty sure the soft grip is standard.

Soft grip was an up charge in 21 for me..

[ahopkins22LSV]

3 hours ago, bcoppess23 said:

Isn't the standard flooring option still a snap in style flooring?

 

1 hour ago, McMiller said:

I don't remember any carpet or deckadence option - I am pretty sure the soft grip is standard.

 

2 minutes ago, bcoppess23 said:

Soft grip was an up charge in 21 for me..

Yup, soft grip is an upgrade in every boat. Standard is still snap on carpet. 

[Gene3x]

3 hours ago, ahopkinsVTX said:

Yup, soft grip is an upgrade in every boat. Standard is still snap on carpet. 

I wonder if I can get the snap on carpet put in over the soft grip?   I might actually do that.