Just finished up a job on a 23 Bluewater. Bluewater Boats builds a very nice offshore center console boat and the owner decided to call me up to add a helm pad and coaming bolsters to the boat. Most of the Bluewater Boats are what they call a two piece boat. The only downside with a two piece boat is that you don’t have a toe kick area which means if you are leaning against the gunnel your toes are hitting the liner of the boat. On any offshore fishing boat, especially a two piece boat, having bolster pads is a must. It makes fighting a fish much more comfortable. Another must have on an offshore boat is a helm pad. Castaway Customs does many custom helm pads and the nice thing is to order one most of the time all that is required are some simple dimensions. We decided to go with 15mm pad which is cool gray over bright blue. The bright blue color accented nicely with the canvas and boot stripe color on the boat. Now the customer can ride and also fish comfortably. If you are looking to add a custom helm pad or coaming bolsters to your boat you can contact me at tyler@castawaycustoms.com. We have a variety of colors to choose from and can also add the name of your boat or a fish logo to the pad.
The helm area before SeaDek
The helm area after SeaDek
Another view of the foot rest
Port side gunnel before custom SeaDek bolster pads
Port side gunnel after custom SeaDek bolster pads
Transom before installing coaming bolsters
Transom after installing coaming bolsters
Tags: bluewater boats, castaway customs, coaming bolster, coaming pads, Custom SeaDek, fishing boat, Helm Pad, seadeck, SeaDek
Before and After Boats, Bolster Pads, Coaming Bolsters, Custom SeaDek, Offshore Boats, SeaDek | admin | 
August 18, 2010 10:58 am | 
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I had the pleasure meeting the guys from Boatmaster Trailers through a mutual friend Capt. Chris Wittman down in Fort Myers. Chris runs the Team Hooters Lake and Bay boat which he guides out of and fishes in numerous tournament series. I was very impressed with the double rig trailer built by Boatmaster to pull around not only the Boca Grande, but also the 17′ Predator at the same time. It is like the circus coming to town when these guys pull up towing two boats behind one truck. Boatmaster also builds many of the trailers for military so they know how to build a trailer that will take some abuse. The owner of Boatmaster fished with Chris one day and was impressed with the custom SeaDek on his Lake and Bay and happened to own a Lake and Bay himself so he gave me a call. His boat is older and had seen better days so he figured a full SeaDek kit would not only provide the comfort and traction he was looking for, but also give his boat a nice face lift. As you can see the beach sand over black color is a very nice color combination and contrasts nicely with the bright yellow hull. Those Fort Myers boys know how to catch some big snook so we threw in a snook logo as well as a large measuring stick so they can have proof of their fish tales. Castaway Customs is working on a few project boats that will soon be sitting on Boatmaster Trailers and following me around the state. Keep checking back for updates on the project boats and in the meantime if you would like some custom SeaDek you can contact me by email at tyler@castawaycustoms.com and if you are need for a new trailer make sure to contact Boatmaster for some of the baddest trailers made.
A pulled back view of the entire boat
A shot of the front deck before the install
A shot of the front deck after the install
The floor kit helps to quiet the boat down
The business end of the boat
Snook logo with tape measure
The Hooters Lake and Bay boat sitting on a Boatmaster
A military trailer built by Boatmaster
Tags: boatmaster trailers, castaway customs, custom logo, Custom SeaDek, Lake and Bay, marine traction, seadeck, SeaDek, team hooters
Before and After Boats, Custom SeaDek, Flats Boats, marine flooring, SeaDek, SeaDek Floor Kits | admin | August 13, 2010 7:12 am | Comments (0)
I got a call from a customer up in South Carolina who was looking to convert a center console Mitzi Skiff into a side console. While I get many customers who ask me to do all sorts of stuff there are things I will and also wont attempt. I figured this one was better left for the guys over at Orange County Boatworks. After they did the conversion there was no better way to cover up the evidence of the old center console than to lay down a SeaDek floor kit, after the holes were properly repaired of course. We he decided to do a little more than just the floor and opted to do the entire boat. Many customer like to add custom logos to the decking and this customer decided to keep it simple and clean by just adding Mitzi to the undergunnel pads. Since removing the center console opened up a ton of space in the flats boat he also purchased a 65 Qt Yeti Tundra cooler from me to use as a coffin box and extra seating. He came down to pick up his skiff and was very pleased with both the work performed by Orange County Boatworks as well as the work by Castaway Customs. If you need any custom SeaDek, Yeti Coolers, or anything to trick out your skiff get in contact with me and if I can’t do it myself I can at least point you in the right direction. You can reach me by phone at 321-537-2039 or by email at tyler@castawaycustoms.com.
Overview of the cockpit
A must have on any poling skiff is a pad on the platform
The front deck makes for a more comfortable day on the bow
The rear deck cleaned up nicely with cool gray over black SeaDek
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