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Custom SeaDek for Sheaffer 23 Bay Boat

admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:24:54 +0000

When I think of a typical West Coast style tower boat the Sheaffer 23 is what comes to mind. There are several companies that build similar style boats and the only thing that separates them is fit and finish and budget. This customer had an issue with rods banging around on his undergunnels so he wanted to do some undergunnel pads to not only protect his rods and reels, but also his boat. This boat is a family boat as well as a fishing machine so we added a pad to the swim step on the back to make it more comfortable and safe when crawling in and out of the boat. Many of these style boats have a nice sharp entry in the bow, but are very flat off the transom so having a helm pad is a must in rough seas. We added the Sheaffer logo to the helm pad for a nice custom touch and we also designed the helm pad so it’s wide enough for more than one person to stand on. These pads are Beach Sand over Caribbean Blue and matched the boat perfectly. The hull color is light blue and the inside of the boat was a sand color so everything accented nicely. If you are interested in having some custom SeaDek made for your bay boat or offshore center console make sure to contact Castaway Customs by email at tyler@castawaycustoms.com or give me a call at 321-537-2039.

23 Shaffer Boat

Swim step before adding SeaDek

Beach sand over Caribbean blue pad

Helm area before SeaDek

Helm area after SeaDek with Sheaffer logo

Undergunnel before SeaDek

Undergunnel after SeaDek with snook logo

The other side with a tarpon logo

31 Fountain Tournament Edition Custom SeaDek

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:35:07 +0000

Got a call from a customer who wanted to deck out pretty much his entire 31 Fountain. The offshore center console was pretty much gutted when he purchased it so he was rebuilding the way he wanted to adding some nice custom touches. The boat was recently wrapped so the customer wanted something darker and brighter than our stock caribbean blue color to help accent his boat wrap. Fortunately we had enough of a custom color laying around to make what he wanted. A few nice features on this boat are the thicker helm pad with the Fountain logo to offer more cushioning and comfort while driving. We also decided to cover the floor, steps, and cuddy area with 8mm foam which was a combination of the 3mm brighter blue over our 5mm stock caribbean blue. This not only helps reduce fatigue, but also works excellent as a traction. Another very popular option I have done on several boats lately is a pad for the top of the console. This helps to keep things like your iPhone from sliding around when underway. If you are interested in having custom SeaDek designed and installed you can contact me at tyler@castawaycustoms.com.

A custom 13mm helm pad with the Fountain Boats logo

A console pad stops things from sliding around

A view looking at the entry way to the cuddy cabin

The pads on top of the cuddy cabin help assure footing when throwing a cast net of the bow for live baits

Steps pads going to the top of the cuddy cabin

Which Thickness SeaDek?

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:22:24 +0000

SeaDek comes in a varitey of different thicknesses. This is nice because it allows you to custom tailor a pad to your needs and application. Our 3mm foam is the thinnest sheets avaliable. If you are looking only for traction a 3mm pad may suit your needs. The 3mm works great for knife cutting do-it yourself projects. It is to thin to be routed on our CNC machine for custom applications so a knife cut edge is the only option. The next step up in thickness is our 5mm sheets. The 5mm sheets are kind of a standard and what have been around since the beginning. Having the extra thickness provides not only traction, but added comfort as well. Anything that is 5mm or thicker can be routed on the CNC machines giving the pad a nice beveled edge and adding a more finished look to any project. The next step up is our 10mm sheets. Once you move up to a 10mm pad or thicker you are most likely looking at a thickness for something like a helm pad which provides extra cushioning. The great thing about SeaDek is all of these different thicknesses can be laminated together to give you even more options in thickness. Laminating two different colors of foam together also allow the contrast needed to create logos in the pads while giving the pad a two tone border which really sets it off. For example you can laminate a 3mm piece of Storm Gray foam over 3mm Midnight Black to give you a 6mm piece of foam. Take a look at the picture below to see what a nice look 6mm foam can provide.

3mm Storm Gray over 3mm Black

For a helm pad for a larger center console boat, we use 13mm or 15mm. I try to us a combination of 3mm foam as the top layer on any pads with logos so the routed logos stay fairly shallow in depth. Stock SeaDek helm pads consist of a 15mm foam. Take a look at the picture below to see 5mm White laminated over 10mm Storm Gray in a stock helm pad.

5mm White over 10mm Storm Gray

No matter what type of boat you have or the application of boating you do, having different thicknesses allows us to create products that will suit your needs. Castaway Customs specializes in custom products so if you have any questions or would like to purchase any custom or stock SeaDek products please contact me at tyler@castawaycustoms.com or feel free to give me a call at 321-537-2039.