Is Decking for a boat deck?

Question

i have a 14ft open fishing boat, i would like to know if i could use decking as an alternative to ply as i deck for my boat?.

i am thinking this would giva me an anti slip floor

Answer 1

Absolutely not! It is far too heavy and you would turn turtle. Marine ply is nice and light and has enough strength, stick with it!

Answer 2

too heavy.

use thin marine plywood.

you can make your own anti skid surface by coating the wood with epoxy and sprinkling sand onto the wet epoxy.

Answer 3

Absolutely.  I;d advise looking into quality composite decking or vinyl decking.  Either one are great options for boat docks and jettys.

Answer 4

the only decking ive ever heard of is used for raised wooden flooring outside and it becomes very slippy when wet.

if you can get some you should get a sheet of grip tape similiar to that on a skate board