Deck Armor installs hand-troweled rubber flooring on bay boat casting decks at our Tampa shop. Call (813) 434-0395 or request a free estimate. We quote each boat after measuring it.
Grip comes first on a casting deck
Deck Armor is slip-resistant wet, dry, and fully submerged. That matters on an elevated casting deck, where you shift your weight on every cast and every fish.
The floor is virgin rubber granules bound in marine-grade epoxy. The texture grips your feet and stays put when bait slime, water, and loose leader line hit the deck. You can also stand barefoot on it, and a light anti-fatigue cushion helps through a long day on the flats.
For more on wet traction, read Is Marine Rubber Flooring Slippery When Wet?
Picking a color for sight fishing
Choose a blend of three or more colors you can look at in full sun without squinting. You spend the day watching the water, so the deck should not compete with it.
We would start with the muted shades in our 24-color palette:
- Pewter
- Ash Gray
- Sandstone
- Chestnut
Virgin Black is also on the palette. Bolder colors like Lime Green, Cobalt Blue, and Inferno Red are available if you want the deck to stand out.
Look at a swatch outside in direct sunlight before you decide. We can mail swatches, or you can see them at the Tampa shop. The full palette is in our marine flooring color guide.
A custom blend of three or more colors
Every floor is a hand-blended mix of three or more colors. We do not do single colors or two-tone decks.
A blend gives the deck a speckled look. We can also trowel your boat name, a logo, or lettering right into the floor. We talk through any logo with you before the install.
Cleaning up after a day on the flats
Rinse the deck with fresh water. A hose works, or a pressure washer at 2000 PSI or less with the nozzle at least 12 inches away.
When the deck needs more, scrub it with Comet or Ajax and bleach, using a soft-bristle brush or a deck brush. Bleach is safe at a 3:1 mix ratio. Rubber has no holes, so it does not hold stains.
Three things to avoid:
- Liquid soap, which builds up soap scum.
- Steel wool.
- Gas or any petroleum product left sitting on the floor. It damages the binder, so wipe up spills right away.
Our care flyer has all of this on one page.
What happens to your old flooring
Old flooring has to come off before we install. You can strip it yourself before drop-off, or we remove it as part of the job. Removal is a paid add-on and adds about a day.
We do not sell removal on its own. Rubber bonds permanently, so it cannot be cleanly removed later. Read Do I Need to Remove My Old Flooring? before you book.
Cosmetic gel coat cracks are fine, and we install over them. A soft or flexing deck needs repair by your glass shop first. We do not do fiberglass, gel coat, or structural repair.
How the install works
Every standard install happens at our Tampa shop. If your boat is in the water or you have no trailer, we meet you at the ramp, haul the boat to the shop, and bring it back. That pickup covers about a 50 mile radius. Anyone who can get a boat to Tampa can be served.
The floor is troweled in by hand, so it conforms to your exact deck with no seams and no panels. It goes on surfaces parallel to the water, and not on vertical surfaces.
- Install takes roughly 1 to 2 days.
- Cure takes about 3 days.
- The finished floor weighs about 1 lb per square foot.
A boat too large to trailer can get mobile installation for an added mobile fee. Mobile install is not offered in the summer months.
How it compares to foam and carpet
SeaDek and EVA foam are glued-down foam sheets. Marine carpet is carpet. Deck Armor is rubber and epoxy troweled on in one piece.
It is installed once and costs less than EVA foam. The warranty is lifetime for the original owner on recreational boats and 10 years on captain and commercial boats. It is non-transferable.
After 8 to 10 years of heavy use, some granules can begin to release. You still have a full, usable floor. It never needs resealing or refinishing.
If you are still choosing a boat, see our rundown of flats and bay boats in Tampa Bay.
Get a quote for your casting deck
One call gets you a solid estimate. Tell us the boat and the deck layout, and we will tell you what the job takes.
Call (813) 434-0395 or get your free estimate.