Nonskid decks. How boring, right? Well, not anymore. There has been a revolution in marine flooring that started over a decade ago with the introduction of adhesive-backed foam nonskid material and it is trending.
As with many boating trends, it started in Florida at a company called SeaDek, which is still going strong today. Its original deck material was EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) foam that was sold as helm pads, kits for swim platforms, cooler tops and casting decks, but as interest grew so did more extensive use of the material. Eventually, installations covering complete decks and even gunwales began to appear. Southern boaters were initially drawn to it because the material provides a
