Seadek vs Diamond Plate on a trailer?

[homer12]

You could also do the non-skid type steps from earlier Nautique trailers like this https://www.nautiqueparts.com/produc...ailer-fenders/

[distinguishedmotorsports]

just hand washed a 2011 malibu triple axle boat mate trailer yesterday. its been sitting under a tree and is covered in bird ****. there were red stains on the seadek, they came right out with some light scrubbing and simple green. metal gets hot, sea dek not so much. replacement seadek for the trailer is cheap too, like $100 for the whole trailer.

[Evening Shade]

Boatmate uses sea dek as standard equipment on all nautique trailers these days. i believe aluminum diamond plate is an option but i don't know why anyone would chose it. my 2017 trailer has Sea Dek.

I'm just concerned about how well Seadek will hold up and how good it will look after 4-5 years on a trailer.

[distinguishedmotorsports]

This is what my current trailer has on it. I spoke incorrectly in a previous post and said that my trailer had diamond plate. My previous Boatmate trailer had diamond plate is what I meant to say. I never had any problems with that trailer rusting under the diamond plate in 6 years of ownership.

I will agree that this black non-skid rubber stuff does stay clean and new looking. Boatmate doesn't show is as an option when you build a custom trailer on their website. I think I may call them to see if it is still available.

Boatmate uses sea dek as standard equipment on all nautique trailers these days. i believe aluminum diamond plate is an option but i don't know why anyone would chose it. my 2017 trailer has Sea Dek.

[Evening Shade]

On your boat mate that came with our tige we have this black non skid sorta plastic stuff. I don't know really know what's it's called, but it stays clean and won't wear out. Not sure if it's an option with Nautique but if it is I would definitely recommend it.
If you zoom in closer you get a better idea


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This is what my current trailer has on it. I spoke incorrectly in a previous post and said that my trailer had diamond plate. My previous Boatmate trailer had diamond plate is what I meant to say. I never had any problems with that trailer rusting under the diamond plate in 6 years of ownership.

I will agree that this black non-skid rubber stuff does stay clean and new looking. Boatmate doesn't show is as an option when you build a custom trailer on their website. I think I may call them to see if it is still available.

[Wake.BC]

On your boat mate that came with our tige we have this black non skid sorta plastic stuff. I don't know really know what's it's called, but it stays clean and won't wear out. Not sure if it's an option with Nautique but if it is I would definitely recommend it.
If you zoom in closer you get a better idea


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[Evening Shade]

I might need to go back to the drawing board.

[nautiques4life]

I might be the only one not supremely impressed with seadeck... Maybe it was the salt water environment, but I had to replace my entire 2012 in 2015, in my eyes lasting only 3 years is a huge failure. Add to that the challenge/labor required to remove and replace it... Not a big fan. Had diamond plate show rust around the edges on my 2005 though, which tells me there is no perfect solution that ive found yet... Good luck.

[81nautique]

I was referring to aluminum diamond plate which shouldn't rust. My 2011 Boatmate trailer with aluminum diamond plate doesn't have any rust on it. What type of plate do you have on your trailer that's rusting?

I meant to say without a perfect seal around the plate it traps water and the fenders rust. Like mine, 5 year old trailer full of rust. I don't know why some manufacturer doesn't step up and dip their trailers before paint. They'd kill the competition because all of these tube frame trailers hold water and rust out. First guy to do that wins.

[HVL2010]

The trailer is steel...I think the aluminum is trapping water under it and causing the steel trailer to rust.

[Evening Shade]

Late to the party on this but my 2012 boatmate has plate glued down with double face tape and it's already rusting away. I'll need to remove, sand paint and plan to replace it with Seadek this spring. Without a perfect water tight seal the plate is rusting The fenders from day one.

I was referring to aluminum diamond plate which shouldn't rust. My 2011 Boatmate trailer with aluminum diamond plate doesn't have any rust on it. What type of plate do you have on your trailer that's rusting?

[81nautique]

Late to the party on this but my 2012 boatmate has plate glued down with double face tape and it's already rusting away. I'll need to remove, sand paint and plan to replace it with Seadek this spring. Without a perfect water tight seal the plate is rusting The fenders from day one.

[markj]

On my last boat, after 11 years of never making a decision on what I wanted on the trailer for protection, I got into the habit of laying a towel down if I really needed to step on the fenders. Normally I stepped on the tire if I needed to immediately enter from the sides. It sure looked clean with nothing on the fenders. I always enter my new boat from the back only now because of the high gunnels.

[4th ski-doo]

Diamond plate hands down. Just think of shoes, road rocks, etc.


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[Evening Shade]

Seadek


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I agree that the Seadek looks good, but I'm not sure if it will look good after a few years on a trailer. That's why I'm leaning toward the 5 bar diamond plate. It will clean up easy and wont fade or get stained over the years.