I tried those in one boat and found cleaning fish junk and bait from the floor a real pain. I went to using commercial rubber backed tight weave mats that I can remove, hang over the stern and washdown. I then run a line from one side rail to the other as sort of cloths line that I hang the washed mat from to dry. But I do relate to the slick floor without something, and to be honest those rubber mats look way better than my commercial floor mats.

 

They are great for all activities on board. I throw an extra on the bow for crab pot work.

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I have 2 that I put in when I am crabbing so the pots don’t damage my floor. I love them.

 

The stuff I bought that looks like that is very heavy, but comfy on the feet. What you have there will weigh a passenger or better in your load capacity.

 

I thought about the extra weight when I carried mats from truck to boat. Guessing they add 100 lbs. I'll look at capacity of boat and decide (Hewescraft 200 Pro-V -ET). The fish scales and goo might be hard to clean, although wash down hose right away would help. The boat has high sides and i don't normally lean way over, but barbed hooks don't remove easy and sometimes it takes both hands. The idea of someone slipping and going overboard concerns me. It might be worth the extra weight to protect the flooring and improve footing. Kept the tags and receipt in case of quick return. Thanks for all the feedback and experience.

 

I just put a couple of these in the boat last week. My feet didn't realize how uncomfortable they have been when bottom fishing until now.

 

I opted for 1/4" rubber mats that i found at Coastal Supply . Same material they use for the horse mats, but much lighter weight. Very easy to clean and remove when needed the weight isn't bad at all.... But on hot days you don't want to use them with bare feet. The black color soaks up heat. We pull ours out when swimming and fishing hot weather, but we have carpet in ours.

I dont think id like the ones you put in for cleaning reasons, but they would definitely work great for sure footing when wet....

 

I agree. The horse mats are the best. No slip and easy to clean

 

I use a soft rubber mat with holes that I got at a restaurant supply store years ago. Super comfortable and non-slip

 

I checked the weight. 10 lbs ea., so 40 lbs. Total. Same as 6.5 gallons of fuel or one big fish. I think I'll keep them and maybe remove when hot. (4) 3'x3' mats snap together to act as one and easy to remove for clean-up.

 

They are pretty cushy. If I cut back on beer 🍺I could make up for some of the extra boat weight! 🍻 Cheers!

 

Put them in the boat hated them. all the little stuff fell in the holes made it hard to get it out and clean.industrial doormat is working great for me

 

Until those holes fill up with dog chit…

 

I put two of these in my Hewescraft Ocean pro after learning to hate the heavy hard to clean restaurant mats others have suggested.
These are light weight easy to clean and also lay very flat with little memory if you want to roll them up to store them.

I just bought the 20 footer and cut it in half to fit my boat.

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I put two of these in my Hewescraft Ocean pro after learning to hate the heavy hard to clean restaurant mats others have suggested.
These are light weight easy to clean and also lay very flat with little memory if you want to roll them up to store them.
I just bought the 20 footer and cut it in half to fit my boat.



Are they cushy at all or just protect the floor and non-slip?
As others have stated the holes might prove annoying long term.

That Ocean Pro line looks like a nice boat !
Thanks for the input.

 

After me nearly going for a swim last year, i put these in. They sit up off the ground via some 1/2" tabs, so water & debris can flow under them. This will be the 1st year at Buoy 10, but have had alot of fish blood in the boat since i installed them, and so far I really like them. Next week will be the real test🤞