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Old 06-06-2019, 08:57 PM   #34
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For anyone interested in SeaDeck, Gator Step, Marine Mat etc., Supreme Marine in Gilford has accounts with all of the major manufactures, as well as samples of each in house. Typically there is a boat or two there as well that we have installed one of these products in.

SM also has the ability to laser template floors in house, creating custom CAD files specific to your boat. This means two things; first and most importantly is that it can be installed in ANY boat, regardless if the manufacturer has templates on hand for that boat. Secondly it means that the fit and finish you get will be much nicer than a "one size fits all" template that is pulled from the manufactures files.

The templates available from manufacturers, are templates which other customers (and sometimes the boat manufacturers themselves) have provided by various means. This may be by creating paper templates and sending them back for translation to cad, by hand measurements alone etc. Two boats of the same make and model often have slight variations which can lead to noticeably larger gaps in flooring around things like table bases, cleats, consoles etc. when standard templates are used. By creating a template specific to your boat, the end result is a much cleaner install.

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