Baller LOTW Posted July 5, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 5, 2015 I have a '98 Moomba Boomerang that has a sponge rubber coating on the platform. The boat is always in the water and the platform is so slippery from algae that someone is going to get hurt. Any tips on cleaning this off and possibly keeping it off? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LeonL Posted July 5, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 5, 2015 I'd say a chlorine beach solution to get it off. Keeping it off??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JayG80 Posted July 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2015 After 15 years, the platform rubber gets brittle and slippery. If you want to replace it with a safer product try SeaDek. seadek.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ DW Posted July 6, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted July 6, 2015 Hydroturf is also an alternative foam replacement at a fraction of the cost of SeaDek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_T Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 use hydroturf, good luck getting seadek to work with you , horrible customer service if you are not one of the big manufactures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted July 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2015 SeaDek looks great though, and oh so soft on the old arthritic knees.. I had a good experience using their template kit and all sections of the platform, gunnel step pads, and glove box came in great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller eleeski Posted July 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2015 Surf wax? If you just want to ski and not mess with maintenance. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted July 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2015 Would that rub off onto the bottom of the ski? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller eleeski Posted July 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted July 6, 2015 I only used wax once after foolishly oiling my teak swim step. Kind of solved the slipping problem. Didn't get too much on the ski. Did keep me from slipping and breaking toes. Never oiled my step again. Helped a bit more with slippery foot in the toe harness problem (that teak oil was bad for that). Now I use it regularly in my toe harness to help keep it on. Also it is good glove sticky after I rub it on the handle. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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