Florida Marine Flooring Shop Releases Guide to Fishing Boat Decking

All Water Customs, a Florida-based marine flooring shop founded in 2016 by Naples native Andy Werner, has released a practical guide for anglers weighing fishing boat flooring in Florida. The guide focuses on the real-world abuse a fishing deck endures—blood, chum, sunscreen, heat, and sun—and argues that stain resistance and cleanup speed are not just features but the entire job. The company fabricates with 100% closed-cell PE foam, which is 100% stain-resistant because its sealed cells prevent liquids from migrating, allowing fish blood, chum, and sunscreen to sit on top and rinse away with a hose and deck brush. Traction is another key concern: foam decking provides textured, compliant grip even when wet, runs cooler underfoot than bare fiberglass, and is safer than worn foamcoat non-skid, which can polish and become slippery. The guide also compares common deck surfaces—bare foam non-skid, marine carpet, teak and wood systems, and closed-cell PE foam—on cleanup, wet traction, and heat underfoot, showing that foam excels in stain resistance and coolness while offering reliable grip.

Adhesive failure is highlighted as a hidden risk in Florida’s heat cycling, especially on non-skid surfaces. All Water Customs uses a proprietary double adhesive on non-skid floors and backs it with a written 5-Year Warranty covers Adhesive and Light Amplification, naming light amplification—a known Florida failure mode where sunlight concentrated by glass or reflective hardware scorches foam—rather than excluding it. The company also emphasizes precise fit: deck geometry is captured with a precision digitizing tool and converted to a CAD file, and clients approve an electronic Approval Drawing showing layout, color, and pattern before fabrication, ensuring tight hatch edges and clean drain cutouts for true wash-down. Pricing is transparent: free same-day estimates, projects typically ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 with most near $3,000, and a 3 to 3.5 week timeline. All Water Customs positions itself for owners who plan to keep and fish their boat hard, not for price-shoppers, and offers the written warranty before installation so coverage can be reviewed while decisions are still being made. Owners can request a free same-day estimate and review the approval drawing process directly with All Water Customs.