Mistress step plates...ideas??
 

I want to do something different with my step plates on my gunnel, right now they are stainless with 4 small strips of teak, I thought about removing them and covering with a simple white gip tape, any other ideas? they are approx 4" wide by 28" long or so..

ok, maybe 32-36" long... kinda see em in the picture...

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A buddy bought a boat that was sprayed with bedliner material right at those areas, and it has worn very well (obviously). You might look to see if you can find someone who does colored bedliner spraying in your area. Red and/or black would look great.

Hmmmmmm that might be pretty cool..

I had a plastic shop machine me 2 for my Cig Mystique out of 1/2" by 35" plastic, just remembered I'm on cheap status cant post pics, if you want to see them e mail me at [email protected]

Doing the purple bed liner for the floor in my bullet.

A pice of plastic with cigarette milled into it with LEDs under it for the night time effect. Or some teak with cig in it.

Keep it original. Refinish them. I like the older classic look. Just a thought.

x2 - My old Cig had those as well. The teak strips will slide out and you can scrub the aluminum extrusion, clean the teak and re-insert.

Some aluminum bar stock and a a little time in front of the buffing wheel and you can make somre pretty cheap step plates.

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Pirelli flooring or rolled awlgrip with sand. my .02 Great lookin boat btw

i had a company in CA (cant think of name at moment, but is/was a sponsor of site) fab replacement teak trim out of billet for the cabin door. i then had it powder coated. I am now going to do the same for the gunwale plate & also for the rear bench steps.

Eddie Marine makes generic gunwale plates but i didnt like the lengths.

Get some 3/8 white starboard and cut it to size. Then run it on a table saw at only an 1/8 deep to put some traction lines down them.

Starboard (HDPE) is slick stuff, but it machines very easy and nice. If you go to use it in a traction application, like a step plate, make your saw kerfs Griz mentioned 90 degrees to each other. That should reduce the likelihood someone slips and hurts themself or your boat while using HDPE step plates. But it is still going to be slick, especially if it's wet.

I second that

I don't mind them, but I need new teak pieces, couple of mine are broke...or I would just refinish em..

For a man who at one time or another always has everything to put a boat together you should be able to track down a few teak pieces.

Here is the original company that made these step plates, they are still in business but changed from teak to starboard in their products:

MarQuipt
3100 Southwest 10th Street Pompano Beach, FL 33069
(954) 957-8333
www.marquipt.com

If you call them and explain what you have and need they will make them for you, I bought 10 pieces of the teak for mine in 2008 for $88.00 shipped, they slipped right in the channels and the step plates are as new.

Note: add an 1/2" to the length for good measure.

WOW! who woulda thought you could still get them!!?? thx

If you dont want teak, I think it would look cool with machined starboard...

I don't mind the teak, she's a classic!!

TEAK!..... TEAK!...... TEAK!.....

Keep the classics classic! In fact, if you want it ,I will donate enough to mill replacement pieces of teak. I have plenty for the projects I need.

Keep the teak. Thats why you love your boat. Keep it as is. Artie

Like I said, I have no issue with the teak, I just want to fix or replace whats there..