snow mats for electric heat

[deblen]

Originally Posted by pnw2022

I agree, that would certainly help with extra heat into the plywood and causing any weakness or laminate delamination. It would also help with excess energy being put into heating the bilge areas.

I did spend an hour or so googling around about materials, probably going to be easier to ask some of the local boat building or Boeing neighbors about what to use?

Requirements would be (in order of priority):
#1. 'grippy' - i.e. nothing moves around when people need to walk (while holding onto rails) while the boat is heeled and getting slopped around up and down the waves?
#2.Wear resistant, pressure will go through the mats as people constantly tromp on it.
#3. Thinnish - say max 1/4", otherwise we introduce a potential trip factor?
#4. Heat resistant reflective and moisture resistant?

Something like this would protect your sole.You may need to use small pieces of double stick tape? to keep it in place.
https://www.homedepot.ca/product/ref...10-/1000407996

[smac999]

They make dc in floor heat mats. I put some in an rv a few years Ago.

I’ve only seen 1 boat with heat pad. Can’t recall if ac or dc.