msavold
Jetboaters Admiral
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- Location
- Columbia, MD
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2012
- Boat Model
- SX
- Boat Length
- 24
@Yamaha242lsdallas, I had the same exact questions as you. We have a blue SX240 and I like the chocolate over black better than mocha but was afraid of the heat. Ended up ordering one of the "optional" pieces from Will in each color (1x - the one that goes where the step is on the engine cover and isn't part of the regular kit). I figured that I'd use one or the other when we get the rest of the boat and the other one I can always post here for a taker!
Step 1 was to put both of them down in the blazing sun on the deck (Fiberon Ipe - like Trex, brown/tan color). Barefoot, neither one got as hot as the deck! Yeah, they were warm but not as warm as I thought they'd be. Most surprising, there wasn't all that much difference between them - but the chocolate was a bit warmer, as expected.
Step 2 was to repeat in the boat. Preface: the Admiral really liked the mocha better - until she saw them in the boat. Our upholstery has the "tan" accent and the mocha clashes a bit. Chocolate looks better for my interior, IMO. (Admiral agrees now too!) And then we left them in the sun for a day of boating. Again, chocolate was a little bit warmer but neither was objectionable. What was a surprise was that neither seadek was that much warmer than the WHITE floor. No comparison with carpet available - those came out day one and have not been in since!
Texas sun is a whole other league than Delaware, however, so you may want to try similar experiment. I figure I'm getting the stuff anyway - especially now that we're surely at either 25% or 30%, so for $30ish I'm more at ease with the dark one.
Step 1 was to put both of them down in the blazing sun on the deck (Fiberon Ipe - like Trex, brown/tan color). Barefoot, neither one got as hot as the deck! Yeah, they were warm but not as warm as I thought they'd be. Most surprising, there wasn't all that much difference between them - but the chocolate was a bit warmer, as expected.
Step 2 was to repeat in the boat. Preface: the Admiral really liked the mocha better - until she saw them in the boat. Our upholstery has the "tan" accent and the mocha clashes a bit. Chocolate looks better for my interior, IMO. (Admiral agrees now too!) And then we left them in the sun for a day of boating. Again, chocolate was a little bit warmer but neither was objectionable. What was a surprise was that neither seadek was that much warmer than the WHITE floor. No comparison with carpet available - those came out day one and have not been in since!
Texas sun is a whole other league than Delaware, however, so you may want to try similar experiment. I figure I'm getting the stuff anyway - especially now that we're surely at either 25% or 30%, so for $30ish I'm more at ease with the dark one.