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Treadmaster Marine - Deck Templating Guide

Professional quality fitting made easy.

This templating guide is suitable for all types of Treadmaster Decking and can also be applied to many other templating requirements.

 

General preparation

Step 1.

We recommend you clean and dry your deck to make working easier.

TIP. If using paper ensure no water is in your seats.

 

Step 2. Rough cut your paper to size to make working easier.

 

Step 3. Lay in place.

 

Step 4. To stop your paper template from moving, apply masking tape to the edges.

 

Templating around fixtures

If you are NOT planning to remove a fixture such as a seat pedestal etc. we recommend cutting around the shape with scissors and then applying masking tape (as shown below)

Once the edge has been covered draw around with a pencil, this will make accurate cutting easier. The application of the masking tape will also strengthen your template.

Use a sharp craft knife to cut around the shape and remove the excess tape.

Make a cut from the edge so your finished template can be removed.

 

Depending on your deck type and the fitment you require the method of templating will vary.

If your deck has moulded panels and you wish to retain this feature then follow Option 1. If your deck has NO panels and you wish to cover the deck edge to edges then follow Option 2.

Option 1. (Panels)

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You must first have completed steps 1-4 in the General preparation guide.

In this example we will be templating the rear step and ladder recess area of a Janmor 580.

This type of template creation is the pretty straight forward as the design and layout has already been laid out.

 

Step 1. If you are using paper then you will be able to see the raised area by simply applying pressure to the edges. Run your finger around the entire edge. This will make drawing much easier.

 

Step 2. Draw around each panel in turn with a pencil.

Tip. If you have multiple small panels in one area, template them on one piece of paper, this will make alignment of slats easier.

 

Step 3. Label each of the panels.

Step 4. Carefully Remove your template

 

The finished Panels

For larger area's follow the above guide. (Pictured below is the cockpit deck area of a Janmor 580. Note. the entire area was templated as one template made up from multiple pieces of paper)

 

Option 2. (Free form)

You must first have completed steps 1-4 in the General preparation guide.

We recommend that Treadmaster TK, TKC and TKR are installed on flat deck areas only. Because of this we recommend a 25mm boarder be left to eliminate and rounding of the deck edges.

To make this border uniform we recommend making a simple wooden tool to act as a spacer that can be held against the deck walls. (See Fig 1.)

Note. If your deck edge rounding is greater than the example shown in Fig. 1 then the tool width should be increased to suite.

 

Step 1. Using the tool made earlier (Fig.1) run a pencil around the edge.

Step 2. Label each panel as you go.

Step 3. Around areas where you are unable to follow the edge draw the shape free hand. Below we have drawn around a deck drain.

Step 4. Carefully remove the template.

 

 

Things that will make it easier for us to create your deck kit

1. Sketch your boat. We highly recommend you sketch your boat to make it easier for us to understand how your templates go together. Your sketch should indicate which template go where and the direction you wish the slats to run, also any special instructions such as curving some slats or the location of a king plank etc (see Fig 2)

2. Photographs. We also would like a few general photographs of your craft as well. This again will help us understand your layout and also highlight any fitting issues that my occur.

 

 

 

 

What happens next...

Send your templates to us. We will then contact you with an accurate cost for your kit.

If you wish to proceed we will digitize your templates and create a plain paper copy including slat lines, king planks etc for you to fit to your boat the approve the design.

 

Once you are happy with the design of your deck kit will be put it into production and it will arrive ready for you or your installer to fit.

 

Its really is that simple...

 

Example design styles

Note. The designs below are examples, Treadmaster TK, TKR and TKC are all compatible with Edge to Edge installations.

It is recommended that Treadmaster Original only be fitted in panel form due to the limitation of the 1200 x 900mm sheet size.

 

TREADMASTER TKC - Panels

TREADMASTER TK - Edge to Edge

 

Treadmaster Original - Panels

 

We hope you have found this guide useful. You are able to download this guide in PDF format for you to print and use at your convenience.

 

Download this document in PFD format: Treadmaster Template Guide

 

The boats used to create this guide were all Janmor 580's supplied courtesy of Boating World.

For more information on pricing please contact us.