For more how to videos, visit www.boats.com. welcome to our shop and matsya our 1938 herreshoff marlin. today i will show you how to prep and paint an easy do it yourself non-skid finish on your deck.. Thru all my research i came up with grizzly grip, not affiliated, which is a truck bed liner that was being used successfully on boats. i bought 5 gallons, i put on two coats, at a price that of about 1-2 gallons of the more commonly used deck paint and non-skid. i went with a baby blue color probably the only blue deck on the seas, lol.. There are thousands of boats still in service with nonskid decks that incorporate a grit-type traction additive to the gelcoat or a marine paint rather than a diamond pattern formed into the deck mold. in fact, there are still boats being manufactured today that use this system..
The deck (left) shows the final version after repainting. make sure the cockpit sole is painted first. if you paint it last, you may not be able to leave the boat except by leaping over the transom! fiberglass is slippery when wet. but you know that, you've slipped on the deck of your boat a number of times.. I paint my boat myself (diy) i'm a professional and have a license to use professional boat paint products. this option is for shipyards, distributors, retailers and applicators.. How to paint sailboat decks. new life for old decks: a fresh coat of deck paint on your vintage classic-plastic cruiser will make the old gal sparkle and shine. as these tasks would’ve been on any glass boat more than 25 years old. this is how they did it. and frankly, this is how it should be done..
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