[Public-list] sailing

Mon Aug 2 11:23:26 PDT 2004

It did not fill in the pattern that was already on the deck. I like that 
"look". I haven't tried it when wet but it will definitely be an 
improvement over just the patterned deck for traction and I think I will 
be happy with it. Not too smooth or rough. My patterned deck was really 
crazed and had some chunks missing. I filled those places in with 
Formula 27 and covered all of that with my new non-skid.

The one problem I had was the mixing instructions said 4-6 oz per quart, 
but the grit can was only labeled as a quart. I had no way to measure 
what 4 oz actually was. I mixed about a quarter of the quart (half-pint) 
with a quart of paint and then thinned it and it seemed about right over 
the whole deck. (The back starboard quarter of my boat was apparently 
knocked off at some point and so the original non-skid pattern has been 
removed from the cockpit aft. I got to be creative with my own pattern 
back there.)

Having said all of that...Practical Sailor in June rated off-the-shelf 
non-skid grits and paints. I will have to go pull out that issue and see 
where the Interlux product ranked. I can't remember exactly but I think 
it was near the top. One thing I noticed with the Interlux product was 
how small the grains were. Smaller than table salt cubes. Very small.

One of my friends just painted his non-skid smooth deck with a two-part 
epoxy paint then poured sand from a hobby store used in model 
railroading over the wet paint and let it dry. Then they swept and 
vacuumed off the extra and coated with a second coat of paint. Now their 
deck is very rough and would probably be great for wet traction, but 
hard on the back of the legs when hiking or on the knees. Their formula 
came from a several year-old "This Old Boat" article.

Bill Blevins
"Sabrina" #158

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sousa, stephen (ENG) wrote:

>Bill,
>
>How did the non-skid fine grit (assume) lay on the Alberg non-skid deck and
>does it provide good footing when wet?
>
>Stephen 
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>I did my best at sanding the smooth areas of the deck without messing up 
>the molded non-skid edges and then used a light wire brush and a power 
>washer to clean the non-skid as best as I could.
>
>I then primed everything on deck twice with the white Interlux one-part 
>paint primer (in the yellow can) then painted the whole deck with white 
>Interlux Brightsides. I painted only the smooth parts a second time with 
>the white Brightsides.
>
>Then I taped off all of that white area and rolled on Interlux (Kingston 
>Grey) Brightsides with a quart-can of their non-skid material (Interdeck 
>I believe - in a green can) added to a quart of the paint and thinned 
>15% with their 216 thinner. I painted two coats over the non-skid.
>
>I used a roller on the non-skid and primer and I used a brush on the 
>final coat of white. I thinned the white about 10% with 216 and another 
>10% with 333. (I sprayed white AwlGrip on my old chome cowlings.)
>
>It could probably use a third coat of grey over the non-skid but I can't 
>wait. The paint and non-skid wasn't so thick that it hid the original 
>pattern on the deck. I like the results. (Man that is a complicated 
>pattern on the original non-skid but it sure makes it look nice once the 
>tape is removed!)
>
>My only suggestion would be to wait more than 24 hrs between coats of 
>the paint that has the non-skid in it. I waited 24 hours and I still 
>found places that weren't totally dried, even though it was hot and 
>didn't rain. The next day I had a few "tool marks" because I don't think 
>it was totally cured yet.
>
>Bill Blevins
>"Sabrina" #158
>
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>sousa, stephen (ENG) wrote:
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>>Bill,
>>
>>How did you do the painting on deck with non-skid and what type of 
>>product? I am curious since we had quite a bit of discussion this 
>>topic.
>>
>>Stephen
>>#114
>>
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>>Sabrina is finally back in the water too as of last Friday with a dry
>>hull, fresh new bottom from the glass up, new black topsides and a 
>>freshly painted deck, new instruments for the engine, traveller, vang 
>>and all of the mast halyards run back! We hope to sail for the first 
>>time on her this year on Saturday to defend our "B fleet" title at the 
>>Dahlgren Cup Regatta.
>>
>>Bill Blevins
>>"Sabrina" #158
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