Re-painting deck w molded nonskid
 

Well, after about 10 -15 years it s time to repaint my 13 whaler. I was thinking about using raptor or similar products. My question is how much prep must be done before using it. The deck has molded in nonskid so i won t be able to sand it smooth. I was wondering anyone had any experience using it on similar decks

This is what my deck looked like when I redid it with the U-Pol RAPTOR in 2012. Truthfully it looks about the same right now. (Maybe a little dirtier unless I hit it with the power washer...mostly just lazy on my part) I sanded my deck smooth before applying the Raptor so I really don't know how yours will turn out, but it seems to me that it should not be a problem at all.

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That looks nice! Is that product spray or brush on? I'm like phat -- my deck is already textured.

It can be either sprayed or rolled. I don't know about brush. The kits come with a free spray gun so that's what I used. My boat used 3 kits. I could probably have gotten away with 2 kits, but I wanted a thicker coat that would not wear out. You can find colors, coverage, etc at their website. https://www.raptorliner.com/

Hope mine looks half that good, D. How is is to walk on with bare feet and knees. Also worried about getting hot . I guess the primary concern i have is once you put this stuff down, its a bear to remove.

I will check out the site

Thanks

It's about as hot as any other deck. Nothing extraordinary. I like walking on it in bare feet. Never tried it on my knees. Not really soft, but there is a barely noticeable spring to it. It's a good sound deadener. You nailed it with the comment about hard to remove. I swear you could use this stuff for body armor.

Your deck does not look good,,,,,,,It looks GREAT . Just asking, does it fill in the spider cracks?

Yes. In fact, if you look closely you cannot see the crack around the edge where I cut the deck to remove it, nor can you see the screw heads along the edge that I used to reattach the deck after I fixed the rotted deck wood problem and the waterlogged foam. The first coat filled them in and left a barely noticeable depression. The second coat removed any sight of them.

Destroyer,

This is a little off topic, but where did you cut the deck for removal? Around the perimeter? I suspect that I probably a year or so away from a major overhaul which will include deck removal and stringer repair/replacement, gas tank replacement.

Thanks, Duke

Here's the deck removed from the boat. I left about 2" all around so I could attach a lip to mount the deck back in place.

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Very good. Thanks for the info. I will be doing some investigating in April, but I suspect that my 1978 Cuddy is in need of a stringer rebuild. The transom was already rebuilt, but is wet again. Major work ahead when I retire in 2 years. I am hoping to cut the caps off like Shunk references. Lots of planning...

D - couple of questions

Sanding........did you sand down removing the factory non skid pattern, or just light surface sanding ?

Paint choice...…we know there are many, Kiwi, Interlux, Tuff, Rust-Oleum, etc.
Why did you choose what you used ?

Wear...….is it really wearing that well ? Dirt, fish blood ( that dries) etc comes off JUST as well as the factory gel coat ? That would be impressive.

I might fuss and repaint my deck at some point...if I'm bored.

I gave everything a light sanding.

I knew I wanted truck bed type coating. Had just had my pick up truck done that spring with Rhinoliner and loved the way it came out. Rhino liner was WAYYYY too expensive, so settled on U-Pol cause I could buy it on eBay.

There is no paint. The color you see is the bed liner. It comes in both black and white and the white is tintable.

Yes, it really wears that well. I don't get to take her out nearly as much as I'd like to so the wear is negligible. All dirt and fish blood comes off with my small pressure washer. (1600PSI) I have a large gas powered unit (3200PSI) that I used in the beginning but it's a PITA to get out of the garage, set up, etc. The little electric unit seems to handle the cleaning chores just as well. (Most times on the way in I'll use the salt water washdown system to remove all blood and surface dirt so there's really not a lot of cleaning to be done).