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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