[C320-list] Slippery deck and cockpit

[bruceheyman at cox.net]

John,
I rebuilt an old whaler.  I put down two coats of Petit non skid.   Tape of the area, rough up the surface with 100 grit and then roll on paint.  Stir frequently to keep sand in suspension.  Came out uniform and much better footing.
Bruce
Somerset 671 SoCal
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-----Original Message-----
From: jpmesa at aol.com
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 19:35:46 
To: <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
Subject: [C320-list] Slippery deck and cockpit



It was blowing 20+ this weekend and I found the cockpit was very slippery even with my good deck shoes (boat only). Being a 1994 with a lot of use the deck & cockpit need some roughing up.  I'm not a big fan of the tape.  I was thinking about sand or the walnut shell which is about half of the weight of sand.  Ships store said I did not have to use epoxy, just good paint. One coat down then cover with sand or walnut, dry and vacuum excess and then another coat over the top. I was going to do some testing on plywood before doing the boat.  Has anyone in the club done this before or another way?  Thank, John Holokai 2