Non-Skid Replacement

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Rich Brown

I have a 79 H33 that the non-skid is smoothing out. Has anyone re-done their decks with either adhesive film non-skid or the paint type? Results and recommendations would be appreciated.
 
Dec 2, 1999
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Hunter Vision-36 Rio Vista, CA.
Redo them to original!

Rich: You can redo them to original with paintable/rollable gelcoat. Check out www.fiberglass101.com and look up the process. As I remember it was about $42/gal for the gelcoat + wax and other supplies. I believe that the gelcoat color on these older Hunters was Seattle Gray. If you go back and look in the archives in the last couple of weeks, there was a thread going on this subject. You can also use regular paint, one part or two part poly paints too. If you use some of the paints you will need to be careful about cleaning the non-skid. My experience with boats that have the non-skid painted with enamel is that it does not last very long. If you really use the boat you will probably need to redo it in a couple of years. For the price of the gelcoat it looks to be a cheap alternative and is the same as the original so it will probably only last another 20 years or so.
 
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Tim Schaaf

another vote for gelcoat

I (well, we) redid the gelcoat on the non-skid several years ago. I vote for that.
 
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Ed Schenck

Know what you are thinking.

The Yamaha next to me and the Hunter across from me both have that good non-skid, the white rubberized, grooved material that looks rich compared to my gray paint. I am using Interlux Brightside in Offwhite to get a cooler feel and "richer" look. So far only the cockpit is done but looks pretty good. See Don Casey's article in link below.
 
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Tim McCarty

Hey Rich, see my article "As we speak..."

It was meant to go here...
 
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