The saga continues. Last section of the portside masked off and ready to apply the SoftSand non-skid.

... note the unmasked hole. Had a bit of a oopsie when trying to locate the stanchion mount location
Non-skid down, prior to removing the masking tape. I find that Scotch Fine Line Tape 218 keeps the edges crisp. It's expensive so I use a combination of it and 3M Automotive Refinish Masking Tape. Not so pleased with the green and blue stuff, so use it for filler.
The hard part was drilling the 30 some holes for the jib car track and other hardware, in the pristine deck.
Studying
Bedding Deck Hardware With Bed-IT Tape - Marine How To want to make sure that it's done right. So far everything that I've used butyl on has been leak free. I've even been using it to plug exposed holes whilst wait to install other deck hardware.