At last i have non skid on the deck.
Non skid finished except for the cockpit floor and boarding platform which will be in light grey.
Friday started as a bright sunny day and despite the possibility of rain I applied the last coat of two pack polyurethane to the non skid area on the deck. Rolling the overcoat on the non skid was a quick process and I was soon having a morning coffee and reading the Financial Review. Mid morning the clouds rolled over but the rain stayed away all day much to my relief. It took longer to remove the masking tape and touch up the gloss stripes between the non skid patches than it did to do the whole deck but by evening the job was finished and the paint well dried. In between I was patching and undercoating the cabin sides inside and also started priming the ceiling in the V berth area so I was pretty exhausted by the end of the day. I had hoped to get up to the gloss on the cabin ceilings but some last minute spot filling was needed and that did not cure in time.
It has taken a full month to do the deck with four coats of primer, two of undercoat and two of top coat. I had to do the cabin top non skid separate from deck non skid just so I could work safely around the deck. The undercoats and top coats needed two days cure before they could be sanded so the time just dragged on. The end result is pretty pleasing and the cabin top has had long enough cure to be able to be walked on. In a couple of days the deck will also be trafficable and at last in safety.