Deck Recovering

J

Jack in Alaska

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The deck on my C-Dory has become worn from 23 years of fishing. The light gray gel coat is getting slippery.

I found a product called DURABAK from Cote-l Industries that looks to be tougher than a boot, is easy to apply, is a non-slip surface and is exactly the same color as the original gel coat. It is a one part polyurethane and adheres chemically to fiberglass. It is not cheap ($80 for two qts.) but if it works it is a cheap fix.

Has anyone seen this or used it before?? What do you think???

I am waiting for warm spring weather to apply it.
 
Jack-

Just a point of clarification-

Are you talking about the cockpit floor,

or

the deck of the gunnels, forward cabin top above the v-berth, front deck behind the anchor, and top of the lazaretts to the aft of the cockpit?

We've heard of quite a few people wearing down the cockpit floor, but I don't remember anyone wearing out the deck surfaces.

Still, 23 good hard years of fishing........?

Joe.
 
While I haven't seen/used it on a boat there are several places in the Seattle area where they mark crosswalks with the stuff. It is indeed a nice looking material and I'm seriously considering putting it on my boat as well. I first read about it on IFish.Net and Montana riverboats website. Both of the people who posted about it liked it. I like that it comes in some nice colors and you can match smooth colors to the nonskid colors.
 
Yes, boat owners have used this with success. There are other options. I have used Sterling 2 part L P, with glass microspheres. These microspheres give an excellent non skid (better than the origional) and the LP wears well. It is rolled on. I didn't put microspheres in the second coat. on the other hand the Durabak is cheaper and easier to apply.
 
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