A few years back I observed a 'boat repair pro' re-do the
non skid on the deck of a sailboat using epoxy and nylon
window screen. At some critical point in the cure, he pulled
off the screen fabric and had a professional looking anti
slip pattern.

It would certainly be great if someone here could 'test'
this and report back.

paul oman
progressive epoxy polymers




Glenn Ashmore wrote:

I got a sheet of a diamond pattern last year and
experimented with it a little to make sure I was not going
to mess up my deck. There is a mixture of skill and art
required. It comes with a mold release already applied
that they say is good for a couple of uses but a spray of
PVA before the second use would be a good idea. You need
to make absolutely sure there are no bubbles in your
resin/gelcoat mix. Tape off the area carefully and
burnish the tape with the back of a spoon or something. I
taped the sheet to the deck at one end to keep it from
moving and laid out a generous blob of resin. Slowly
rolled the Flex-mold over the area pushing the resin ahead
and working from the center out used a J-roller to force
the excess resin out. You get a lot of goop squeezing out
the side so you need to mask off a good distance. My first
try didn't come out so good because I was a bit to
energetic in the mixing. The bubbles left little pock
marks. The second try was better but the female ptterns
it would really work better to match up a repair to a
damaged area in a production boat. Gibco makes patterns
for many makes. It would also be good in a male pattern
applied to a plug to make a mold in a production yard.
Considering the cost and the risk of getting a less than
perfect result, in the end am thinking more about using a
ground up rubber additive in the paint. Also,
philosophically, Rutu is a hand built yacht. Not a mass
produced boat. No reason to go to the expense and extra
labor to try and make it look like it was squirted out of
a mold and cut off with a hot wire. :-)
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Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in
strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at:
http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division:
http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

"John Cassara" wrote in
message
news the contact info. I had sent an e-mail earlier
and received a response. They are sending me
information. Has anyone used this product?
Comments good or bad?





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