Pontoon Boat Deck

I AM REFURBING A PONTOON BOAT. I AM USING TREATED 3/4 IN. PLY. I PAINTED THE BOTTOM WITH A LATEX PRIMER AND TWO COATS OF EXT PAINT . THE TOP I SCREWD A 2.5 IN PLYWOOD PIECE UNDER EACH JOINT AN GLUED WITH PLYWOOD FLOORING GLUE . PUT ONE COAT OF OIL PRIMER AND TWO COATS OF DECK ENAMEL. WHAT CAN I PUT AS A TOP COAT TO WATER PROOF BETTER . WE WANT IT FOR FISHING. DO NOT WANT CARPET.
WILL GEL COAT WORK ? AJG1@HOMESC.COM

 

Have you considered spray-on bed liner with an anti-slip surface?

 

If you want non-skid there is deck enamel with a flat finish. The water based lasts about three years if it is not covered.

 

No But That Sounds Like A Good Idea. Does It Roll On And Are There Different Textures? Will It Be Water Proof And Would I Need To Sand The Paint I Have On The Plywood Before Coating

 

You already waterproofed it enough. A little scuffing is all you need.

 

Can You Put A Water Base On Top Of Enamel

 

Yes,no problem.

 

Will Gel Coat Work Better

 

No. You can sprinkle builder's sand or other grainy substance onto wet paint for texture or safety. You can even use a toothed glue trowell or other implement to add texture. It all depends on how much you are willing to do.

 

At home Depot I saw an interesting product for repairing , top coating older wooden decks & porches.

Seemed just enough no skid to be safe , yet EZ to flush fish parts off of.

FF

 

I have that on my deck out back and am happy with it. It would be a good choice, keeping in mind it needs re-done every few seasons, depending on foot traffic. Good color options, too.

 

Gelcoat will act like a paint remover. If you want to gelcoat, first you have to remove all other coatings. Then fiberglass over it and finish with gelcoat.

 

thanks a guy was going to jel coat it for me . i went to home depo and got some oil polyerethene. thanks again for all your advise. the paint i used was free but to dark or i would have went with it as is

 

There is a great product made for decks and walkways, I think it is called "deckcoat" or something similar. It is gray and has some kind of fine aggreget in it. It is made by the same company that makes "Sno-roof", it is latex based and not very expensive.

There are also two part deck covering products that are similar, but they cost a lot more and I have not found are any more durable. I would try the latex based deck-coat product.

 

I'm in the process of removing the old "carpet" covering from my pontoon deck.I'm going to use a two part paint [epoxy] that comes with color flakes and a non slip additive.Paint can be rolled on and then color flakes and sand can be added by hand.Let you know how it works out.