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Step 10Topsides Texture
Once the magic primer was in place any kind of paint would stick to it.
We broke down and chose white for the decks even though it would show dirty footprints.
We had a lot of trouble finding out how to texture the deck so it would have a nonslip surface.
I was once in a storm on a boat with very slippery decks. It was horrible. Repeatedly falling down and getting bashed against things.
After a severe crisis of indecision we bought a gallon of white and another gallon of textured deck paint just before the store closed.
That textured paint was amazing. After machine-shaking it we just rolled it on. The little texture grains in it had the same density as wet paint and just magically spread themselves out very uniformly.
This time we put on our gasmasks first and didn't die from fumes.
We were still stoned from the primer fumes though and there are about 8 hours that none of us will ever remember.
Here's the sunset and the boat is fully painted except for some spots under the jacks. It's all one color and looks like a real boat. We can't believe it's the same boat and we own it.
My truck's hood is open. My truck starter died, so I couldn't start it without pushing it like Fred Flintstone. This time even that didn't work, so Moana was going to take my Mom to the Bart station, but then her battery died. We jump-started her car but her battery wasn't even good enough to keep her car running. We got a good marine battery that a neighboring yacht was throwing out. She put it on her passenger seat and ran the cables out the window and under the hood.
After dropping off my mom Moana called from the side of the highway. The cables had shorted out under the hood, melted the insulation off, and almost caught on fire.
I was so high on fumes I was immediately distracted by something else after the call and forgot all about it. I guess she figured it out though because she's still alive.
We broke down and chose white for the decks even though it would show dirty footprints.
We had a lot of trouble finding out how to texture the deck so it would have a nonslip surface.
I was once in a storm on a boat with very slippery decks. It was horrible. Repeatedly falling down and getting bashed against things.
After a severe crisis of indecision we bought a gallon of white and another gallon of textured deck paint just before the store closed.
That textured paint was amazing. After machine-shaking it we just rolled it on. The little texture grains in it had the same density as wet paint and just magically spread themselves out very uniformly.
This time we put on our gasmasks first and didn't die from fumes.
We were still stoned from the primer fumes though and there are about 8 hours that none of us will ever remember.
Here's the sunset and the boat is fully painted except for some spots under the jacks. It's all one color and looks like a real boat. We can't believe it's the same boat and we own it.
My truck's hood is open. My truck starter died, so I couldn't start it without pushing it like Fred Flintstone. This time even that didn't work, so Moana was going to take my Mom to the Bart station, but then her battery died. We jump-started her car but her battery wasn't even good enough to keep her car running. We got a good marine battery that a neighboring yacht was throwing out. She put it on her passenger seat and ran the cables out the window and under the hood.
After dropping off my mom Moana called from the side of the highway. The cables had shorted out under the hood, melted the insulation off, and almost caught on fire.
I was so high on fumes I was immediately distracted by something else after the call and forgot all about it. I guess she figured it out though because she's still alive.
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Dec 26, 2010. 8:00 AMmskogly
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Hehe, funny :)
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Aug 23, 2009. 6:12 AMWhales
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That is very unlucky.
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Aug 3, 2009. 4:58 PMPierzasty
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We used coarsely-ground cork for out boat (steel hull, epoxy paint). During renovation painted one layer, sprinkled the cork on the fresh paint so it'd stick, then painted again after it'd dried. While it wasn't what we expected, it worked and was way better than with no texturing.
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Mar 29, 2009. 1:59 PMcaptainpugwash
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ahoy now shes looking good,great story laughing alot,thanks
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