And being advised, wisely, remove all the deck fittings, grind off the tired non skid, fill, fair, fill, fair,...etc, to apply a 2 part paint, I'd have decks to enjoy likely longer than I'll own the boat.

But I didn't. I don't feel I have the time right now, and attempting that outside in our typical Maine weather, would be tough at best. I was thinking I might in the future, so I took a chance on a fairly bizzare, boat wise, idea. I've been reluctantly using more acrylic coatings in my design build biz. I've found some of the new acrylic oil fortified floor coatings to hold up well to foot traffic(better than oil) so I decided for the first time, to try something non-oil, for the decks. http://rustoleum.com/CBGBrand.asp?bid=14

It goes on easily and flows much like oil paint(water based coatings are terrible in that regard). And I can get it from my local supplier with several tint choices(I used "Grain" tint for the decks).

And then there's price. I don't mind paying more for better performance, but I'm a little tired of simple one part marine coatings that are now at or pushing 50.00 a quart. I don't see a huge performance difference(I've had a lot of experience), especially in useful life before recoating, in marine vs more mainstream one part coatings. I don't think the marine product producers are rolling in dough, no conspiracy, it's simple numbers.

So an easy 2 coat roll and tip off with a brush is what the decks got. I'm going to push the antiyacht idea further and do the cabin top as well with this same product in a shade of gray I think is nice. It will give me a good test as I know how long marine enamels have held up.

I love my boat and I even like working on it , but as I do all the work myself, I want the best return on my investment, which is $, but also my time.

I've often thought the "anti-yacht" idea, could be a good business to start.