Got the non non-skid right on the deck!

We used the flatting agent at a 1:1 ratio on the deck. Our concern was that the high gloss was going to be to "glary" on the water. It turned out a little flatter than I expected....but we think it will be OK. The color is matterhorn white and it looks almost grey....so we are going to do the non skid in a 50/50 mix of snow white and off white flatted at the same ratio as the other deck paint.

Painting

Over the last week and a half we have been sanding and painting. There is only one word for all the sanding: Brutal!
These pictures show the barrier coat going on and taping after primer (two coats) have been applied to the whole deck. The areas that are taped off are the non non-skid areas (bulwarks and cabin trunk etc)
We had a problem with blushing with the first topcoat - apparently we painted too late in the day and dew caused the problem.

Sooooo....sand it off and try again!