PS tester and surveyor Capt. Frank Lanier applies Durabak to the deck of his Union 36. The paint was still doing its job when Lanier finally sold the boat five years later. Our own panels kept in Florida, showed more weathering over the same period.
Boat decks take a beating from sun and salt that eventually take their toll on factory-molded nonskid. Once nonskid loses its grip, resurrecting it becomes a safety issue. Sailors looking to put some stick back into a slippery deck have a few options: apply a deck paint with a nonskid additive or glue sections of […]
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