Painting the cockpit

Finally, a project that's not only functional but is also cosmetic! It's so much easier to stay motivated when you can see progress and when the boat looks a little better every week.

We vacuumed out the cockpit and then used a brass brush and acetone to remove so old tar or gummy bedding compound that was stuck in the nonskid pattern . We followed that up with a wash using a stiff brush and a strong TSP solution.







Then we taped off the nonskid area in the cockpit sole. Here I keep myself off the newly cleaned sole while trimming the masking around the aft corners.


Finally we were ready to roll on the paint! We used Interlux Interdeck in beige.
































I was thrilled with the way the first coat came out...all the old worn-out gel coat was covered and it looked great! One more coat and it's done.