A little paint, a little sand

I had made arrangements to meet a potential buyer for the boat in the marina.
He was a no-show, which is becoming the norm.
I really don't like selling boats. What a hassle!
But it got me to the boat, which is a good thing.
It still needs work done, so little by little I am doing the work.

Today was non-skid. Last week I started on the aft cabin top, prepping then rolling paint and adding sand. I put a second layer on this today and it does not look half bad.









I have done extensive online research on the best (economically ) paint to use above the waterline on a wooden boat.
Sure I could have paid $100 a gallon at West Marine but the overall consensus was either Glidden or Behr exterior porch and patio floor paint.
It's enamel, clean up is with water. I love that.
After prepping (fill and sand) I painted a small area then sprinkled sand over it. It was a hot day so I limited the areas to about two square feet at a time.
I found that filling an old salt shaker with sand then holding it upside down, while slowly moving it around the painted deck, gave a nice, even covering.
The sand came from the beach. On a particularly  windy day, weeks before, I had gathered a bucket of really fine, wind blown sand.
This is much finer than the regular sand and did not need to be sifted.
 
The second coat that I added today really made it look good, like a fine, grey sandpaper.
I continued this procedure on the hatch tops and sections of the fore deck.
When it is all done I intend to go around the edges with a white border.

It's always good to get to be on the boat. If the Lottery would just pick the same numbers as me I could be on her more often and she would be one nice looking boat.
I still think she's the best one on the dock. It's sort of a graveyard for old trimarans.