Basic deck painting process question

[FairweatherDave]

Anticipating how to organise painting my deck with primer (2 coats) and interdeck (2 coats).
Each coat has a minimum and maximum time between coats and I am assuming a series of good consequetive painting days. Ideally I'd like to do a coat of the whole deck a day. But my worry is about accessing all the areas each day, and by kneeling on the side deck to access the coach roof mess up the side decks. Do I actually need to see the coach roof as one job to complete and then work from a ladder all the way round? Said it was a basic question.......

 

[Capt. Clueless]

On my snappy, I did the coach roof first as 1 job, then worked from the ground on the side decks. (It's a lift keel so was low to the ground with chocks).
On my Guy Thompson, I'll do the coach roof first and then do the side decks by standing in my Yak tender and slowly moving round.(The boat is afloat).

 

[Ceirwan]

If the coach roof and the deck are not joined at all by non slip then its easy.

Coach roof first. Then you have two options, working on your own, start at one end of the deck and make your way around till you finish where you started, but on the opposite side. This is where you have placed your ladder and you can do the last bits from here.

Alternatively, with two people, both start from the bow and make your way aft. Climbing off a ladder at the transom.

 

[FairweatherDave]

If the coach roof and the deck are not joined at all by non slip then its easy.

Coach roof first. Then you have two options, working on your own, start at one end of the deck and make your way around till you finish where you started, but on the opposite side. This is where you have placed your ladder and you can do the last bits from here.
Alternatively, with two people, both start from the bow and make your way aft. Climbing off a ladder at the transom.

Aha. You misunderstand me. Your way works for the first coat. However to get the next coat to "bond" to the first you have to do it within the overcoating time (which varies on the paint). Otherwise a light sand between coats is required. During this time you shouldn't walk or kneel on the first coat. Which answers my question I think and suggests the way of Capt. Clueless. (I am more confident of this having got through to the tech people at International Yacht Paints ).

 

[PhillM]

Two options, either do in sections so you can walk in other non painted areas, or do it all, let it cure then sand between coats. Either will work and take about the same amount of time

 

[pvb]

Aha. You misunderstand me. Your way works for the first coat. However to get the next coat to "bond" to the first you have to do it within the overcoating time (which varies on the paint). Otherwise a light sand between coats is required. During this time you shouldn't walk or kneel on the first coat. Which answers my question I think and suggests the way of Capt. Clueless. (I am more confident of this having got through to the tech people at International Yacht Paints ).

I feel you're making hard work of this.

 

[LadyInBed]

I feel you're making hard work of this.

Trapeze or Bosuns Chair and hang from above. Failing that, use Sky hooks