deck repairs

[richardh10]

My deck now has many areas that look like those in the photos. It is time to do something about it, but what?

I don't particularly want to cover it with treadmaster, so is the only other option to sand/grind it back and then paint it? Like most people I am looking for the least labour intensive option, but I don't want to be doing it again in a couple of years.

Any advice welcome

 

[Poignard]

Looks a bit like mine. Too many coats of paint applied over the years. Scrape the paint off and apply a fresh coat.

 

[Tranona]

That looks just like paint cracking as parsifal says.Scrape all the loose bits of, sand back, level with a filler and repaint. If however it is the gel coat failing, no option but to grind it all off and refinish (probably with epoxy) and repaint.

 

[PabloPicasso]

thin gel coat

working on my pals boat and we noticed that the gel coat was very thin at the join between the transome and hull. Looks like it had been painted by a previous owner, but that to has worn thin. the grp is exposed but shiny and smoothe in a thin strip alond the outside angle of the join.

is this a problem?

Will UV degrade the lay-up?

What remedial action could/should be taken< if any?