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After a 3 year rebuild, I painted my boat last winter. I used interlux perfection on the topsides and deck. The topsides were done using the roll and tip method with excellent results. I decided that the deck was going to be way too much work to roll and tip, so I sprayed. I couldn't be happier with the results. I didn't want a shine on the deck, so I used flattening agent in the paint. It turned out to have a pearl like glow to it. I also didn't sand between coats. On the non skid areas I mixed interlux intergrip into the paint, then sprayed. Really good traction on that stuff. Every time I step on a boat with the factory diamond pattern non skid I feel like I'm going to slip off.
I used an hvlp spray gun from cummins tools. You have to thin the paint more than the can says to get the pattern right, but it's not hard especially if you're not going for a good shine. The guns are only 30 bucks. I bought 2 guns, one for prime and one for paint. I didn't clean the guns when I finished, I just tossed them in the trash. The high dollar thinner from interlux cost almost as much as the gun.
The paint turned out to be hard as rocks. One season of using the boat every weekend has given us just 2 chips. Those chips also came with gel coat attached so I can hardly fault the paint.
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