Has anyone made masking patterns in kiwigrip to break up large areas

[Dave_S]

I have a 48' cat and looking down the hulls from the top looks a bit like you're riding a whale. I wanted to break up the look a bit and thought of geometric shapes masked off to give a different impression.

Even the roof over the salon is a big expanse, which currently is just solid kiwigrip, it would be nice to break it up with a pattern of some type but not enough to slip on, just a simple shape, repeated ?

Currently the whole boat is just solid kiwigrip with no line breaks.

Has anyone done this... how's it look.

[coopec43]

Why not use adhesive backed vinyl to decorate your yacht. Is there anything here?

google (image) "adhesive backed vinyl graphic boat decals"

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=a...h=687&biw=1143


Maybe just google "Vinyl boat decals"

https://www.google.com.au/search?sca...ih=687&dpr=0.9

I've got some striping/scroll/yacht name on my yacht and I think it makes a big difference.

NOTE: Tap on the picture to enlarge the decal.

[coopec43]

This is a better shot of the scroll/lettering

[Fore and Aft]

Dave_S I usually use the 25mm green tape as the guide for breaking up my nonskid patterns. Then I just use what looks right to me when marking out the deck. Under the tape I paint gloss white to contrast with the non-skid.
You could always go really radical like this Globe 5.80 below.
Cheers

[wrwakefield]

When I applied KiwiGrip to the deck of our 43 ft ketch, I painted the molded lines between non-skid areas as well- all the same color KiwiGrip. It works with our monohull, and eliminated the slippery smooth stripes between nonskid sections.

But I could see how monotonous it might be with a large multihull deck area.

To avoid having to remove KiwiGrip to make the patterns you describe, have you considered painting sections/ stripes/ whatever over the existing KiwiGrip with KiwiGrip of a different color to achieve the patterns you desire? It recovers very easily, but might be tricky to get visually acceptable demarcations (lines) between different colors due to the non-skid texture. For that reason I am considering adding some slight color differences between painted planes on our deck- places with natural breaks between colors. (Perhaps easier on our monohull with 4 independent deck levels.)

In case you don’t already know, you can also tint KiwiGrip with latex paint tints at any paint store.

Just food for thought.

Cheers, Bill

[coopec43]

Originally Posted by Dave_S

I have a 48' cat and looking down the hulls from the top looks a bit like you're riding a whale. I wanted to break up the look a bit and thought of geometric shapes masked off to give a different impression.

Even the roof over the salon is a big expanse, which currently is just solid kiwigrip, it would be nice to break it up with a pattern of some type but not enough to slip on, just a simple shape, repeated ?

Currently the whole boat is just solid kiwigrip with no line breaks.

Has anyone done this... how's it look.

Why re-invent the wheel? There are plenty to choose from and they are not all that expensive. If you make a hash of the job you will de-value your cat.

When I did mine I photo copied their decal (enlarged 400%) and stuck them on with cello-tape to see how they would look

https://www.google.com.au/search?sca...ih=687&dpr=0.9