John I just posted right above your post a pic of the deck after all the sandinmg and bleaching and the first coats of epoxy. Looks much better. Below that I posted a pic of the "before" so you can see what I had to deal with. I pray you will get some hope from my "comeback kayak". Her name is Pyxis, but I might have to change it to "Phoenix" once I'm done!

All the best,

Malcolm