Maybe, but it is about having a solid foundation for recoating. We would do the strip but up to you.

It needs to be outside to properly cure and dry. Put it out there, and hopefully, it will all be good in a day or two.

See this for recoating with a solid stain:

No, you cannot add a clear coat over a deck stain. It will peel if you do this. Behr, BTW is a very poor stain. It will peel most likely. Terrible rev...

Is this inside or outside?

You cannot coat anything over the Helmsman. You would have to remove that first.

Use primer first, and you will be fine. You need to pressure wash off if you try to strip, and not easy due to the enclosed area.

The easiest would be to prime and paint it over, but it will not look like natural wood. Otherwise, you will need to strip and sand, and this will not...

Armstrong Clark Black Walnut or TWP 1504 Black Walnut.

That looks internal. It may not come out. You can use a dark brown or black color stain to blend.

Yes.

What does it look like when wet with water?

Ready Seal is easy to strip. What stripper did you use? Did you brighten the deck after? The stripper will darken the wood internally, and the brighte...

Brighten after.

Concentrate most of the prep on the horizontal wood. Use a Deck Stripper and pressure washer to remove as much as possible. Let dry and spot sand as n...