Paint job

 It's been a while - like two years - since I've updated this blog.  My apologies... COVID and life got in the way.

With a return to a more normal practice schedule, the launch deserved a coat of paint.  After doing quite a bit of research on painting epoxy, and stumbling onto Andy's excellent youtube channel ¨Boatworks today¨ I started ordering product.  Painting was a 4 week affair, mostly due to weather, drying time and what my shoulders would tolerate.  But at the end of the day, I'm very pleased with the result!  BTW, the _goal_ was serviceable paint that would stand up to daily launch/retrieves by a bunch of teenagers, getting banged into, and passing the '30 foot test' (looking pretty good at 30 feet). 

Bare glass - sanded, but definitely not smooth.

Stern view of the same. 


10x10 canopies over the hulls, set up in the driveway.  My sainted wife kinda tolerated it. 
Starting to lay down Totalboat Totalfair to smooth the hull.  Super product.  

Hulls off the deck and set on trailer/a couple of 2x4s allows work on the outside of both hulls.



Fairing complete, Totalboat Surfacing primer applied (3 coats)




Waterline masked
Lots of paint and tape.

Several coats of Alexseal 501 Topcoat on the bottom.
View from the bow


Flip, tape, start laying down lots of white Alexseal Topcoat 501 still using 4¨ Redhead rollers

No buff high gloss finish.  It'll get buffed out this fall and any touchups done.

Bolting the hulls to the deck, thanks to the conscripted neighbors!


Installing store bought access hatch covers in hulls
Sand coat no-skid paint on decks
Ready to launch!
Pleased with how this came out.  The console and seat may get lowered a bit.  It's comfortable, but looks a little tall.  Power is from a Torqeedo 4.0 with a custom 100AH battery.  At cruising speed of ~6mph, it consumes about 850 watts.  Since we don't run continuously, we can usually get almost a week out of a single charge before swapping battery packs (no onsite charge capability)


Out doing what we do - chasing kayaks!


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