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ericleif wrote::) no danger of that. As soon as it’s ready, I’m gonna start sailing my heart out!
A good friend, we've known each other for 47 years, has a philosophy that I agree with -

when he buys a new truck he does two things -
  • throws a bunch of shovels and rakes into the bed to scratch it up.
  • drives down a narrow forest road with overhanging branches to put some slight scratches along the side

boats, like trucks, are tools and are to be used! i follow his model and did the same when I bought a new truck in 2016. my '83 M17 has plenty of 'beauty marks' :lol:
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And the hull is done, 3 layers of paint painted, tape taken off

I used interlux perfection (2 part). It’s not bad to work with but I put it on too thick I think. It’s ripple-y and I got a bunch of sags under the chines/gunwales. Next time (top sides) I’m going to roll out thinner, and...use a bit more thinner.

My Tyvek suit, debased and rejected (and airing out):
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Maybe the best piece of safety equipment I’ve purchased below. I have a half mask that never quite fit right, but this mask seals so well and is so comfortable.. I really, really, really, regret not buying this sooner...
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One more of the hull (I love this juicy color):
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Well, I just finished painting everything top sides (still need to varnish exposed wood parts). Phew! It was hard, maybe the hardest part of the build for me. I did it all at once for various reasons, but not sure I’d recommend it :|

I used some primer underneath and 3 coats of paint on top of that, and it seemed like 3 was the min. needed to cover the darker spots, and corners, fillets etc. that are harder to paint. It seemed like it took about 17-18 oz per coat (the hull took about 8 per coat). That 17-18 includes painting the rudder, centerboard cap and B3 hatches. I mixed 3 batches per coat and started with inertior of cuddy, then behind coaming (slow, hard parts first), then seat tops, transom, coaming, seat longitudinals and finally the sole. I did the last bit of the sole near the transom from outside the boat, and then painted everything else starting with the cabin top.

It was a good experience, and here are some things I learned:

Filling screw holes on the deck (glossy paint is unforgiving!) could have been done better without any more work. I think if I had filled and scraped/sanded them down to level after the deck already had a couple layers of well cured epoxy, it would have prevented the raw, soft wood from being worn away around the screw hole areas which ended up leaving little dips.

I’m stingy and wanted to use the foam roller and tip off brush as long as possible, but when I switched to new ones mid-batch, the results were much better.

I did try to control dust a bit (despite building in a dirt floor garage), but simply wiping off the next surface to be painted right before painting that area made a big difference and only took 2 seconds - didn’t realize that until the end.

So far the build has been about process and anticipation, but as soon as the paint goes on, all of the sudden, it’s a material object...a boat in a garage which is both exciting and weird.
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I splurged on a bronze star : )
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After painting the hull I waited a week for the paint to cure before taping off the hull to paint the deck. Now I’m waiting again before taping off the deck and other parts in order to varnish the exposed wood.

It’s a good time to finish up details like this:

Making turn-dog/latches from 1/4” Delrin, for my Russell Brown style hatches on B3...
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Eric, This is the finest level of finish work I've ever seen on a Scamp build. You've done a most excellent job and one of which you should be very proud.
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Hi Eric,

The quality of your construction and the smoothness and shine of your joints and paint looks to be truly second to none. Wow, I am impressed.

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Hey Brent and Jason - Thank you for those words! That means a lot!

It’s been great building along side both of you, and your inspiring blogs. I’m really greatful our builds overlapped in time.
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...more details...instead of making wood risers for the cabin top hardware, I laminated 1/4” Delrin left overs that I will shape later. That way no layers of epoxy/paint are necessary to seal, just shape and install. So far, I’ve had good luck gluing slippery plastic like this by roughing up, wiping with alcohol, and brushing with propane flame right before epoxying.
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