6 July 2005
Turned it over, Should get more interesting now!
Had allot of trouble with the paint. I used Interlux Brightside 1 part poly paint. I ordered it over the internet, got the cans, instructions on the can, which no mention is made of in their brochure, say to call the Interlux tech dept. if painting over epoxy resin. nterlux advises priming with their 2 part epoxy primer first which I did. then I thought I would use the recommended primer for Brightside poly paint which came out OK, then I applied the first coat of "Brightside" OK, lightly sanding between coats I went through to the primer in a few spots. applying the second coat of Brightside wherever the Brightside primer was exposed there was a chemical reaction and the 1 part primer bubbled up like I was applying paint remover!
Sanded the boat down, started over, omitting the one part primer recommended for Brightside paint. came out OK.
Another problem I encountered is I wanted to paint the bottom of the boat with conventional paint. Interlux claimed if the boat was left in the water more than 24 hours the Brightside paint would peel off below the water line. anyone out there have words of wisdom? I used Interlux Bottomkote antifouling paint but I didn't want too!
I just started researching outboard motors, the plans call for a short shaft motor. I cut the 'transom knee' to the recommended dimensions, bolted and epoxied in place. I now find out 20" transom height is the norm for modern day motors. If I had looked at motors prior to this step I would of made the Transom Knee quite a bit taller.
