Day 34

It's cold and my epoxy is taking its sweet time curing. Sanding where I can on the bottom and patching places I don't like. After it cures I will give it 1 more sand and a final coat on the bottom before I paint.

Playing with base colors for the boat. I have Earthy Cane gloss drying right now. After it dries I am going to sand off the gloss and see how it looks. It looks kind of green/light brown right now, not sure if I like it. I have also cut out the test stencils for the camo pattern. They are a mimick of Natural Gear.

Day 32 Part 2

Decided to add a barrier coat on the bottom and sides of the boat this evening. Sanded a few places then got started. I used a foam roller and poured out the epoxy onto the surface and rolled it in. 2 more coats to go and a few more places to sand in the corners that are not cured.

Day 32

Removed the excess and did a light sand on the bottom of the pontoons, then epoxied the Kevlar to the bottom today. Time to let it all cure and then do a light sand before the barrier coat is applied.

Went to look at the trailer today and bought it. It is perfect for the boat. Lights, bearings, bearing buddies, jack, bunks/carpet, and paint are all new. The only issue is that the guy painted over surface rust. Eventually I will fix.

Day 31 Part 2

Got off my butt and finished fiberglassing the sides. Tomorrow morning before I go and look at the trailer I will cut back the extra and do the sanding. Then the Kevlar and barrier coat.

Day 31

I finished taping the bottom and sanding all the areas the last 2 days and today I fiberglassed the bottom of the boat, front and back of the pontoons. Hopefully tomorrow I can do the sides. From there it is a quick sand of a few spots then onto the Kevlar and barrier coating.

After it partially dries I will cut back the edges and give it a light sand.


CAMOUFLAGE
I have been thinking about the camouflage and have decided on using the Natural Gear pattern. My kayak was painted in a marsh grass/leaf pattern and it looks great up close; however, once you back away about 20-50 yards it looks like a big blob. Therefore, I am going to go natural as possible and try to break up the shape. I will hunt out if it in the fall and winter so my base color will be brown instead of green. Hopefully up close or far away it will look like an island once the blind is attached.

Going to look at a trailer tomorrow... looks promising.

Day 28

Spent yesterday shopping for a few items. Today I started taping the bottom. Hopefully by tomorrow evening I will have the bottom complete with tape and ready to sand the edges. Saturday will begin the fiberglass cloth.

I also made 3 rod holders out of some old 1 1/2" PVC I had laying around. They are 10" long with a 4" x 1" slit cut down one side.

Day 26

My friend came over today and we flipped the boat over. Time to start the bottom. I epoxy/filled some areas needing filling and sanded a few places. After the fill dries I plan on starting the taping process.

On the front of the pontoons I added a piece of 1/2" plywood to help protect the front from damage. Probably overkill but I don't want to puncture a hole in the pontoon.