Interior and deck

Have started on the interior paint and attaching the decking.

The WR-LPU works best if thinned a little and painted indoors!  roller and foam brush seems to be a very good approach.  You are looking at 3 coats of LPU over 2 coats of primer for the interior. 

May 9, 2015 - 

Some photos of the progress below.  I did finally have a layer of varnish not set off and remain gummy on one of the wood pieces.  There are two causes for this:  1.  not removing the blush from the epoxy being varnished over.  2.  Not stirring up a new can of varnish (the oils separate out).  Found a simple fix by removing the old varnish with mineral spirits and then scraping with a scraper and then cleaning with lacquer thinner.  15 minutes time lost.  

Swim ladder is on as well as motor board placed.  The entire interior now has a coating of epoxy on it.  Will do another coat prior to priming and painting with the WR-LPU.  

May 15, 2015

Finished painting the interior, and am now focusing on the deck.  

the Environmental Police came today and inspected the hull and issued a Hull ID number.  It is now an official boat.  

Some of the varnish did not set up over previously epoxied surfaces.  I had to scrape, sand, and then wash with soap and water to get the amine blush off, then revarnished.  It is setting up much better now.  ( I did add a splash of Japan Drier to the mix as well.) 

Update:  it is still a tad gummy one week later...I may need to switch brands of varnish, this is not working right.  Paint is so much easier.  

May 22, 2015 update

Finally attached the rear deck to the hull.  All the big parts are done now with only the coaming and the rub rails left as far as the hull is concerned.  I am very tempted to finish the deck clear as it looks terrific right now, However, that is more maintenance than I really want to get into. The WR-LPU is way more durable and looks good as well.  Tomorrow, I will sand and attempt to get a fair surface for primer down.  Would be nice to get a coating of primer on the hull, as many small parts need to get their final coat and I refuse to mix a small batch of this due to the expense of the paint. 

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