Finishing Touches

Well, it worked! The veneer is attached, and now it's time to pull all those staples, and to sand!

Just don't get too carried away, otherwise you'll sand right though, and it'll look like this...

Once the sanding is done, and you've convinced your apprentice/dad that he needs to put the sander down comes the most rewarding part of the process, seeing the boat shine. To finish the hull, we used West System 207 epoxy. This has a built in UV protector which will keep the epoxy from going bad. The hull was wiped down, and then the painting began.

Yeah, it looks like that. We put several coats on, so expect to be at this stage for a few days.