But best of all was the comment from one of our local fishermen, who admired her while I was getting gas for the truck: “Good lookin’ boat ya’ got there, who built it?” “I did” I replied.
The Merry Maid, with two of the author’s grandkids aboard, lies off a Muscongus Bay beach.
the same procedures as with the sides, and before I knew it, the boat had a shape. I was almost ready to turn it over, but still had a bit more work to do before then. I applied a stem band to the outside of the sheathing at the bow and an eye-bolt through the stem for tie-up and towing. I installed spray deflectors over the chines at the bow. I also had to fill in all the screw holes and any cracks, spaces and voids. For this, I simply thickened my epoxy with fairing compound and filled in all the screw holes and cracks. This is another critical step. Any void, bump or dent will be very visible when the boat is painted. Rather than flip the boat several times, I decided to sand and paint the bottom and sides first. I used a clear epoxy primer mixed with a little finish paint and put a coat on the bottom, followed by two finish Perfect way to start the season!
Photo by Tom Wales
coats of my favorite color, electric blue. Now it was time to turn over. Check www.pointseast.com for updates!
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