First coat of paint

I put the first coat of Rustoleum Marine Topsides Paint on Sunday. It's good to see the boat in a uniform color.

Bottom almost ready to paint

I put the second and last coat of epoxy on the outside of the hull this afternoon. The other day I fitted the keel and glued and screwed it on. I countersunk the screws and then filled the holes with thickened epoxy today before coating it all with epoxy. I will need to sand the filled holes once it cures. I probably ought to give the keel a second coat of epoxy too before I paint.

I bought a gallon of semi-gloss Rustoleum marine paint and one quart of bright red.

I also cut the pattern for my oars and cut the oars to their rough shape. Hopefully I'll have some photos of them next time. I think their going to turn out nicely.

My first boat

This is the best photo I have of the first boat I built. I'm ashamed I don't have one of her in the water. I've christened her "No. 1." She's a Sam Devlin Peeper, about 12', oars are cypress. She rows well, but I want something more substantial that I can stand up in and flounder gig from. I have a design in mind and probably have all the lumber I need to build it. I'm gonna finish Pelican before I get into that though.