a wuestion for the boat people

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george w

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Hey, regarding the inside of the hull, do you epoxy, paint or both?
Does using in salt or fresh water determine which way you go?
Thanks for any info.
 
I epoxyed the inside of mine. Two coats, but no fiberglass.
Should also add that I did use bed liner over the epoxy.
 
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George,
Really need more information. What type of wood construction is being used? Is the boat dried out between use in a garage?
 
On my BBSB refurb, I only used epoxy on the outside of the hull. 2 layers of 6oz cloth, top and bottom, and about 5 coats of epoxy (way overkill). Outside looks like a fiberglass hull, no evidence of the planks still seen. I would not make it so heavy if I was to do it again. On the inside I painted everything with oil based paint. White rustoleum anywhere the birds can't see to reflect light well, and FME everywhere else. I store the boat in a tent. If I come home with ice in the boat, I will park it in the garage and turn on the heat to melt the ice. I sponge out the water, and place a box fan across the oars over the cockpit, blowing in. I will run that for a couple days during the week until she is all dried out. My thought on paint and not epoxy inside, is I knew I would never get everything sealed, and then if water got in, maybe it could not get out.

I might do it different with new construction, and certainly would with a plywood stitch and glue build.

Whatcha building?
 
when you say oil based any kind better than others
and can i get it at homedepot or lowes as i need to
do the same thing to my bbsb and would like to pick it up in the morning

thanks
 
John, Rustoleum from HD is what I used. That was the white up under the decks, and any place not visible to the ducks. Do it now before you put all the planks on.
 
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