Look at me and my shiny red hull.This is just the first coat. Tommorow the second coat goes on after a light sanding. Then the anti-fouling.I still have to stick the new plywood ceiling to the deck head. I also have to finish off the engine compartment deck. Somehow.
It is all fun.
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I have a 1969. I had a 1/4" layer of veneered plywood with plenty of bright bits and screws. I cut it out at the bulkhead. I then sanded, fair just a little and rolled a layer of epoxy and then painted the ceiling and sides bright white. I removed the vinyl from the sides as well and left it a little rough (left the dry weave did not fill it in, just tried to get most of the dried glue off. A few layers of primer and paint latter it looks great. (used the ceiling piece to make "sideboards" to replace the vinyl covered stock ones.
I ended up over-drilling all of the thru deck mounting holes and filling with thickened epoxy. I had some rot under the stantions and replaced the core. I also ended up using g-10 to raise the stantion locations since the were mounted in the gutter and it rains a lot. good luck.
the best thing I did for the interior of the boat was take out the "homecenter". The thing takes up so much space. You end up moving around it. I have rubbermaids under the table (usually kept down and tied off)
I had thought of making a replacement sink, but I use a bucket for dishes and such now, -and a cooler under the ladder.
The benefits are better use of the port side storage (where the sink discharge is), a full length bunk, and I can pack the cooler anywhere and clean it at home.
My wife also wants to get rid of the galley area too. If we have the boat another season that will be next winters project...Allan
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