Primer Coat #1

So the paint process has begun. Pretty excited by the fact that I can see light at the end of the tunnel, but I also realize that there is still a ton of finish work ahead.

Before the paint could actually be put down I had to put a little more glass down on a low spot at the edge of the tunnel. I also needed to reglass the strakes in order to reinforce them. Of course, after the epoxy cured I had to grind all the edges down in order to avoid more fairing later. Also, Beau recommended using epoxy paint as the primer without thinning it. The paint went on super thick, and filled in some of the low spots, which will save on fairing compound later.

Here's the boat after I prepped it to be painted.

And after primer coat.