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Wire brush until shiny, put masking tape on the outside, and skim the pitted/pinhole areas with JB weld made for aluminum. Once it's...

You want thin epoxy. One that will penetrate and "tooth" into the wood fibers, not sit on top like gel.

Grainger?

I've been working on mine a bit. Did the floor, etc... Turning out pretty well so far. Don't mind the PVC frame... I need to go heavier...

That would be very helpful to have, especially next to the seat area. But probably it would just tempt people to put stuff there and...

Rustoleum Aluminum Primer is white: Possibly they make other colors. I've seen white, gray, green and yellow for aluminum, but not...

The other day, I installed a 2nd battery and switch to the 16. I've needed that for awhile. Then, I sanded and painted my 60 Johnson...

Unfortunately, that outer edge is pretty much flush. If you set something there and a wake goes by, you will probably lose it. Believe...

Decided to clean up my beater a little and paint my engine's top cowling. I did this because we had some guests coming from the...

I’m thinking I’d like to give your process a try. What kind of rust-oleum paint do you use?

Congrats The paint job looks crisp, and that satin finish paint looks stealthy. Very nice! How did you like the spraying process...

Well I finished the boat finally and took it out on the lake today. For my first time painting a boat and using a paint sprayer I’m...

I’m gonna go with rustoleum and have it tinted to whatever color I decide also bought a cheap paint sprayer so we’ll see how that turns...

My current boat has very wide, structural gunwales, probably 6" wide, They greatly stiffen the hull. This boat is much stiffer than...

AAAHHHH.... That makes sense. All of mine have the valve right in the fitting that screws/presses into the hole, and I just assumed...