So this old boat has two full coats of ALUTHANE inside and out. Next, I wanted to really put something tough on this boat. I wanted to make sure it was sealed up with no leaks and I literally painted on next two new hulls, one inside and one on the outside. So I went with a super high quality industrial epoxy made by Sherwin Williams that I found on craigslist for like $50.00 for 2 full gallons.
I wanted an epoxy that had some flexibility capabilities to flex with the hull, as well as super hard scratch resistant properties too. This epoxy is used on water towers, bridges, industrial plants, etc. so it was some tough stuff! I put two coats on the outside of the boat covering every inch under the top rail, and on the inside of the boat I only put it on up to the bench seat brackets well above the water line as shown here:
Epoxy on top of ALUTHANE. Now I am up to 4 coats of paint inside and out.
I forgot to mention this so I will add it in here... I was advised that once I was finished with the epoxy to then go back over the epoxy with one or two coats of ALUTHANE since it sticks to epoxy better than the enamel does. So that is what I did, and then applied the top coats.
My buddy the previous owner had installed some oar lock brackets using rustable steel nuts and bolts and it caused galvinic corrosion eating through the hull around the washer. So after painting the boat with a white industrial enamel, I reinstalled the oar lock brackets using all aluminum hardware this time, including some custom made aluminum washers I made myself to cover over the hull damage:
And finished it up to look like this, and sealed these up with 3M 5200 marine sealant.
I had to sit the freshly painted boat outside on the ground while I modified and adjusted the trailer to fit this boat. I had to take the axle off and drill out the frame and move the axle and suspension back towards the outboard because I am using a hefty 2003 Yamaha 25 4 stroker and it made the back of the boat so heavy it was out of balance. So moving the axle and suspension back was my only solution. I also had to install new skids under the boat and move around some of the rollers to fit this boat.
Freshly painted with a Sherwin Williams gloss white industrial enamel.
