Progress has been slow due to health reasons. I have gotten the top skin sheeting glued on, engine mount assembled and fitted, and I put the first coat of dyed epoxy on the bottom keel of the boat. I didn't dye the epoxy real dark for the first coat since it'll need more than a couple thin coats to be well waterproofed. I'll dye one or two more coats and do a final coat of clear. All surfaces of the boat will be just clear epoxy except for the keel. The reason I'm dying the epoxy on the keel is because I had to make 1/16" plywood from 3/16" plywood and the top ply got a little thin allowing the glue that holds the separate plies together to show through the top veneer.
I'm still planning to use a .45 SuperTigre Diesel conversion engine on this boat which will either have a 3-blade 12x6 or 13x6 2-blade prop.
Last edited by 1QwkSport2.5r; 12-01-2015 at 04:03 PM.