Alright Guys here we go..
I was able to get started on the project this weekend! I found the primer and paints at a combination of Wal Mart and AutoZone. Primer was the Duplicolor self etching primer (green). On the interior of the boat I used Duplicolor acrylic enamel and the interior bottom I used the Duplicolor spatter Paint (trunk paint) On the exterior of the boat I used Duplicolor acrylic enamel.

I have not painted the Hull yet and I am not sure if I should. I would like to go with a light grey but am afraid that the paint will not be durable enough. Please tell me your thoughts on this.

Light blue 2 small cans.
Dark blue 1 large can
Grey 2 large cans
spatter paint (floor) 5 cans
White 2 large cans.
Primer 4 cans.

I have also started the framing for the deck. Please letme know what you think and here are some photos...

Looks great!

Anyone?

Victor,
The shot from the outside looks good. Can you take closeup of the inside? How is the framing coming along?

The paint job looks really nice. Keep the pictures coming.

Looking good! Looking forward to more pics as you progress!

That looks great nice job man

You plan sounds good - keep us updated

Some of you may already know this, I used the duplicolor spatter paint for the bottom interior of my boat I went out this weekend and much of the paint washed right off! I know that it was not acrylic enamel but I thought since it was trunk paint it would be durable. I was wrong. The rest of the paint looks great so, lesson learned. more pics to come.

Sorry to hear it. You learn something new every day......

Sorry to hear about the paint problem, Victor.

I have started to lay some carpet, before I went too far I snapped these photos of the back decking...this section is 2x4's and 1/2" plywood

That's nice woodworking!

Wow man awesome! Is it going to be removable?

yes Jim I wanted to make it removable since I am getting some water. I hope I can just remove the floors and open the rear and front hatches to dry it out until I can figure a way to seal the bottom. also I might want to deck the whole front when the boys get bigger.Any opinions welcome!!

Did you find the source of where the water comes in?

No I haven't but when I do what would be my next move? I filled it with water in the beginning and none leaked out.so I took it out and I saw water coming in at the plug so I went and bought a new one which was very tight I then painted the bottom (interior) and took it out again more water, and I ruined the paint.

It was coming in from where the plug was? Or around the plug...the aluminum part?

Since you put it that way I guess I should look a little more closely. I have to laugh at my ignorance!!

Once you find it a little J-B Weld will fix you up

If you still can't identify the problem area after re-checking the drain plug area you can always got the steelflex route. This stuff looks bad a$$ once dried on the hull. All rivets and seams get encased beneath a tough hard shell of this stuff.

The best part is the price, it's some of the cheapest stuff of it's kind that i've found. 42$ per gallon is best price around IMHO plus if you don't need a whole gallon you can buy it by the quart. Can't do that with Gluvit and other brands and they go for 100$ bucks or better a gallon.

Good luck with the leak....i can recall the every couple hour ritual of bailing out my old jon -never agian

I called Fasco today and they said the price was 99.00 a gallon is there somewhere else you are getting this stuff?

Ok Fasco is the right place. There are 2 version of the Steelflex - the one that I bought was the Steelflex 9X



You need to tell them that you want the old Steelflex 9X - the stuff that has been around since the 60's and that does not have teflon in it. The 100$ a gallon stuff is the newer stuff and is suppose to be super slick, hence the teflon & possibly other additives and also the much heftier price tag. The old stuff is still nice and slick IMHO, it's not like it dries rough or anything like that.

1 gallon of the old Steelflex 9X was $42.00 + $7.00 4 oz jar of gray pigment and i think it cost like $15.00 to have it shipped. You will have to send them either a check or money order in the mail as they don't accept credit cards. On the plus side though they ship it out as soon as they receive a check and the customer service has been outstanding every time I called with questions.

New Pics!

Nice work, and pics. Thanks for posting!