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I waited until the boat was shaded to put on a second coat. It worked better.

I’m using a 4” foam roller. It turned out better than what i thought. I’ve done 2 coats and have enough paint for a 3rd. I’ve got my daughter rolling and I’m coming right behind her so it’s not drying as fast.

Thanks ! I went to the hardware store and asked the paint Dept what I needed, I bought a fine bristle brush and he too suggested to thin the paint. I thinned and used the fine brush but it seemed to dry really quickly. It was sunny and the tin was getting pretty warm. It was the 1st coat, so...

Am I using the wrong brush? I'm using a disposable brush from Ace.

I'm using Rustolium topside paint over self etching primer. I've sanded the primer with 200 sandpaper. When I roll and tip. There are still brush marks in the paint. I'm barely running the brush over the paint. Am I putting too thin a coat on? This is for the 1st coat. Will I need to sand...

I will probably use this https://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/marine-coatings/topside-paint/ About half the price of the total boat.

Thank you sir! Boat looks great. How long has the Rust-Oleum lasted?

I've got all the metal on the topside sanded and primed with the self etching primer. I was going to paint with Rust-Oleum. Do I need to put another regular primer coat down before the Rust-Oleum? Thanks for the help.

Thanks for the info TF!

I'm fixing to do the same with mine. I would like more info on the drainage mats.

Congratulations!

Thanks Dale and lcksts. Should I be looking for SS 316 or is there a better grade?

I'm rebuilding the transom on a Tracker Deep V17. It originally had bolts going through the transom and I was thinking on using rivets instead. The Phillips heads of the bolts got all chewed up and we're a pain to get out. I was looking at replacing the with hex head bolts or the closed end...

More tear out. The previous owner put more plywood (non-coated or painted) over the original. The foam was waterlogged. It’s going to rain all weekend so I’m not sure if i will get more done.

I've got the same problem. Do you use brazing rods to fill in the holes once cleaned out? That's want I was planning to do.

I had planned on using epoxy resin, so how much will the epoxy add to the width of the boards. I assume 1/2" I good and the epoxy may add 1/16"?

Tracker Deep Pro V17 has a channel the transom fits into. It is 1 1/4" thick. I was thinking on using 1/2" plywood epoxy resin'd together with fiberglass cloth sandwiched between the sheets. Then covering all sides with fiberglass cloth. Is this overkill? How thick is the fiberglass...

Can you use the old decking as a template and use it to drill the new rivet holes?

I plan on putting a nonslip flow coat on and putting the rails back on. I'm not a big fan of carpet.

So, i figured it out... I started taking working on rebuilding the transom. You have to take the back side rails and inner rail off to get the transom out/in. While i was doing that, i took all the rails off.