Coating the hull
This step was not covered in the directions that came with the boat. I have some West System 105 laying around and decided to seal the entire hull and deck with it. I applied a coat with a brush, let it set for 24 hours, and wet-sanded it smooth. This was repeated for 3 coats on the bottom (just one coat on the deck since it would be varnished).
I believe the epoxy that Tippecanoe provided is also West System. This is high quality epoxy and is very easy to work with. It does dry rock hard so sanding is a pain. Wet sanding with 220 then 400 for the final coat is recommended.
Later on, the deck received 4 coats of Epifanes Marine Varnish - another high quality product that I highly recommend. It flows nicely and I wet-sanded with 400 grit between each coat (24 drying time between each coat). The last coat was not wet sanded.
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