Final paint of bottom and above the water line.
I started by carefully masking the top off leaving about an 1/8" down on each side. This will be left as varnished wood. I put gold automotive vinyl pin striping below this gunwale line later on.
I then used a red oxide automotive primer to do the whole hull.
I masked off the sides and painted the bottom a burgundy matte (to simulate red oxide bottom paint). In hindsight, I should have just left it primed with the primer.
Once dry, the bottom and top were masked off and the sides were painted dark navy blue.
I finished up with using the blue pin striping that came with the kit as a water line boot top, and gold 1/8" automotive pin stripes for just below the gunwale.
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