From what I remember, it looked really good, and I didn't notice any scratches (at least on the deck - I didn't see the hull). In all fairness, it was painted white, so even if there were some scratches through to the primer, they would have been difficult to find. I'll send some email to the builder and see if I can get some direct feedback.

Ross

: Ross,

: It seemed that you were impressed with the paint on the Chris
: Cunningham-design kayak you saw at a symposium/rendezvous. How well, from
: what you saw on that boat, does the 1-part poly paint hold up? I ask
: because Chris Cunningham's kayak is used in this month's Sea Kayaker
: magazine in the towing rig article, and it looks rather rough. I think he
: used a white primer with a red topcoat, and it looks like there are a lot
: of dings where the primer is showing through. Granted, this is the same
: kayak he built for the Fall '94 issue, so it's been used quite a bit. I
: find it interesting that this seems to be his primary kayak. It's the one
: in the picture in the editor's article at the start of every issue...

: Dean