: Also, I am building a canoe as a just for fun beater from some free plans I
: downloaded. Anyone know of a good (cheap) paint that will stick to system
: three epoxy?

Exterior latex seems to be the paint of choice for many wooden boat builders, particularly for workboats. I have used it on a couple of boats, and it works fine. Check Jim Michalak's, the Cheap Boat and the MAIB websites.

Chris Luneski