Hello. It's been more than a year since I posted here. I was building the Wineglass Wherry then. I am slowly getting ready to build a Pygmy Coho. Hopefully I'll get to start around September. My wherry was painted on the outside and after a year of use it shows many scratches of landings on the rocky shores of Maine Lakes and rivers. I was wondering whether the hull would hold up better to scratches had I painted the wood first and glassed over afterwards. One obvious argument is that the epoxy would not bond to painted wood but I was wondering whether anyone has done that with success?

Thanks,

Rene Braun

P.S. Here is a picture from last weeks trip to Lobster Lake