What kind of paint did you use on the Wherry? You might consider painting the fiberglassed hull with System 3 LPU paint, followed by a clear coat. That combination should be much more durable than regular one-part paints, but still reasonably easy to apply. Others on this forum have had very good success with S3's LPU products.

: 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