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Sinkboxes have been outlawed here in MD for a very, very, long time. A layout boat persay, is a boat that has no power. Sits low in the water to avoid from being detected from on-coming waterfowl. They have no rocker to the botom . They are 100% flat for stability. They are pretty wide. I have seen ...

Thanks Jacques. I will check into the sources that you listed. I looked at Sam's stuff. Nothing there will work "right".

Pimping.............whatever.

What are the chances of designing a layout style duck hunting boat. An example of such boat can be seen at the website called "The Mighty Layout Boys". Basiclly it's a pumpkin seed shaped boat. Flat bottom. No propulsion. Able to hold two hunters. This boat is used for open water hunting. ...

You'll be fine with stain under epoxy. Just coat the epoxy topcoat with a QUALITY varnish.

You'll be ok, go ahead and do it.

Here soon I'll be heading to Manitoba.

Laporter, Hows the weather up there ?? I'll be heading North here real shortly ?

I've never shot S3 products. I would consult the manufactuer. BUT, with my experience with experimenting with different paints (lacquer, enamel, oil based, etc) it should be ok. 1.8's are primarily used for "filler primers" in body shops. Those products are pretty high solids. I guess it w...

Ditto what shine said. I used this process. Works great. What you are left with after removal of plastic is a slick, smooth surface. Try it you'll be impressed

I prefer to shoot with gravity feed HVLP guns. Better feel. I have painted quite a few cars and trucks. Getting ready to shoot my 51' chevy truck BLACK !! You want to talk about getting the surface right for paint. Try shooting black. Siphon feeds will work just fine if the user is on a budget. Ther...

Just wanted to say, from all of the advice I read on this forum, the advice I read coming from the owner(s) of this company (Bateau2), and from seeing examples of peoples work, the past couple days and weeks have been very rewarding inthe boat shop. I finished fairing last night. Well 95% of it. Wen...