Sharpie complete and in the water

Cheech · Post by **Cheech** » Sat May 03, 2003 10:19 am

Attached are some pics of my Sharpie. I didnt build the sailing version, just wanted to row around the lake. My wife and neighbors are ammazed at how well it came out.
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<img src ="modules/Upload/cheech/Getting ready.jpg.JPG ">
<img src ="modules/Upload/cheech/Almost in.jpg.JPG ">

karlwms · Post by **karlwms** » Sat May 03, 2003 11:19 am

Good looking boat Cheech.
The page doesn't load correctly for me, so I only get the 1 pic of you rowwing her. But what I see looks fine!

Johnshan · Post by **Johnshan** » Sat May 03, 2003 12:03 pm

Wow thats a great looking boat, awesome job on the paint- looks beautiful.

-John

Cheech · Post by **Cheech** » Sat May 03, 2003 2:03 pm

Thanks for the great praise. Now that shes complete I guess I'll just have to start another project.

With so many designes the hard part is figuering out which one to build next.

PJPiercey · Post by **PJPiercey** » Sat May 03, 2003 8:42 pm

Looks great! Your boat came out very nice. It looks like a super rowing boat. From the pictures it looks a lot like a dory style. Tell me about your paint. What brand did you use and how did you apply it?

Paul Piercey

Post by **jacquesmm** » Mon May 05, 2003 10:03 am

I love the color scheme. It cleverly detracts attention from the fiberglass tape egdes and is very elegant. Great job, thanks for the pictures.

Cheech · Post by **Cheech** » Mon May 05, 2003 6:06 pm

Thanks again.
Cost was a factor so I went and got a gallon of porch paint for the white. The red was on sale a local marine store, so i got a quart of that for the sides. It was rolled on with a foam roller and leveled out with a foam brush. It wouldnt win any contests for smoothness, but for the backyard it works.
Noticed the tape, ey. I scraped and sanded and scraped and sanded and still coundnt get it as smooth as i wanted. I also wanted to get her in the water fast, so that might have had something to do with it.

Leon_Steyns · Post by **Leon_Steyns** » Mon May 05, 2003 6:45 pm

Great looking boat! Never would have spotted the tape and even then she looks better than many production boats...

Greets, Leon Steyns.

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