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I’m in the same proverbial boat here.  Deciding whether to paint the bottom of my aluminum rig or not. I beach the boat on mud and gravel at our cabin and am concerned that even with epoxy coats I’ll get bits where the base protective epoxy layer will get rubbed  through.  Any thoughts whether I sho...

Hi Kevin, Thank you for the reply. I have added a few more pictures to show the deck from the stern up into the bow. The aft deck is welded to the sides and only accessible through the two deck covers. The deck inside the pilot house is open. Though previously closed in with plywood.  the aft deck i...

Thanks for the reply and the welcome. Just about to head to bed and figured I would reply while I’m thinking about the boat, before I fall asleep and start dreaming of the boat. So I’m booked in to have the hull work done in December with a local marine welder. The plan is to skin over the existing ...

Forgot to mention, the last photo is a bit out of date. It was built with an open transom and had an old Honda 4stroke. Got it running so we could do a bit of running with it, but eventually found a used Yamaha 200 over in Haida Gwaii. Pod and swim grid were put on as well closing in the transom. Th...

Hi everyone, First time poster here. I’ve read a lot on these forums, and have found especially helpful the comments of Kevin up in Alaska, learned so much on this forum!  I have a 24.5ft pilothouse we acquired, and I am in the process of making it my PNW dreamboat.  The boat was built by northwest ...