I finished it just in time for a camping trip with my Dad and brothers. I'm pretty sure the last coat of brightside was still curing as I drove it to the park. We put it in the water yesterday morning and I couldn't believe how smooth it paddled. I had a lot of fun building it and learned a lot during th process. Thanks CLC!
Mark Steele
Beautiful! I like the look of the white hull and natural strip planking on the topside.
Nice work. Is the black on the deck painted or stained?
Brightside takes a couple of weeks to fully cure, so you are probably right about it not being cured at launch.
-Wes
Thanks for the kind words. The dark areas are walnut strips from CLC (I built from a kit). The light are white cedar. No stain was used. The walnut looks almost black next the cedar in the photo. In reality, it is a deep chocolate brown. I liked the contrast between the two colors and chose to go with just the two colors instead using the "medium" (red cedar, I believe) strips as well.
The original plan was to finish the entire thing 'bright'. However, due to some overzealous sanding, I chose to go with the white hull/cockpit. I actually think it looks better this way than it would have as a bright hull. I hosed it off when I got home today and noticed a few scratches and scars in the white. So, yes, I agree that the brightside wasn't fully cured. I'll probably end up sanding and putting another coat on it this fall.
Mark
Thats very nice indeed. I'm a huge fan of paint on the hull to contrast with the deck.