Primer, Paint...Primer, Paint

After the filler was dry, the sanded and varnished gunnels were reattached. The keel and the brass half oval stem band/keel band were also sanded and installed on a layer of Dolfinite Bedding Compound.

The hull was then lightly sanded and primered with Interluxe Pre-Kote Primer for One-Part Finishes. The primer was applied on a warm day and the brush strokes didn't flow out as well as hoped. I thought that the following coats of Interluxe Brightside Polyurethane paint would fill the imperfections in, but didn't. After three coats of Brightside paint, I decided to sand the hull down and smooth out the primer and start the painting process over again.

When the sanding was completed, some of the grey filler was showing through the white primer. In hind sight, I should have re-primered the grey areas because it took five coats of yellow paint to cover up the light and dark shadowing. I used almost three quarts of paint on this canoe and would have expected to use just one.