Painting the Hull
Looks like it's been about 15 months since my last post, so you could say it's past time to update! I want to make sure I carry this blog through to the end (if there really ever is one on a project like this). We've probably all seen blogs and forum entries where people are all excited about their projects and post progress then...nothing. Did they lose interest in the project, or their audience, or circumstances changed, or die? I don't want to be that guy. Here's what I've been up to with the boat since June 2018. Took her out 5 times in 2018: twice on fresh water and three times in the Salish Sea, and had a blast. During the last trip, in October 2018, I launched at Anacortes and the motor pooped out about half a mile from the dock; I was able to nurse it back to shore after multiple stops and starts. Spent some of the winter troubleshooting the motor and replacing pretty much all of the ignition parts. Tested the boat on Lake Stevens three time in