The epoxy fill coat that I did on the hull yesterday smoothed out beautifully as it cured. I couldn’t be happier with the result. I have one little bit of touch up to do on the cockpit coaming, and then the Ronan is ready for varnish!
After the epoxy that I just applied to the hull cures, all that is left to do is sand, then varnish, then sand, then varnish, then sand, then varnish. Repeat until satisfied. Then clean the Ronan inside and out, and install the seat pad, back band, and deck rigging. Then paddle.
Shear line masked right on the edge of the epoxy that I applied yesterday to the deck. This should blend well enough that there will not be a significant bump or trough, and it will be sanded before varnish is applied anyway. Also, I chose to mask right below the shear seam, so that will help hide any imperfections when the kayak is in its normal orientation (deck side up).Shiny!This was applied with a foam roller and tipped off with a 3″ foam brush, as was done with the deck yesterday.
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