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Hull with two coats of clear epoxy.
Squeegee as much as you can. Get a thin even
coat of resin on all areas.
Use a small acid brush to get the edges.
Scrape as much resin as possible. You just
want to wet the wood with resin, any excess will
just have to be sanded off later.
This first coat is easy, as the wood will darken
as it gets wetted with resin.
When you are sure that all areas on the top and
sides are covered, let it cure overnight.
When cured, sand lightly with 180. Just make it
smooth. It’s ok if you sand through the resin on
this coat.
When done, blow the dust off and do the
bottom.
When the bottom is cured, sand with 180.
Repeat the whole thing for the second coat, only
this time, after the second coat has cured, sand
with 220 wet.
Sand with a bucket of water, a dribbling hose or
in your bathtub.
Use one of those rubber sanding blocks.
Don’t worry about the hull, it’s waterproof now…
Sand the inside of the hull too.
Sand until all areas are smooth, but don’t sand
through to the wood. If you do, you have to re-
coat the area with resin, and re-sand.
Strakes
The VBox features turning strakes on the bottom.
These help the smooth bottom “grip” the water
when the boat turns, minimizing slide.
These are necessary for the hull to turn, so don’t
skip this step.
The strakes come pre cut, but must be rounded on
the front.
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