Maintaining boat after winter storage

Hey all, looking  for some advice on what to do to maintain  this boat after winter storage . I am a complete  novice in all of this and figured it would  be best to ask those that know. I I tried to do some research on my own but ended up confused so definitely would appreciate some help. I bought  this boat last spring and have had no issues on numerous days in still water and rivers. Structurally as far as I can tell everything seems good. I have attached  some pictures as visual  reference. For the most part this boat is used for fishing and not intended to be a Showboat just so you are aware of the attentions of the outcome of what I'm hoping for.

My first question  would  be that since this boat is painted an application of Dalys SeaFin Teak oil to the interior is not applicable correct?

2. I have a friend that suggested that we use a liquid sander to remove paint to get down to the wood but this didn't seem right to me. Am I correct or is that an option for removal of the paint if I decided to go that route?

3. Am I correct  in assuming if I'm happy with the paint on the outside of the boat  that I just need to apply a clear coat over the top to help maintain the boat?

  -  If so what brand would one recommend?

4. The interior of the boat looks like it has little  wood exposure through the paint in crack like areas As shown in attached photo. 

    - do I just simply paint over? If so again what would one recommend?

    - would a clear  coat be efficient for another season?

5. The bottom  of the boat is  shown in attached  photos .

This last fall I fished with Tracy who had been the owner of Adipose Boatworks he had recommended that I use a Teflon coating on the bottom of the boat. I had looked at adipose Boatworks website and could only find them offering a service to apply it but couldn't find a product. In my search I did come across  an advertisement  for  Interlux VC Underwater  Epoxy  Bottom  Paint. Is this something that is applicable for my boat?

 - What would  one recommend  I do to the bottom?

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Permalink Reply by JACOB LANG on April 2, 2022 at 2:15pm

Additionally  photos  of bottom 

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Permalink Reply by Eric Loudenslager on April 3, 2022 at 2:24pm

If that were my boat the first thing I would do is check all over for soft areas in the plywood, gently poking with a nail or other sharp pointy thing.  You are searching for rot in the plywood.  Especially on the bottom, around frames, and chine.

The point of looking for rot is to determine how much work might be required.  If too much is needed you may consider minimal structural and cosmetic upgrades and use the boat until it is no longer seaworthy.

You show a picture of the interior with “checking” in the plywood.  You could sand those areas, fill the checking with epoxy or other exterior fairing compound and then repaint.  The boat is likely to have been painted with marine oil paint.  That would be the best for re-coating.  It is unnecessary to remove all the paint and start over.


Same goes for the exterior coating.  Sand, fair, repaint.

The bottom appears to have been covered with fiberglass, could have been applied with epoxy or another type of resin.  There seems to be a few holes in the glass, and the glass is worn to wood along the edge.  I suspect that is at the stern?

This could be a location where water could penetrate and soak into the bottom plywood leading to rot.  This failing of the bottom should be repaired.  First though, everything needs to be dry.  Do searches on this site and others for epoxy/glass repairs.

Permalink Reply by JACOB LANG on April 3, 2022 at 9:29pm

Hey Eric thank you for your help 

Yes it is the stern

I will begin  researching  the epoxy/glass repair , as well as the checking  on the interior  plywood.

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