Hello All,

I'm Kai, I've been working on a 16 footer on and off for about three years now. Finally got it in the water and it feels great. I've been meaning to introduce my self for some time now and thought I'd do it with a question but since you all covered everything in the forums so thoroughly I never got a chance. Well here she is with my building partner. Thanks for all the helpful information, great site!

On another note, I build surfboards for fun too and use an epoxy called resin research. I'm not affiliated with this company at all but thought it could be useful for boats. The cool thing is that it cures clear (no amber tint) and comes with a UV protectant so varnishing isn't necessary. I don't know how it bonds to wood or how it flexes and I was too chicken to use it on my boat (I went traditional - west system and varnish), but it might be a real time saver. 

Lastly, I have some really nice Oregon drift boat images from the 40s that I scanned and cleaned up with photoshop. I know this isn't the place but I can't get the classifieds to open for me - I sell high quality prints of these images. If anyone is interested you can message me. Sorry for the advert!

Thanks again,

Kai