"Will get some photos together. I am going for the worst "before" picture. Scott"

"Hi Rick, There were a few grub looking things, should have saved them. When I was dealing with all of the rot, I fortunately found Greg Tatman. He was working on a boat damaged in a long rapid while the boat was submerged. He showed how to make…"

"   Donnie,    I will figure out how to post before and after photos. Just do not expect my photos to be like the awesome Jayson Hayes shots in this thread. Maybe I can use photoshop. Or maybe all of the beautiful boats were…"

"Hi Donnie, David has been giving me some answers amout finishing my Tatman 17. Good info. My boat bottom and six inches up the sides was compost. Complete with mushrooms, insects, etc. I can share from a novice viewpoint. Just shout.    …"

"Perfect, I will keep in touch with my progress. Thanks"

"Sounds good, thanks for the ideas."

"Yes, to prevent epoxy sags, do it on a horizontal surface. If you have to di it vertically, do several thin coats...or let it sag, use a cabinet scraper to get the big boogs, fair with a longboard, and do a thin final fill coat with a squeegee to…"

"Thanks Shawn +Jayson, I do not want to do something that reduces my options. If one coat of epoxy does not seem adequate. I can add another for the checking. Skip the wood flour.    To avoid epoxy running down the sides, do you tip the…"

"Blush is a nasty pain in the butt.One doesn't have to use non-blushing epoxy.  It comes off quite easily with warm soapy water...wipe the majority off while it's still hot/wet and it will come off on the rag.  A final hot water…"

"I don't like that plywood checks.  I am glassing EVERY surface in my dory except for my gunnels.  I think epoxy + wood dust is just a bandaid.  I'd recommend using thinned epoxy to really saturate, or use small quantities of…"

"Scott, make sure you use a non blushing epoxy or you will be on the hook for a lot of extra work when it comes to prepping for paint and varnish. System 3 silver tip is great for this, west system is not unless you use the 207 and even that can be…"

"    Thanks Shawn   I  need to fill some checking plywood and will do that with epoxy+wood dust.   I might as well add another layer of epoxy after the first thickened exterior batch. I planned to epoxy the floor before…"

"If you're doing a varnish finish, be neat with the epoxy.  Varnish looks different over epoxy than over bare wood...so either mask off the scarfs when you epoxy them and keep the outside of the wood all dry and ready for varnish...or sand…"