In the paint booth waiting for Awlgrip Primer to dry.

We checked back in Seth Vernon to find out where he is with his Beavertail B2 renovation.  The latest updates include a lot of sanding, laying down some Awlgrip Primer, a lively debate about what new deck color should be chosen, a visit to a local fabrication shop for a custom poling platform, a few modifications to the trailer while the primer dries, some coxcombing on the steering wheel and finally back to the sanding to get ready for Awlgrip non-skid.  You can check out a little more of Seth’s renovation on his blog.

Seth Vernon, an excellent Wilmington NC guide walks us through part 1 of his Beavertail B2 skiff renovation - stripping the boat of all the current hardware, SeaDek, sanding the non-skid off and prepping the deck and cockpit for AwlGrip paint and new non-skid.  We’ll check back in next week and see what he’s up too in part II, but in the meantime here’s a few images from part I.

Removing hardware and SeaDek

Making a few modifications to the hull

A few hull modifications

Lots of sanding getting the topside gel coat ready for new Awlgrip

Getting ready for some Awlgrip and new non-skid

We’ll have our hands on sample in a few weeks time for testing but a new repair product claims to be a simple all-in-one solution that fixes, bonds and color matches various type of fiberglass damage.  MagicEzy products include 9 Second Chip Fix and Hairline Fix which come in 11 of
the most popular boat colors and thanks to their revolutionary nano-technology, it can also be used on wood, ceramics, plastic, metal, glass and masonry.  

We hope you enjoy Thanksgiving with your family and friends and maybe even sneak out to run the skiff a little.  Happy Thanksgiving to you from Skiff Republic.