> I'm lining up my Winter building projects, and one is Sea Kayaker
> Magazine's S&G Greenland kayak. The cumulative effect of a few factors led
> me to decide to build this boat: I had the plans (a good starting point),
> I had never tried building an S&G, I have a friend who would like to build
> one, but is a little apprehensive about building, I thought I could build
> one cheaply (and hopefully without endangering myself or a family member
> with the result), but final straw was when I saw one at this year's
> Newfound Rendezvous. A builder had one there (unfortunately, I didn't meet
> him), and it had a white, painted finish that made it look as if it were a
> glass boat. The retractable skeg and recessed deck fittings were done
> quite nicely, and I commend its builder on an entirely beautiful
> execution. That boat clinched it; I had to build one. Having never paddled
> one, those may be weak reasons, but who cares, I'll have fun building one
> anyway.

> Which leads me to ask a couple questions: Is the builder of that boat a
> part of this BBS? What kind of paint did you use? Can any builders of this
> boat descibe its handling (or any comments on the boat in general)?

> I bought my cheapo luan on Saturday and cutout the panels (using corrected
> dimensions, of course). I don't know if I'll be able to build the Wee
> Lassie II and the S&G simultaneously, but at least I'll have the panels
> ready to go when there's snow on the ground.

> Ross

Ross...Thanks for the compliment,I was at the Rendezvous with the S&G Greenland. To answer your questions about the finish it's as follows; a System 3 two part epoxy primer (water based) applied two coats and sanded. Interlux Brightside one-part polyurethane (white). Interlux has more then one on the chart, don't have that item # here, must check my notes if needed. The final coats were applied with a dense foam roller (West System),which I cut in half and rolled on in three foot sections gunwale to gunwale. It's critical as to the amount of paint used, you want to apply the least amount just to cover that section, followed by tipping off with a 4" foam brush. The foam brush eliminates any roller bubbles. I used just the weight of the brush for that stage and repeated until finished (rolling and tipping).

Three coats consumed approxitmatly 24 oz,with 8 oz. per coat. The first sanded with # 300, second # 500 and last straight from the roller tray.

The finisned project as viewed was per the magazine articale; no changes but If I do it again reduceing the freeboard and volume would be of interest.

Hope the above answers all those questions ?...................Joe M