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Cordell,

Where did you guys get the rectangular deck plate hatches? They look like they might be stainless.

John

Deck hatches are aluminum.  Sold by cabelas. Made in Texas I think. What I liked is they are nearly flush and have gutters which I drained into the fishbox.  So far the bilge stays completely dry unless water goes down in the cabin sole. I always hated a bilge that you can't quite get cleaned out and reeks after a few days of fishing.We painted them with kiwigrip but should have primed first. Not sticking well. Nor is it sticking well to the epoxy. Nothing a little elbow gease can't fix.

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Ditto on the deck plates.  And that color?  I really LOVE the color of your boat ... it really brings out the beauty of your boat!  Thanks for sharing your trip with us....

Brian

Thanks Brian!  Color is Awlgrip Red Mohagany and Whisper Grey I believe.  My wife gets credit for making sure the colors came out good. Was great paint to work with. Hopefully wont fade or chalk as fast as other paint. Time will tell. 

I've heard Awlgrip is stenchy and hard to apply, but tough as nails and worth it .... yours looks great!  Did you spray, or have it sprayed?  How'd you go about painting?

Thanks for the link on the hinged deck plates... I didn't know Cabelas had those

Brian

I've heard Awlgrip is stenchy and hard to apply, but tough as nails and worth it .... yours looks great!  Did you spray, or have it sprayed?  How'd you go about painting?

Thanks for the link on the hinged deck plates... I didn't know Cabelas had those

Brian

Yes I was happy to find the hatches. Not alot of good options that are this flush.

 Awlgrip was rolled on with foam roller tipped with foam brush. It was actually really forgiving to work with as long as you got it on thin enough. We were even able to go back and touch up runs and sags after a few minutes and it would smooth back out like you never touched it. Our biggest problem was dust control in a shop that had been sanded in for a couple years. Tuff so far. Got a couple dings but touched up easily enough.

Sounds to me like life is good!

Happy crew. Nice picture. Blessings