This a kit built in the 1960s its a all wood kit and about to start to prepare for hull refurbishments following some excellent blogs on this site it has inspired me to start on its restoration my first question is if i repaint the hull the top black is in good condition but just matt black what do i do varnish or repaint

Having now re done 2/3rds of the hull, I am slowly building up the paint on the Hull now on under coats 2 coats primer on and all rudder prop and water intakes fittings in My intention is to get the hull and sides painted, before I rotate and go on to the other side and all that envolves

After a few months off with this boat at last I have got back to it.The bottom has been sealed primed 3 coats and under coat 3 coats and now on the second coat to the sides gone with the original colour of the boat this boat had a painted grey deck and darker grey cabin sides

well having smoothed out the black I am on yet another coat then i have the white lines to reinstall as this boat had them when I got it I like to keep as much as I can even with its new bottom the n at last we can turn over for the top deck painting and cabin sides

This boat at last after all its hull paint And lines done I can now turn it over for the deck work to be done
When I was rubbing it down the deck was a light grey and the cabin a dark grey is this right
I have some old deck fittings to remove and make sure the new windows fit there holes
The boats I am keeping have all names for identification S M Harris was its 1st owner Sidney Marlene Harris a carpenter for Vosper marine this boat and my fire boat tender and the two 35s I have was all his

As with all builds these things take some time to come together, trouble is all the other commitments takes up valuable modelling time