: Just wanted to let you all know the "Nereida" Njord just came out
: of the spray booth. I had it shot with 4 coats of DuPont ChromaPremier
: 72700S three component automotive urethane by Pete Gagne in Berlin, NH.
: According to his distributor, there's a wooden boat builder in VT that
: swears by it. He added a flex agent for better abrasion resistance. I
: dropped it off Wednesday morning and should be bringing it back to the
: shop for final outfitting this afternoon or Friday morning. Pete did a
: fantastic job. So much better than I have ever done before. Even on hard
: to spray areas like the coaming there's not a drip or sag to be seen. The
: gloss is incredible. I am so psyched at how it came out. The price was
: very reasonable. For those looking at having a "perfect" varnish
: job, consider having sprayed professionally.

: I also had Pete spray a fiberglass-covered plywood panel for some destructive
: testing to test the durability of the clear coat. I'll compare it with the
: other finishes I've used before.

: For those that are curious, the Njord is a 18'-4" x 20" wide kayak
: designed by Bjorn Thomasson in Sweden. Even using 3/16" thick genuine
: mahogany, curly maple and walnut the pre-clearcoating weight came it at 39
: pounds. Not too shabby for all hardwoods.

: I'll be building the crate and doing the final outfitting this weekend. It
: ships to Spain next week. I'll post another picture when it's done.

: Dan

Great looking boat and spectacular finish

Bill H.