TedK

My son and I used latex acrylic enamel porch and floor paint for his Ravenswood LV a couple of years back. I forget if his undercoat was 2 or 3 thin layers of grey, but I know that he had one small leak from a thin spot when we launched it grey. Since he has added the top 2 layers of purple and white he has had no leaks and the paint has stayed in place very nicely. The local hardware stores no longer carry oil-based paints other than rustoleum, so we have been going with the acrylic latex enamel because of the better color selection.

My 16 y/o son and I started a Ravenswood Low Volume at the start of the summer aiming for a late July / early August finish date. We are now wondering if it will be ready to launch at the Mid Atlantic Small Craft Festival at St. Michaels the first weekend in October (4 days from today!). Here are some frame on grass pictures from earlier this weekend. Boat is made from western red cedar from a local cedar shop. Frames are fir marine plywood. Laminated beam and coaming (not in pictured because it was still being glued up Saturday) are red oak. I included some pictures of the stern assembly because it is a little smaller than the photos I have seen of other Ravenswood builds. I ended up drilling some 3/8" holes to lash the chines.