Hello,
I'm waiting for my kit to be ready, and of course I've been reading the manual, this forum, and all the excellent blogs from other builders.
I'm wondering: what is the point of spending so much time sanding and finishing the bilge area? It seems to be the most tedious part of the
boat to finish, but I can't see any reason why everything below the floorboards couldn't be left unsanded and unpainted. It's not subjected to
wear or weathering, and nobody will notice it.
Is it really just an aesthetic issue? Are we worried that allowing a builder to be sloppy early in the build will lead to worse things later?
When I open the inspection ports on my Skerry and look inside the unfinished buoyancy chambers, I don't feel any sense of shame...
Doug