17' boat building project

[Rmarsh]

Thanks for the compliments and good wishes.

At some point I will have to accept the fact that the paint job isn't going to be perfect.

It has 3 to 4 coats of finish paint on it now but it looks more like what is called a ten foot job. Any closer and you can tell it is not professional.

[Rockfish9]

you have done a comendable job staying true to your standard of exellence.... sometimes projects get "long in the tooth" and we just want them over with...no evidence of that here... again great job... about rod holders... there are never enough... my 18' center console has 4 in the gunwhales.... 10 on the console ( 5 each side) and 4 in a rocket launcher behind the seat... and one mounted on the bow like a machine gun turrret.... at one time or the other.. evey one serves a purpose...