The Bare Hull of the Scow
The rather unrealistic cherry-red colour of the plywood in this shot does show what sort of finish can be achieved with a couple of layers of epoxy resin and another couple of two-pack varnish. Of course I did have the benefit of an air-powered dual-action (combined rotary and orbital) sander at work to achieve it!
A few points to note are:
I left the epoxy fillets in natural white unlike most people, who paint them brown - I rather like the contrast, though it does show up the lack of uniformity in fillet size.
(Update, after one year in the open - the white epoxy fillets have now discoloured to a pale yellow, suggesting they are being degraded by UV light, despite the UV-block varnish used. Making the scow again, I would now use the graphite filler sold by SP Systems to produce black fillets which would not discolour.)
The centre seat/buoyancy tank has a rather complicated shape - it was going to be the same height as the bow and stern ones - until I realised I wouldn't be able to get the oar handles over my thighs when rowing, hence the 'dipped' shape.
The filleting around the mast step is simply huge - I over-engineered this part intentionally, since repairing it if damaged would be extremely difficult.