Painting a 54' Donzi Sportfish

Thats what I was thinking .

Additionally... the last 10% of a project takes 90% of the effort!

The hardest part of painting this boat was making the tent and scaffolding.
Then, taking it down with out a scratch on the boat.
Remembering this is in Alaska, I would think the next hardest part is getting out of a warm bed.

Having dealt with auto body repair/paint, house painting, boat painting and even (UG) varnishing;
The hardest part is doing what your not good at.

The body man has done most of just body work his life, no wreck is difficult to smooth out.
The better synthetic tech can re-core, re-shape and smooth out any surface.
The experienced tape/paper guy can cover the Eiffel Tower in a day perfectly.
The painter shoots / rolls-tips a masterpiece.
The varnisher, Well he's a nut case but still does wonderful work as had, most of his life.

Every part takes hours. It goes by easily when you know what you are doing.
Skill set, mind set, ethics.
I think a great crew was found here. Found some extra boo boos, overcame all and never slowed down.

Just like my favorite job, Arm Chair Quarterbacking over my keyboard, I can type aweigh for hours..

Wow, even with just primer, that looks great.

Reminds me of one of my first cars. Never got to paint it for a couple of years. Kept getting dings, I'd fix it, and prime with da ole red/brown primer of that time.
Finally gave up on a final paint job.
Da Bondo Bomber did run and ride great. People would ask about the custom paint. Oh, new convertable white top did help it look better.

Agreed!

Btw, this last photo makes me even more convinced of what I already suggested in post #13:
Why not keep the front windscreen mask in the same colour of the rest of the boat, rather than dark blue?

Something about that mask lots of folk like.
It works for me both ways.
I would enjoy a lil mod to a mask one day, like a Racoon. Ha

I like the painted mask also. Although we opted for the black mask over Donzi painted emerald, green that she came with. Back then they did like their color masks.

Absolutely no doubt about it!

BTW, one of the reasons why I'm not keen on dark colours just about anywhere on a boat, i.e. the fact that it gets very hot and prone to fading over time in strong sunshine, is no big deal at your latitude!

Looks great ! That sure is an incredible amount to tape and paper coverage . Wow, big job.

Looks like you got the right contractor for the job.
It is a pretty good feeling when you see the final result.
Congrats on a nice job.

Any final pics?