Expenses, All of Them

Over the course of this project I've kept every receipt and recently totaled up the costs. The first image shows my expenses, including the outboard, gas tank, books, and some tools I needed. The second picture shows the cost if I wouldn't have purchased the outboard and etc., and had just bought the materials needed. Keep in mind that these prices have been spread out since April of 2010. It should also be noted that I gained a huge amount of knowledge from this thus far so the experience in itself is worth it.

The only costs left that I can think of are paint, topside decking wood, a few pieces of hardware, and some more epoxy. I'm sure there will be a few unexpected items that will be need though as well.

Trailer Fitted

Here are some pictures after I made some adjustments to the trailer; it had previously been used to haul around a 13' Zodiac hard-bottom. It fits great and it looks awesome; Glen-L did a great job on designing the lines of this boat. There isn't a hook on the front of the Squirt but I was able to tie it down and that seems to work. You can see I haven't sanded the fiberglass down yet but that'll have to wait until I find a new place to work on it since my parents sold their house. Next on the list is to finish the seating, install the dashboard and components (which I have purchased), build the rear hatch and splash-well, and add a few more coats of epoxy to the inside. Once that's all complete I'll put the plywood on the top, and figure what kind of wood outlay I'm going to use for design and color. My last step will be flipping it over and sanding and painting the hull, I'm thinking of a white/blue combination. 

Encapsulation: 2 Coats

This is the inside after two coats of epoxy. The wood must have been really dry because it soaked it up like nothing. I did go light though because I was afraid to have it clump up in certain areas. I'll put at least one more coat on, and then a fourth if I'm not happy with it. This is when I wish I would have coated all of the panels before I installed them. It would have made this a lot easier and saved me some time, but it's all a learning process. Underneath the towel is where the bench will be installed, though it will not be epoxied down because I want to be able t remove it if I need to get under it for any reason. I'm not 100% on how I'm going to fasten it yet but I'll get to that when it comes.