Strick, FF- Thanks for the tips. I did not have epoxy resin on hand so I used the polyester to coat the wood in the drilled holes. I painted some Interprotect in them also, so hopefully that'll help. I know, not optimal, but it's done. I sprayed the last time I worked on this boat, and thought I'd try the brush method for kicks.
FF- I used the 2333N reducer that the data sheet specs out for brushing. Lots of contradicting advice out there. The data sheet says to thin 25% minimum. Yachtpaint videos on youtube say to thin no more than 10%. Anyway, I think I thinned the first coat too much.
I sanded most of the brush strokes out with 120 grit. Thinned the second coat to ~10% and rolled on second coat with a glasscoater roller. Tried to tip again, but was having similar results, so I just rolled it. I cut in the fillets with a brush this time (last time I rolled in the fillets using a small foam roller). I thought brushing in the hatch channels and fillets would be a pain, but that worked really well! The roller left some stipple, and the brushed areas smoothed out well and needed very little sanding. I sanded most of it down today with 220 grit. Plan is to finish sanding and roll/tip the topcoat tomorrow. I hope the top coat paint is more self-leveling. I will be using Perfection two-part urethane.
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