Crackerbox Painting.

Painting the first colour:

After all the sanding is done wipe the complete hull with pure ammonia to get all the dust and your greasy fingermarks from it Put it on the transom or hang it with a wire trough the stuffing tube on the ceiling.
Clean it again and make sure no dust can come in the paint.
paint it with automotive paint in the colour you like.

Finishing your boat:

As this is the most fun part of the building make sure its not done hastily and proper.
If you want to make a scale look add the decals first and if wanted give the wole lot a layer of clearcoat.
Done with the detailling you can put the hardware back on.
I used Zap a dap a goo for waterproofing all the bolts holding the hardware on the transom this dries very fast and it makes sure no water can sip into the wood.

Make your own decals:

When you have done a lot of work on your boat its nice to give it that racy look.
When you search the net for logos there are millions to copy and paste.
I have used corel draw to make the numbers and the thunderation logo.
Then one of the guys from our boat club printed them on special waterslide transfer sheet.
I put them on white vinyl sticker sheet and put them on (many thanks Julius).
Covered them with several layers of clearcoat to waterproof them.

Finishing the hardware:

Now that you have been almost done its time to add those little things, i polished everything made of aluminum to a bright shine just for good looks.

Tank and radiobox:

The last thing i have done are fitting the tank and the radiobox.
As the radiobox setup is different for everybody i only will mention the tank.
I have used a sullivan airplane tank with the dubro gas stopper in it ( the original is for methanol)
made a extra connection in it for the return fuel and used a felt covered clunk so if your fuel starts foaming the engine wont stall in the middle of the lake.
make sure you use an additional fuel filter in the fuel line.

This sums up pretty well how i have built my boat.
See the running paces fore the lates pictures!!