After flipping the boat upside down and after repairing the hole we applied 5 barrier coats of epoxy over the entire hull. We tinted the epoxy blue as we wanted the final coat of paint to be blue and if it got a little scratched, it would not be noticable. We rolled and brushed and sanded each coat. It turned out pretty nice, almost the final color we wanted. See the water bead? Watch for the blushing! Once finished, we applied three coats of Interlux Perfection (Roll and Brushed), and it looked really good. The purpose of the paint was for color consistency and UV protection. Following the paint, we applied POR15 Glisten Clear coat. The clear coat was hard to apply and we put the second coat on too soon. It started to sag and after much work we got it looking fairly acceptable. We probably should have stopped at the paint or else the first coat of clear coat. This picture is after the barrier coats and before the paint and clear coat. Sand, Sand and more sanding! Also, there is no evidence of the hole repair.