I am catching up with you all but as mine is a static build, I obviously don’t have the waterproofing and ballasting issues. As I mentioned before I am a relative novice builder and this is my first non-timber finished hull. I found the Eze-Kote an excellent way of getting a smooth finish, albeit not one I had to make watertight. As also previously mentioned, this is not a kit for a beginner and is a bit like being given a box full of unlabelled parts and picture of a clock and being tasked with building a time piece. That said it is a well made kit, with high quality parts and I am actually liking the challenge. The helpful advice on this build log has been excellent. Thanks - I am sure I will need more help going forward.