Thanks fleetwin and tubs. There were lots of nicks and scratches down to the original primer. It was OK as is but thought I would try a simple “touch-up.” In reading the Mercury paint can, I realize we could have, should have used a clear coat on top for best results. But we’ll see how she does. Right now, it sits on a lift and I use an old Weber kettle cover cinched down over it to protect the top half from the sun and rain. Here are a few more pics of the motor and boat. From the back and the inside paint job we did. Re-riveted where necessary. Then expoxied all the floor rivets and seams with Gluvit and then two coats of primer and 3 coats of non-skid rubberized Tuff Coat. I’ll tell you, drilling out all those aqueduct transom rivets was a careful, tedious job. They were replaced with stainless steel bolts, washers and lock nuts.
