I ordered a kit from PygmyBoats.com, and yesterday in the mail I recieved
my Hull Identification Number. I'm wondering how other kit builders put
on their HINs. Would a sharpie on the bare wood show through after
expoxying and putting on the cloth and varnish? Or do you have a better
idea?

Another question: I built a cedar strip canoe back in 1982, and back then
the book I was working for said that a glossy coat looks better and
probably wears better, but if you left it so that it still had some of the
weave texture came through, it would probably be a tiny bit faster (as
well as making the boat a lot lighter). That was probably based on the
premise that tripping up the boundary layer works so well for golf balls,
so it must do something for canoes as well. I wonder if there is any
truth to that theory?

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