The first of the boats to be coated with polyurethane. This takes approximately three hours, to layer three coats, wet-on-wet. The boats are first colored, if desired, with acid-dyes and heat-set.
This young man went first, because he had to be away for a hockey event. The rest of the group (7) will do this process as a group, where the teacher will 'feed' them the mixed polyurethane coating and offer assistance and guidance.