I built a cabinet with four drawers on my J/27. The face frame and drawer boxes are constructed from half-inch okoume
plywood and the drawer fronts are
teak. I want to
paint the face frame white because I think it will make the
teak stand out. Total area is probably about 5 sq ft. What primer and
paint would you recommend--do I need to go to the expense of
Interlux? I keep the
boat in fresh
water (a
Minnesota lake) and it is "mostly dry."
Also, should I paint the edges of the
plywood (drawer box edges and face frame cut-outs) with a thin coat of West System to prevent moisture from getting between the plywood layers? Do I need to treat the entire drawer boxes with some sort of
sealant.
The top surface of the cabinet is also okoume, but I glued a laminate on top of that.
I hope to have the most cruiser-friendly J/27 around. This is my attempt to have both a fun
racer for club races and a nice day sailer/cramped weekender for my
family.