...since I posted over on this side, I know. Truthfully, fishing just doesn't seem all that important given the current state of world affairs. Plus I fished less this year than any year in the previous ten so I just haven't had much to say.

For awhile an injury was keeping me down...then...

Haven't you ever felt like just taking a break from fishing altogether for awhile? Call me crazy but I started to feel as though I was letting my fishing itch consume me to some degree so I've taken a step back. The boat hasn't been wet in a year, Memorial Day weekend.

Not cold turkey of course... luckily some of my good friends make it easy and fun for me to get out from time to time.

Anyway....this spring/summer I'm gettin' serious again. The neck's feeling better so I'm reconditioning the old Alumaweld beastie and plan on hitting the Hoh like a pimp.

I'm gonna try my hand at a 'how to paint your driftboat without making the same mistakes as I did thread' so stay tuned. If anyone wants to put in their .02 on the subject feel free, here is the general plan:

1. Using aircraft stripper remove old paint to bare aluminum.

2. Wash with degreaaser until all traces of solvent are removed.

3. Treat with two step chemical etching process.

4. Spray on epoxy primer.

5. Paint it black, at least from the gunnel down.

Where I could use some suggestions is on the inside....what's a good color for the inside of the boat? My thinking is any color that doesnt reflect the sunlight too much because whatever color it was before was way too bright.

A matte gray of some kind, maybe with a black and white spatter for the inside?

Your boat painting experiences here......