John Lockwood designs Pygmies for the rigors of saltwater expeditions and rocky shore landings. As strong as fiberglass, yet 30% lighter, your Pygmy will give you a lifetime of use and adventure. The upkeep is simple:

• Epoxy needs protection from prolonged exposure to ultra-violet rays. After completion, coat your boat with high quality marine spar varnish (with UV inhibitors). We recommend Z-Spar’s “Flagship” or System Three’s Spar Urethane Varnish. Two or three coats do the job. Depending on use, re-varnish in 3 to 7 years.
• Frequently dragging your boat full of camping gear onto rocky shores will cause abrasion along the keel line. (Similarly, fiberglass hulls also wear through their gel coat and into the glass at the sharp ends of the keel line when driven up on beaches.) Our construction manuals direct you to lay a “sacrificial” layer of glass tape OVER the already glassed keel. This protects the hull’s glass job. The tape strip takes all the wear and tear. Every 2 to 5 years, depending on use, flip your boat over, sand the keel and epoxy on a new sacrificial strip