Some General boat questions... sealing and painting....

[Joe Stubbs]

Hi... I'm making an ABS and some wooded parts 1m Sailboat... I wondering
what type of paint is best. As I understand there are typicaly 3 steps to
painting a boat.

First you prime it 3 times or so with a good quality primer. Does anyone
have a specific example of a good waterproof primer for ABS and plywood?

The second step is to paint the boat to a color you want. I have an air
brush and some other tools which I plan to use to give the boot a really
nice finish. I supose you put as many of this coat as required. Is there
any pain in particular that would be good for this? I was told that
Tremclad rust/metal spray paint is ok?

Finaly you seal the boat with a varnish or something? Someone talked to me
about an epoxy finish. What do you recommend for this step?

Thanks!!

-joe