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Wood runabout boat12/20/2023 You do have to be careful not to gouge the wood, but I will be sanding the transom quite heavily so I'm not too bothered by it. I was given a Dremel Multimax for christmas, and I bought the scraper attachment, and I am quite impressed with how well it actually works.once you get the hang of it. On top of that, I had a little car issue(4x4 blew, I live on a class 4 dirt road.got it stuck, pulled it up the hill with the tractor.a chain link failed.well you get the idea, it was 150yrds before the blazer was stopped quickly by a tree.) Good news is I now drive a full size truck :-) It was cold here in VT and my little wood stove didnt keep the shop quite warm enough to consider it "tolerable" working conditions. Thanks for all the inspiration on this site and any input would be greatly helpful!!!! I moved the boat in my garage and installed a wood stove, so I"m good to go for the winter(I hope!!!) This is my first lapstrake and I'm a little nervous to steam frames and fix the planking. I belive my order will be as follows, any input would be appreciated!!!ġ)scrape transom of paint to figur out extent of transom rot while boat is right side up.ģ)clean up keel and remove all rot/scarf in new keel sections.Ĥ)flip back over and remove all interior and deckĥ)start removing and steaming frames, larger ones first.Ħ)Dutchman for transom depending on how bad I find it to be.ġ0)3-4 coats of varnis once interior is reassembled Here are some pics Including the same vintage Gator trailer I pulled out of the woods on my girlfriends family farm.there was a 6 inch tree grown through the leaf spring: From what I can find the list is as follows(so far ):ģ) waterline plank ends where they are screwed to the transom are rotted(some filled with epoxy :-/)Ĥ) A few small spots that are soft on the transom, but definately not rotted through.ĥ) deck has delamed and cracked in a few places.Ħ) I think thats the major of it so far.but its a wooden boat.so. He gave me this boat, with the condition that it sees the water again. he stripped all the hardware and flipped the boat upside down on the trailer for the winter(THANK YOU!!!!) then never touched it again. The owner realized the destress of the boat and 3 or 4 years ago (at 72 years old) decided he would think about restoring it. Its weight appears to have stressed the back ribs bad and they quickly deteriorated. It has been worked hard as a family boat, and as they were a fan of waterskiing, they upgraded the engine to a 1983ish johnson 70hp longshaft with tilt.way too overpower for this beautiful boat. ![]() he was the second owner and bought it in 1965. Its a 1963 15'5'' lyman runabout that was given to me by the owner. This is my second project, the first being a late 50's charles whittholz 17'1'' catboat resoration which I "finished" this summer.not that a wooden boat is ever "finished" Hello all! This is my first post, though I have bee lurking in the shadows here for a couple of years now.
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