Recent content by daveolej

Took a couple of days off to get my pool liner replaced. That gave me some time to work on the boat. Got the gunwales on and decided to carpet the sides on the inside.

Got some more done today. I took off the gunwales and put 3 coats of spar urethan on them. Will be ready to put back on tomorrow. Started working on the floor and decking.

Here is the transom before drilling and screwing it in

Looking good. I just finished the outside and starting on the inside. Are your piano hinges mounted on the top and covered with carpet?

Thanks!! I had to do the transom in separate pieces. It was either that or take out a 5 brackets, the big one holding the transom to the floor. I did not want to drill out 20 or so rivets holding it to the floor. Instead I used 2 1/2" thick piece of plywood for the transom. The original was...

Bending that oak was harder than I thought but with a bunch of clams I got the hard part done. Now its time to take them off, urethane them and put them back on for the final time. I cut a 1/16" groove to compensate for the thickness of the hull

Finally got around to doing some work. Got the gunwale wood routed and sanded. Also polyurethaned the transom wood. Hope to get the transom in tomorrow On the trailer: Router gunwales

Thanks!! I hope to get the edges of my gunwales routed to round them off today. Maybe even put a coat or spar urethane on them. I think I'll keep the boat upside down for another day or so to let the paint harden. Don't want to put it on the trailer and have impressions from the bunks on it.

Finished painting the outside today. I'll let the boat sit there for a couple of days for the paint to harden before I put it back on the trailer.

Got some primer down and started painting the hull. Almond on the bottom and a red stripe on the top. I also got some oak for the gunwales. Once the almond is dry, I'll tape it off and shoot the top part of the boat red.

Finally got some time to finish prepping for paint. I also picked up a 1967 Sears Ted Williams 7.5 motor. All I need is 2 impellers for the pump and bailer system. I think these are the most expensive impellers I have ever seen. About $86 for 2 on ebay.

Progress is slow during the work week. I did get the transom wood out yesterday but I had to cut it in half to get it out because of the tapered sides on the top. I don't know if I'll be able to get the new transom in there in 1 piece. I hope to finish sanding the bottom today, maybe even...

New to the forum, my first post actually. I picked up a 14' boat needing restoration. Just started working on it this weekend. Got the benches taken out and the wooden gunwales removed. Started stripping the inside as well. Here are some pics to start with.