Recent content by bulrid8

Some great lakes and fishing around the upstate of SC. Great area to live, if you like the outdoors.

The por15 can be expensive, when you add in their chassis coat cover paint. But, if you do it right, that trailer will last your life time. Por15 completely seals and becomes a rock hard coating. You can beat with a hammer and not chip it. So it costs more to do, but you never have to do it...

Por15 is a great product, but know that you have to put a paint over it. It does not handle UV rays.

Sandwiched wood will be plenty strong. Pvc will give no stability.

The AT's have wood inside and out. The wood is the gunnel of the boat. Mines like 1.5x1.5 strip 1x2 inside and out would work.

Maybe a tarp? Lay it out, hang the ends and sides. Lay boards in bottom and fill with enough water to cover them. They have to be soaked or they may splinter trying to make the bends.

Best way is to soak the wood in water for a day or two. Then get lots of clamps and form it to the boat, then let it dry really good before bolting it down.

I would replace it with 1x2 oak or teak, inside and out. Stained and sealed would look great.

On the AT's there was no funnels. Just the aluminum wall. The wood was the funnels and added support and stability.

Best I found was a wire cup on an angle grinder. Fastest stripping and smooth finish.

That may be an Arkansas. Traveler. Hard to tell from that pic. They came with 1x2 wood on gunnels. Someone just went cheap and replaced it with 1x4. Great boat to deck out.

From what I read, most of the store brands of that era were built by OMC. Basicly just renamed evinrudes or Johnsons. Maybe look at older OMCs and see which one matches up. Then you can order parts that way.

I would say 15hp and under is no problem for that boat.

Nice looking AT. They are strong boats. Pretty much sit down and figure out what you want to do, set go for it. They have thick ribs on floor for attaching flooring, so its not bad. I have a 1959 14' AT. I completely deck mine in. Here is my build thread. I'm about 3/4 ways done with it...

Nice. Traded my 93 that was built, for my ranger. Needed truck at the time. Sure do miss my Cherokee!!!