Dennis Wilson

I live in Minnesota. If I somehow find that I am in salt water, I made a radical right turn somewhere....... but there is one more...

You are 100% correct on the outside part of the transom being plywood and mine had a cork buffer between the plywood and the aluminum...

I have a lot of stainless steel assortments so I will go with those too..... If there would happen to be a problem, it will be the next...

Thanks... I like to learn and research and make every attempt to do things right. But over the years I have tried alternative methods on...

PS... Just read an article about why cork was used... I thought it would be a protective kind of thing.... but it was also used to...

So cork is/was basically over-rated? For some reason pictures sometimes make things look better than they actually are. The wood is...

broken too two inches of knee brace... looking for adhesive suggestions.... no aluminum welder.... will only use a 4 or 6 HP Evinrude on...

Finished the hull... it looks respectable for a 1958 boat.... took a beating over the years. I was able to turn it right side up on my...

Thanks... I considered Star Brite.... and I have used this product in the past on some of my bigger boats that sat in a Mississippi...

Quick question... pulled off the shabby outside transom plate yesterday... as I removed the wood plate I found a layer of, I think, very...

Back in those days, I didn't live near a lake... not many in SE Minnesota. We had kayaks for the river and they were a blast. Long story...

PS... you can see the boat in the background of the first picture.... I wish I had said something.

The pasture where I was "given" a 1927 Chevy pickup had a lot of other items and one was a 14 foot aluminum boat that had NOT moved for...

Very nice...... love old cars!!! But time has caught up with me... Like to restore boats now... nothing mechanical really.... and a lot...

I hear you about vehicles right now... I own five vehicles now, two trucks, two cars and a restored kit cat which is the only...