Recent content by Pleasantvalley

Break in the storm, got a few pics

Well I got the inside of the hull pressure washed after work. There is some steel rust on the surface in a few spots that wouldn’t come all the way off, left over from the portion of floor framing that the prior installer used as a support. It’s not too bad, minimal oxidation, a little sanding...

No kidding! I’m probably gonna have to take this thing down to my parents garage to paint it. It will be inconvenient for sure since they are about 35 minutes away, but it might be the only way to get it done. No rain here today, BTW. But it is about 95 degrees with what feels like 90% or...

Rain! We have had so much rain here this year. Kinda lucky I didn’t get a boat 6 months ago, I’d be just sitting here with a boat ready to go, but no where to put it in. I’ve only gotten out in the kayaks twice and those days were a while ago. The Potomac was 11 feet high yesterday and we are...

Got the floor pulled out today. Lots of waterlogged foam stuffed under there. Was attached to a combo of aluminum and steel framing with a combo of rivets and drywall screws. Pretty dirty but not in bad shape. Some screw and river holes in pretty much all the ribs, which I don’t think are that...

so I’m going to take the old rotten floor and 2x10 transom out of my boat this weekend. As I was looking at it I noticed the motor appears to be about 1 3/4” too low. I’ve got a Johnson sea horse 25 on it right now, with just a clamp, no adjustable mounting plate. It appears there is a spacer in...

I’ll re check the plate when I pull off the tarp this weekend. It’s been raining hard every day here this week so I covered it to keep from filling up too much. The trailer needs to be set up to fit better and I just don’t want to stress the hull if it’s not seated properly on He trailer. I...

I’m just going from the dataplate, and console. I suppose it may not be, why do you think otherwise?

Epoxy ordered. Gonna build a quick engine stand tomorrow, pull the engine and start drilling rivets. So how tightly fitting do you guys go with your floors? The ones in there are not very tight or precise. I’m sure I could get the new one right, but I’m wondering if there would be issues with...

I’m gonna change it up. I dona lot of fly fishing, and live near both rivers and the Chesapeake bay tidal basin. So for me, I’d like to have a large front casting deck with some storage under it, a large rear casting deck to house the fuel tanks, and an open middle section. I may do a longer...

Hello tin boat folks!! New guy here, with my first boat. I scored a 1974 Starcraft Mariner yesterday with a Johnson seahorse 25 on the back. The boat has seen better days, was badly re-floored, had the benches cut out, Bad transom replacement, and is in general need of some TLC. The good news is...