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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
14' JBoat Fixer Upper
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<blockquote data-quote="1960 yellowboat" data-source="post: 467803" data-attributes="member: 24593"><p>The boating supply stores sell bottom paint for aluminum boats but it is expensive. Since you are going to use an epoxy undercoat, perhaps Rust o leum would work.</p><p></p><p>The wood covers on the seats is exactly what I did. Got 1X12 pine, stained it walnut with oil based stain and covered it with many coats of marine polyurethane spar varnish. I got both the stain and varnish at Home Depot.</p><p></p><p>As far as the new transom wood goes,If you can get the corner braces off, then you can slide the wood down from the top. Otherwise you'll have to remove the flanges and re attach them after you bolt the transom wood back in. The holes in the back will serve as a guide for replacing the flanges. The wood, being fitted to the transom, will show through the holes and you can drill the bolt hole in from the back.</p><p>The bolts, now sticking through the metal and wood will act as pins for the flanges.</p><p>I'd use small stainless bolts or pop rivets [ my first choice] to re attach the flanges to the hull.</p><p></p><p>Tommorrow or Saturday I will show you what I made out of PVC to support a tarp over my boat to keep it dry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1960 yellowboat, post: 467803, member: 24593"] The boating supply stores sell bottom paint for aluminum boats but it is expensive. Since you are going to use an epoxy undercoat, perhaps Rust o leum would work. The wood covers on the seats is exactly what I did. Got 1X12 pine, stained it walnut with oil based stain and covered it with many coats of marine polyurethane spar varnish. I got both the stain and varnish at Home Depot. As far as the new transom wood goes,If you can get the corner braces off, then you can slide the wood down from the top. Otherwise you'll have to remove the flanges and re attach them after you bolt the transom wood back in. The holes in the back will serve as a guide for replacing the flanges. The wood, being fitted to the transom, will show through the holes and you can drill the bolt hole in from the back. The bolts, now sticking through the metal and wood will act as pins for the flanges. I'd use small stainless bolts or pop rivets [ my first choice] to re attach the flanges to the hull. Tommorrow or Saturday I will show you what I made out of PVC to support a tarp over my boat to keep it dry. [/QUOTE]
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