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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1981 Alumacraft F-14 Rebuild
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<blockquote data-quote="riverrat174" data-source="post: 315624" data-attributes="member: 11722"><p>Thanks, padFried. I was thinking about welding, but the rivets will be much easier. I have made some progress, but not as fast as I hope. I decided to take out the transom and replace it too. There was some mold and soft spots when I got it out, but overall not in terrible shape. I just decided if I am going to have it all apart, once is enough. Replace everything and do it right. Like dad always said, "if your gonna do something, no point in doing it half-a@#ed. Here are some progress pics. I have had enough of the wire wheel. i bought a grinder and used a 3" wire wheel to speed things up. It worked great, but it destroyed the wheel with haste. I ended up picking the wires out of my pants, and a couple out of my hands. [-X Maybe I just got a cheap wire wheel??? It was rated for 12,500RPM, and the grinder said top speed was 11,000. O'well. Its getting there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="riverrat174, post: 315624, member: 11722"] Thanks, padFried. I was thinking about welding, but the rivets will be much easier. I have made some progress, but not as fast as I hope. I decided to take out the transom and replace it too. There was some mold and soft spots when I got it out, but overall not in terrible shape. I just decided if I am going to have it all apart, once is enough. Replace everything and do it right. Like dad always said, "if your gonna do something, no point in doing it half-a@#ed. Here are some progress pics. I have had enough of the wire wheel. i bought a grinder and used a 3" wire wheel to speed things up. It worked great, but it destroyed the wheel with haste. I ended up picking the wires out of my pants, and a couple out of my hands. [-X Maybe I just got a cheap wire wheel??? It was rated for 12,500RPM, and the grinder said top speed was 11,000. O'well. Its getting there. [/QUOTE]
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