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No illusions here, I’m just putting lipstick on a pig. Lol. Don’t know if this thing would float with a 25 and me in it. Glad it brought back some memories!


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Got a little done on the transom tonight. Board, angle, caps. Should make it a little more rigid. I’m going to put more than 2 bolts but I think I’ll put a small plate on the back first


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Flipped the hull tonight and started playing around with this nyalox brush. Next thing I knew, half the boat was done. The paint underneath the sticker shows what color it was, coincidentally I happen to have a can of safety blue.
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I hadn’t intended to strip it right down, just a scuff and paint. But the brush was doing a good job and it came off fairly quickly.


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Weldorthemagnificent said:
I went with the red neck fix on the bottom runner. Cleaned it with a wire wheel and used JB weld. I drilled out 4 rivets and replaced which pulled the gap shut. I then smeared JB on both sides of the rivets.
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My daughter helped me paint the inside with Tremclad/Rustoleum aluminum which I think looks a lot better.


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You are a welder that used jb weld? Smh you should have took that to the grave

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Weldorthemagnificent said:
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Flipped the hull tonight and started playing around with this nyalox brush. Next thing I knew, half the boat was done. The paint underneath the sticker shows what color it was, coincidentally I happen to have a can of safety blue.
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I hadn’t intended to strip it right down, just a scuff and paint. But the brush was doing a good job and it came off fairly quickly.


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how do you think the brush would do on old carpet adhesive?


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Prowelder said:
Weldorthemagnificent said:
I went with the red neck fix on the bottom runner. Cleaned it with a wire wheel and used JB weld. I drilled out 4 rivets and replaced which pulled the gap shut. I then smeared JB on both sides of the rivets.
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My daughter helped me paint the inside with Tremclad/Rustoleum aluminum which I think looks a lot better.


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You are a welder that used jb weld? Smh you should have took that to the grave

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I know. I hang my head in shame. Lol. I don’t have a tig machine at home and where I work I’m not able to drag boats in. Besides this is supposed to be a throw in the back of the truck drag over rocks blood and guts fishing boat.


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dwjones16 said:
Weldorthemagnificent said:
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Flipped the hull tonight and started playing around with this nyalox brush. Next thing I knew, half the boat was done. The paint underneath the sticker shows what color it was, coincidentally I happen to have a can of safety blue.
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I hadn’t intended to strip it right down, just a scuff and paint. But the brush was doing a good job and it came off fairly quickly.


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how do you think the brush would do on old carpet adhesive?


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Not as well I wouldn’t think. It really didn’t work that great on my last project for paint removal. This paint seemed to come off easier. I would try stripper first.


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Part of the process with these projects that I enjoy is buying and selling stuff. I picked up these tanks for $10 a piece which was good enough but the guy selling them was worth the $20 just to talk to. Took me 2 hours to complete the trip 15 minutes away!
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Got home and hustled into the garage and finished the hull cleaning. This is the ugly side with a patch on it. Who knows what happened here but it got clobbered pretty hard at some point. The patch, while ugly, seems sound and I intend to leave it alone.


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Weldorthemagnificent said:
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Part of the process with these projects that I enjoy is buying and selling stuff. I picked up these tanks for $10 a piece which was good enough but the guy selling them was worth the $20 just to talk to. Took me 2 hours to complete the trip 15 minutes away!

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Got home and hustled into the garage and finished the hull cleaning. This is the ugly side with a patch on it. Who knows what happened here but it got clobbered pretty hard at some point. The patch, while ugly, seems sound and I intend to leave it alone.


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Hey, the patch gives it a certain character.

Have you considered painting bait fish on the bottom? I saw where some of the salt water guys put bait fish decals on the bottom of their hulls. Seems like a completely dumb idea to me. That is probably why I would do it if I ever painted the bottom of my boat.
 
LDUBS said:
Weldorthemagnificent said:
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Part of the process with these projects that I enjoy is buying and selling stuff. I picked up these tanks for $10 a piece which was good enough but the guy selling them was worth the $20 just to talk to. Took me 2 hours to complete the trip 15 minutes away!

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Got home and hustled into the garage and finished the hull cleaning. This is the ugly side with a patch on it. Who knows what happened here but it got clobbered pretty hard at some point. The patch, while ugly, seems sound and I intend to leave it alone.


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Hey, the patch gives it a certain character.

Have you considered painting bait fish on the bottom? I saw where some of the salt water guys put bait fish decals on the bottom of their hulls. Seems like a completely dumb idea to me. That is probably why I would do it if I ever painted the bottom of my boat.
Maybe I’ll try that. It might improve my luck!


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Smeared some paint on tonight. Oil based enamel with hardener. Applied with a foam roller because one color overspray in my garage is enough for a lifetime of kicking my own butt! Put the propane heater under the boat and the paint was dry to the touch by the time I got all the way around. So I went around again.


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Picked up this ugly motor tonight. It’s a non runner. Good compression and spark is blue. Drips gas out the carb so I’ll start there.


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Wasn’t the carb, although it needed cleaning. Factory coils are pooched. Will order new ones when I sell some firewood.
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Put a coat of silver on the floatation boxes last night. Hope to get seats mounted soon.


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Seats in. Getting close to completion. I want to put a couple handles on the transom and a couple more bolts through the transom board. Will put another coat of spar urethane on the seats to cover the screws.


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Will you post some pics of your paint job on the outside? I have a 12' Ward as well I'm looking to start rebuilding this summer and am scratching my head for some ideas. Looking good!
 
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I pronounce this boat done! Lol. Well almost. Still working on the motor and I want to pick up a couple handles for the transom but it’s time to get it out of the garage to make room for other projects.


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