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  1. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Thanks, Yeah, this will be his 2nd, the first one we thought was ok but as time went on . . . . . . a narcissist, everything had to be centered on her. But that chapter is closed now (WHEW). His new gal, we love her a bunch. A funny tale about when they met, she thought he was joking about our...
  2. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Similarly, in a way, we've got a water line in the garage that the fix needs to be completed, we're going to give the guy who came out first crack at finishing, only fair I figure. We found out the other day two things, my son will be coming back to Ga in July and begin his practice in...
  3. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    My my, how much can be done with proper weather. A while back I sealed the deck boards with epoxy but since that doesn't have much in the way of UV protection I painted the upper side of the deck and after they dried I set them in place. That was after finishing up the painting needing...
  4. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Thanks Cap, the NICE work is still ahead of me but here is what has been done today so far. I backed the hot rod out of the garage and set these new bulkheads / cabin walls out for some urethane (can also says Spar Urethane) I've tried both the oil based and water based and like the end result...
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    New Boat For Christmas

    I got a little bit more done after waiting and waiting for the rain to quit (yeah, I know we need it) Anyway I got the cabin wall out and stripped down to just a piece of old wood to use as a template. I held both sides together and they are identical. Looks like I'll end up with a virtually...
  6. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Slow "runnings" due to the weather. We were in the middle of the bad storms that rolled through Georgia a couple of weeks or so ago. All good here, no damages at all, but all around us there were trees down EVERYWHERE (looked like a war zone) with some on folk's houses, barns, sheds, vehicles...
  7. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    I've got another sub-assembly almost completed and ready to install, but first one of the Sailors that the Admiral already said won't be sailing with us Seawomen Daisy and Darla Here is a shot of the almost ready helm box. it'll have a bottom in it as well as an access door in the opening seen...
  8. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    WOW, it's been a number of years since I've seen the temps drop as much as they've done last night. We went from mid-40s to 19 degrees in less than 12 hours and we are holding at 22 degrees right now. This is especially unusual as it's usually mid to late January before we get this cold (with...
  9. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Yeah, the "mule" was an afterthought earlier when I did the initial rewire, the new conduit it 1" plastic pipe with 90 degree curved elbows for each end. Plan is to run all the wiring needed for now with a couple of extra lines run for later, there will be a common ground tied to the batteries...
  10. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Working on the wiring bundle that will go up through the conduit I got, I'll also run a "mule" string with it so any additions later will be easily strung through. Watching the water-based urethane (no odors) is SO much fun (hint of sarcasm here 😁:rolleyes:) actually its dry with no sticky...
  11. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Thanks Willy, and a belated Thanks also to Captain Bill (had a brain cramp lol) and a very Merry Christmas to you as well. My REAL Christmas will happen in January when my son comes down for a few days
  12. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Here are some more updates and pics, first the battery switch panel which shows the tilt relays mounted up high, they have seals so water shouldn't get in them anyway. I also have a pair of battery trays when the time comes. The tilt and bilge pump will be hooked directly to a battery, each...
  13. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    I know it's been a month, but betwixt the drizzle daze, the frog strangling rain, cooler temps, and other aspects of life in general I've been poking along and FINALLY got another hurdle jumped. The battery / gas tank compartment is cleaned up, painted, new compartment deck in place and some of...
  14. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Just an observation here about the bracket, it HAS to be original because there are no other markings or evidence of any other type of engine mount and obvious no transom "tub" or whatever they are called (the cutout where an outboard would be bolted up to) and the biggest is the old antique...
  15. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Alrighty, here we are done with the boring of the bilge cross drains, or whatever they are called. Pardon the grungy look to the under-deck area (what would YOU look like after 61 years of little if any attention lol). Remember, it had mud standing in one section for who knows how long as well...
  16. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Thanks froggy, no need for bending the PVC here as the lengths are only about 2 1/2 inches or so and one being about 4. The 4 inch pipe will be through the keel board and to strengthen it back up I'll be laying some 1708 over the cut made then a piece of ply with another layer of 1708 over it...
  17. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    This thing sometimes lets me know of replies and posts, sometimes not 😒 I got some cross drains in place but found a larger length of PVC AFTER I was done. I'll do more in a couple of days then get pics of them. I fingered out a relatively easy way to bore through the stringers and end up with...
  18. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    I'm having a lazy day here, juss went out to take a look and see how much water might still be down in the "bowels of the beast" and she's dry as a bone, even where the mud was. I also took an icepick to probe the screw holes and . . . . . . . . . . . I have no idea what was used as a...
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    New Boat For Christmas

    Oh I forgot to mention (I think) that this hull, while starting out as a "V" ends up as for all intents, a flat bottom. The outermost stringer/bulkhead joints have maybe 1/4 inch under them for water flow to the stern. The inner stringers have about 3/4 inch and the bulkheads also lay across the...
  20. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Not sure what you mean Cap, cut in half like "( )" and lay on the flat or just a short length through the stringers. I still have some epoxy out in the garage as well as some penetrating left from the deck boards
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