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  1. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    OH yeah, I've got some sort of orange flavored bilge soap to use, going to get a "proper" scrub brush today to tend to that. I was thinking juss a bit ago (yeah, can be a dangerous activity around here sometimes LOL), thinking of foaming the two outer bilge channels to help keep water out since...
  2. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Yeah, me too Cap. Another "while I'm in there" is to go ahead and build the rear seat and its box that will hide / hold the gas tanks, either a flip forward or more likely a flip up lid, lockable of course as well as a blower installed even though not required with outboard power, safety first
  3. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    And in the meantime . . . . . . . I have the little bit of bilge open to see what's under the deck. 😮 The water pooled up in the starboard stern is mostly mud and crud collected over the years since the re-deck. Kinda screwy drain system here but once again I've come across nothing rotten. The...
  4. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Now the deck boards are encased in epoxy and for all intents and purposes very water resistant (not gonna say waterproof because is anything REALLY waterproof ??) Now to go out, late start from fiddling with this new phone, and start cleaning the bilge from years of dust, dirt, water standing. I...
  5. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    LOL, my 'puter has some sort of program installed that senses incorrect spellings, punctuation, etc, helps with those brain cramps Cool that this is actual marine ply, this has 5 layers and for some wood that has been in place long enough for screws to erode away and had carpet laying on it...
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    New Boat For Christmas

    Here are a couple of the wood inlays I mentioned in the last post. This is something I've never seen before as any imperfection with other plywood has been "fixed" with a dollop of wood putty then sanded. This is a first-class repair to some dry but solid boards Finished sanding the topsides...
  7. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Here are a couple of pics of the epoxied deck boards, cured overnight but just to make sure I'm laying them out in the sun for a bit. The other side will get the same treatment plus doing the edges again to hopefully make them completely waterproof / resistant One thing I did notice about...
  8. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Ok, done with the windows for now, the upper windshield frame will be rebuilt at a later date but for now I'll run with what's there. I've got the bilge open now and nasty isn't a good description, plus there is standing water in one section that its drain is blocked (I'll have to dig deeper...
  9. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Another been busy as a beaver here. I finished up with the cabin windshields and reinstalled them, WOO HOO, now for just a little caulking and reinstall the metal trim strip along the bottom edge of the frame. I put some foam tape (like what is used under a topper on a pickup truck bed) under...
  10. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Working steadily with cooler temps and no clouds. I've got the first coat of varnish applied and (don't know what they are called) new backer / patch boards cut, varnished and screwed in place. I had to make a few repairs on the mahogany frames as well. This will be a temporary fix while I pay...
  11. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Thanks Cap, I was kinda hoping you'd say that, I wasn't sure but given the year built I was leaning towards that because mahogany was one of the woods of choice by boat builders
  12. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    It's "funny" how oh so many years ago I started out with MY first boat that I bought in 1986 from my Uncle in Ky. She was a '57 LoneStar with a 45hp Chrysler outboard. My coworkers called it the "Batboat" because of the fins. I ran the wheels off that boat and later was given an MFG runaround...
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    New Boat For Christmas

    After a late start (thought it was gonna rain on the parade) I pulled the side glass and got the two windshields fronts sanded and two coats of the water-based sealer applied and it soaked right in (yeah, I did a test board and water beaded up on the surface) Dang but don't that look much...
  14. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Thanks Cap, the way I finger it, the wood was put there for a purpose, still not sure of its species, and since its still in outstanding overall condition, may as well make it shine like a slightly tarnished penny LOL. (will definitely be a "one-of-a-kind" boat wherever we go) There are fewer...
  15. wooky30014

    Newbie alert. Tilt/trim question Help!

    I feel your pain, mine did NOT come with any tilt other than arm power (this is an '87 Force 85hp) so I looked around on the Interwebs and bought a CMC unit that was non-functional and also bought a new pump assembly. Now I have tilt and trim at the touch of a button and added another switch on...
  16. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    This evening I got the first of 4 coats of varnish applied to the windshield frames, gonna let it set a bit and put the 2nd on (if done before 24 hours then no sanding is required). I also piddled a bit with labeling the rocker switches, experiment was a success. So here it is, new tach, kill...
  17. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Oh and on these frames I had one fall to pieces due to the tiny little screws holding it together. Two of the others wobbled at the corners, same reason and only one stayed together. I cleaned up all the corners and using the original screw holes I enlarged one at a time and fastened with...
  18. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    I've been piddling along on Riff Raft, in the works is cleaning up and having a neater wiring install. I've been working on a new helm panel (pics to come soon) with rocker switches and more specific breakers located in the helm enclosure. I believe I've been getting ahead of myself on several...
  19. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    Oh yeah, always try to be careful here, this would have been one of those "freaky" incidents, wasn't worried so much about me, but the boat OTOH, woulda been a loud gut wrenching "crunch" :sick:
  20. wooky30014

    New Boat For Christmas

    OHH boy, I went for a helluva ride today in Riff Raft, all unexpected too (and still "cleaning up" IYKWIM). Yesterday I made a set of wheel chocks that fit betwixt the tyres on both sides. She also sits on a pair of 2X8 planks to keep her from settling in the mud. Anyway I was getting ready to...
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