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    Sunnyland 2019 ACBS show pics !

    I’ll start posting some pics if anyone is interested .. What a great event this year ! Lots of stuff to do and see ..I’ll post in no particular order . And at medium size . I think you can click on the pic to enlarge if you want ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Ok a day of recuperating and work ... I met the nephew of the original owner of the WM Mark .. Super nice guy .. He was one of the kids in that original picture I have .
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Headed down tomorrow mid morning .. The motor is kinda heavy . I had my sil help me put it on the transom .. I think I will strap it down inside the boat that will make it easier the remount I think .. Hopefully the trip will be uneventful as far as the towing goes ..:lol: I won’t be in any...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Well then here is a pic or two . She is still a bit dusty .. I need to do some cleaning on it and the camper .. What are y’all ‘s thoughts on traveling with the motor hanging on the transom ? Bad idea ? I think I may strap it down inside the boat somehow idk ...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Spent half the day installing those stupid rollers in the center beam .. What a royal pita !! Scratched the paint around each one .. Just a complete bad set up by Tee Nee imho ... Trailer could be a little longer or the boat shorter .. Winch post is cool but not very functional.. See any reason...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    No paint on it to worry about and the decals will need to be found and replaced ..I’ll pick up an assortment of stuff d get it cleaned up .I don’t think a pressure washer will hurt it as long as I don’t go crazy with it ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Ehh , turned out ok . A few grainy spots and some pin holes .. I may sand and try and roll and tip it .. I did a test spot with an old foam roller and a chips brush to see if it would lay down .. It seemed. lay down ok ... I do like the color though .. Can I use engine gunk cleaner on the...
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    Painting an outboard gearcase, but there's a catch....

    I’ve been having good luck with this paint lately . I like it because you can shoot a second coat on right after the first if you want .. https://us.ppgrefinish.com/PPG-Refinish/Products/Commercial-Coatings/Delfleet-Essential
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Sprayed 2cnd and final coat of primer this afternoon .. Sand tomorrow and 2 coats of finish if I can get out of work a little early ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Getting ready for the paint in the bilge ... Taping up and covering up is a pain Fingers crossed 2 coats of primer tomorrow then 2 coats of finish the next day .. Trailer is almost ready just have to finish hooking up the lights and mount the winch post and rollers . Then we can slide it under...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Trying to keep dust out of my varnish ... Im getting down to the last few coats so looking to keep it clean as possible ... Pretty simple filter really
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Do we need to take a pole ? Right now just making it functional.. So I put the shocks on this afternoon .. I don’t know much how these should work . What I have is bolted on using just lock / flat washers and reg nuts .. The originals were the wrong size so it had some custom brackets on there...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    March 21 , 22 , 23rd . And here is a pic fix for you Kc ... New bearings racers and tires ... Another step to being mobile !
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

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    Forum messed up again...

    Ok ok it worked that time.
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Yeah you should see it coming from a mile away ..:lol: Just finished up the rest of the yellow . Tomorrow 1rst coat of black on the axle ,springs and cross bar bracing .. Seeing as I’m using rusto on the black I will have to shoot 2cnd coat Wednesday afternoon .. I need to locate some tires ...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    I couldn’t hold out any longer .. Had to paint something safety yellow .. Not sure if it’s the right Tee Nee color but it is yeller ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Hub caps made it in today ! A few swirl marks but pretty nice really ...Took a while must have been on a slow boat ..
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    RNow I need to decide if I want to throw down the cake for the new stainless pins or try and find a replacement for 1 pin that’d missing .. I got the old ones removed .. A bit tricky till I watched the only couple videos out there on removing them . Only thing I did different was to wrap a tie...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    First of the epoxy primer is on most of the pieces . The main frame is just some rusto rattle can primer to keep it from rusting while I got the other pieces ready . I’ll sand that down and use the epoxy . Now I need to bondo some dents, prep the wheels and axle and prime everything..
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