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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Woody the hull of coarse is ply .. The strips are some type of metal .. I almost think they are zinc . They feel pretty soft . Pot metal maybe but I don't think so . For some reason they are positioned offset about 3 inches or so from the transom .. One is shaped different than the other on the...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    ... Got the metal strips off but broke most of the screws holding it on ... All of them are through bolted into the stringer ribs .. Gunna be tough to get out .. Any reason I couldn't just cut them off and re-drill new hole a few inches over ? Happy New Year guys !!!
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Here is the transom .. I need to reseal this joint it leaks pretty bad .. My thought was to take all the old screws out and try and pry a small gap between the ply and the transom wood ... Fill it with epoxy then put new screws in . I have some ss screws that are just a little larger than the...
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Thanks Zool , Kc ... As much of a pita those two can be I do find a purpose for them from time to time .. Ok I need a plan .. I tried sanding some of the paint off and 60 grit is struggling . Had some paint and epoxy remover laying around and that seems to be working fairly well getting most of...
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    Pic Test

    OK Ga , tried this with the battery with the fish hook . Hope it works...At full size
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Moved it over in the center of the garage to get ready for the flip .. Prolly do that this coming weekend .. Still gunna do a few odds and end before the flip though See it does get cold down here ! Burrr !!
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Ned does the plug cutter cut the plugs straight or tapered ? A little progress .. I built a cradle to hold it once flipped .. May have over thought it a little idk ... LOL!
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    1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

    Kinda rainy today so nothing on the Manatee . Need to pick up some tube steel and things for the trailer so I messed around with the WM today . Took most all of the hardware off .. Did some sanding on the splash rail .. Just the top because I figured when it gets flipped over it would be hard to...
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    "Save The Manatee "

    Bad day for my Gators but a good day for painting I suppose ... First coat very little OP .. Second coat a bit more OP ... Not enough for me to worry about though .. Turned out ok I reckon ... I really like this paint so far .. Just 2 coats covers very well .. Gunna take it off the...
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    "Save The Manatee "

    Ok , put 2 coats of accent on ... I think the guy at the paint place mixed the wrong color . The color I choose was really a more sea foam lighter looking green .. I think they stole my MFG green formula ... Oh well I ain't changing it . I did the rolled tape to avoid ridge line trick ...
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    "Save The Manatee "

    ... Creepy crawly on the wall
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    "Save The Manatee "

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    "Save The Manatee "

    Test pic of primer .. I know the rules but it's still a pain for me ..
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    Compressor hook up .

    Finally getting around to hooking up my new 80 gal compressor .. I have 3 big rubber vibration feet feet to mount to the slab . Getting the oil for it and need to get the wire to hook into a 60 amp service I have for it .. It says to use 14/10 AWG wire . 5 hp single phase motor 240 volt . Just...
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    Proper flag placement .

    Hey guys I am going to be launching my MFG at a navy base soon to help out with an event put on by some of the local members of the ACBS down here . There is no way on gods green earth that I am not flying "old glory" at this event .. My understanding is that it should be placed at the starboard...
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    Bad new alternator ?

    Just replaced the alt on my 2000 Caddy .... New battery ... Voltage was 11.9 or so while running ... Checked the connections and the fuses ..All seemed good .. Started and rechecked ...Voltage was at 14.1 for a few seconds then went down to below 12 again ... Could I have a bad alternator ...The...
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    Finally building an outdoor kitchen .May need some idea's /help .

    Holy carp from one extreme to another !
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    Finally building an outdoor kitchen .May need some idea's /help .

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    It only takes a blink of the eye ...

    Just a reminder if your tired and have been working a lot and odd hours to be careful while driving ... This is how my son Ryan ended up Friday afternoon on the way home from work ... He said he just dozed off for a second and the next thing he new he was upside down ... He hit a concrete pump...
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    RIP Don Rickles ...

    There was no discrimination ... DR dished it out to everyone equally ... Many a belly laughs !!
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