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  1. Ned L

    Stopping in to say hi SOTY 2017

    I don’t get to come by here too often, but some may remember my little rebuilding project. Just thought I would stop in, say hi, and let you know the boat is doing fine. I still run her down from R.I. To N.J. each summer by myself for a couple of weeks. Still a fun little boat that takes me...
  2. Ned L

    History on my boat.

    ​ ​ To say the least it’s been an interesting year for all of us. I have been making good use of the boat and have had some good trips. Took a bunch of pictures too, then my phone completely died in mid summer so I didn’t have any pictures to post as an update here. I still checked in here...
  3. Ned L

    Congratulations on the 2018 Splash Of The Year!

    We have a winner! Congratsulations to Archbuilder’s Project Fuggly! Your restoration project has been voted as the 2018 Restoration Forum Splash Of The Year! Thank you to all the other nominations, ypur work was great and you have some excelent boats to ve proud of. And thank you everyone for...
  4. Ned L

    2018 Splash Of The Year VOTING Thread

    It is now time to start the official voting thread for the 2018 Splash Of The Year. (Actually past time, .... my fault for completely missing the date.) ...... his year we have 2 accepted nominations They both did fantastic work in bringing great boats back to life and really looking like both...
  5. Ned L

    Splash of the year nominations for 2018!!!

    It's that time of year again, for is to collect nominations for the 3rd annual Restoration Forum Splash of the Year! This is open for any iboats website members to nominate their favorite boat that has been splashed back in the water after significant work, restorations, building, modifications...
  6. Ned L

    A glimps of a 'former life' working at Rhode Islands Marine Services / early 1980's

    Not sure if this is where this belongs or not, but considering it was building and repair work I though I'd put it here (It can be moved if the mods think better). I though there might be some interest in seeing some of the stuff that went on in a small southern New England shipyard where I...
  7. Ned L

    Mystic Seaport & Antque marine engine show

    I know its a bit of a different kind of topic for here, but maybe there will be some curiosity interest in this. For those not familiar with it, Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum is probably the nation's premier marine museum. It is located in Mystic Connecticut, on the Mystic River, at the...
  8. Ned L

    Do you remember............

    When can buoys were black. (now green) When you would monitor ?2182? and ?2670? (before there was a ?16?) When you would hail the marine operator to have them connect you through for a land line phone call. When someone who engaged in the pastime of boating was a ?Boatman?. A ?boater...
  9. Ned L

    Sewing machines Singer #31-15 comments

    I didn't want to cause a drift on the other thread about sewing machines, so I'll here. Does anyone have thoughts on a Singer #31-15 ?............... Maybe WOG or someone???? :D I just found this for sale in my area. it looks like it should go through just about anything. I would be...
  10. Ned L

    Big wooden boat project [Splashed Sept 2017]

    This boat was abandon 15 years ago in a boatyard in NJ. She was built in 1957, and is 33ft long. She was outside and covered for about ten years before the cover fell apart. The boatyard moved her in to their shop in 2013 for a coat of paint and to try to find a new owner. About a month...
  11. Ned L

    A bit of wood for a new windshield

    I am making a new windshield for the rebuild of one of my boats and thought there might be some interest in seeing something that doesn't use polyester, epoxy, glass, etc. Start with a little stick of mahogany (2" thick x 24" wide x 9 feet long) Do some re-sawing on the band saw to end up...
  12. Ned L

    Need advise for glass cloth weight for trunk cabin top.

    A little different type of project for here. .. Rebuilding a 1957, 33ft lapstrake Jersey sea skiff and need to redo the fiberglassing on the trunk cabin top. The cabin top was originally canvassed, and years ago it was glassed. It is plywood and about 8ft x 10 ft. The issue is that I don't...
  13. Ned L

    Chrysler Crown M47 w/ hydraulic reverse gears - shift adjustment ?

    A long shot, but I figure i'll ask. .... Anyone have experience adjusting the F-N-R shifting on a Chrysler Crown M47 w/ hydraulic shifting. I have a pair that shift sluggishly. I have the manual and figure I'll look into it this winter. .... These are 1957, 265 cid flat head sixes that...
  14. Ned L

    Sealing wood with "Poly", Polyurethane (varnish), or varnish (spar) ????

    I read quite regularly here where people recommend to 'seal' new wood with 'poly' (polyurethane varnish) or 'spar' (tradional oil based varnish). ........... Can someone explain the reasoning behind this. If you are looking to seal wood with the easiest, least expensive, and longest...
  15. Ned L

    OK, show your age. - who remembers these??

    Who remembers when ... ..a "Boater" was truly nothing but a type of straw hat, a person experienced around a boat was a "boatman", and to call someone a "Boater" was an absolute sign of a 'newby'. .. 'Nuns' were red and 'cans' were black? Who remembers what "2182" and "2670" were? and who...
  16. Ned L

    How 'real' boats were built on the Jersey shore.

    Last weekend I was graciously given access to scan hundreds of photos taken by the family of a three generation boatbuilding family near where I grew up. I thought there might be some interest here in seeing how 'real' boats are built. Unfortunately they have not built new boat in about 17...
  17. Ned L

    Paragon reverse gear clutch plates

    I don't know if anyone will have a suggestion outside of a google search, which I've dione & now have a possible source. Anyone have an idea where I might be able to buy a set of clutch plates for a Paragon HF 25XE reverse gear? (Mechanical 1:1 gear about 45 yrs old.)
  18. Ned L

    Anybody remember when.........

    Cans were black & nuns were red. Calling & distress was '2182' and not '16' (which didn't exist yet). "Boaters" were straw hats and to use the term for anything else was a dead giveaway that you were brand new to the activity. We were 'boatmen'. -- Seriously, and the whole "manhole cover" vs...
  19. Ned L

    Supply a caption for this

    How about a caption for this (not all that uncommon for these Jersey speed skiffs).
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