1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

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Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

Love all these cool boats you come across... That boat cradle is outstanding... One of the best I've seen.
Thanks for sharing your work on here.

Patrick
 
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Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

andgott said:
This is how it looked before-
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Andrew -

I remember ours having that "fleck" pattern on the deck - are you going to be able to recreate that on your deck? I remember the pattern so well because I inadvertently jumped our Lake N' Sea twice as a kid (semi-funny stories), and remember seeing the water trail down from under the rub rail thinkin', "Dad's gonna' kill me." After that I was always watching the deck after a run around the lake.
 
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Yeah, I can 'recreate' that finish fairly well.... This is what I used in my Glasspar-

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The colors are different- That is a white base coat, the lake N sea is grey, but the finish is about the same.

I could use the original "Zolatone", they still make it, but it requires specialty application tools....

-Andrew
 
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Excellent. That'll look good against the pink exterior anyway.

I remember the seat cushions to have almost a thunderbird like design in the seaming - Are you going to carry the pink and black over to that as well? If so, that floor will look great against it.
 
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Yup. The original seats looked like this-

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It looks like the transom... I'll be copying it... Just in PINK :)
 
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Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

You just got to love that 50's look.
I'll be watching to see that pink too.
Looking forward to it.

Bob
 
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Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

BobsGlasstream said:
You just got to love that 50's look.
I'll be watching to see that pink too.
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And, it takes a REAL man to have a pink boat, too!

Really, this boat is so over the top 50's, when I saw in the brochure that it was available in coral pink, I knew I had no choice. Nothing SCREAMS late 50's more than pink- Wether it's a caddy, or a boat!

-Andrew
 
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Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

I concur with that.
You can always put one of those little ribbons on it and raise funds for a worthwhile cause.
I'm sure it will be outstanding.

Bob
 
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andgott said:
Nothing SCREAMS late 50's more than pink- Wether it's a caddy, or a boat!
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A pink '58 Eldorado for a tow rig ... a little Aretha Franklin crankin' on the radio ... c'mon Andrew, you know you wanna' :D
 
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I did not realize that you are in Tenn. That gives me hope of finding one. Thanks.
Oh, BTW ROLL TIDE ROLL!
Brian.
 
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bbodin said:
I did not realize that you are in Tenn. That gives me hope of finding one. Thanks.
Oh, BTW ROLL TIDE ROLL!
Brian.
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Yeah... But I'm a transplant, I really don't care about the whole tide/vols/dogs thing that seems to be almost a religion down here :)
 
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Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

All the 'bad' wood is out of the boat now-

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There were sections here and there that needed to be removed. I cut them out, at an angle, so I can use a scarf joint to replace the bad areas. I also drilled out the areas around where nails were used to hold the old fiberglass deck in place... There wasn't much rot there, but I used a 3/8" drill bit to clear the areas out, and I'll epoxy wood plugs in place. I suppose that you could fill the holes with thickened epoxy, but the wood will give something more firm for the fasteners I use on the new floor to hold.

One of the stringers came out completely-

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It has a few rotten spots on it, too- Like the rest of them. I'll fix it outside the boat, then epoxy it back in place.

There is still a little dampness in a few places in the stringers- So they will be given ample time to dry before I do anything further on them. I will be heading back out on a ship in about a week or so, So she'll sit there in the shop drying while I'm gone. The shop is climate controlled, and has a dehumidifier, so it should be good and dry when I get back.

If not, I've always got tons of other projects to do while I wait :)

-Andrew
 
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Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

It was rainy and cold today, and I was a little limited in time, so I decided to work on a 'side project'... My old windshield is cracked and crazed beyond repar... There is a big crack right in the middle of it, and the aluminum frame is bent up badly, and has a lot of holes drilled in it from a Bimini top that used to be on the boat. It needs to be replaced, so I am going to have to make one-

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The tape is holding it all together where it's broken, so I can get measurements and dimensions from it...

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I traced the profile of the top and bottom of the windshield. The top will be used to bend a new aluminum piece.

I also laid it down and traced a pattern to cut the new plexiglass from.

Then, I bent the aluminum channel for the top of the windshield. I had to anneal it so it was soft, then bent the curves into it using a form that I cut from MDF. I filled the area between the 'u' channel with strips of cardboard to keep it from collapsing as I formed it. It turned out pretty decent.

Then, I cut a template for the plexiglass out of thick matt board to check the fit-

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Looks like it'll be a pretty good fit. I'll probably use Lexan rather than acrylic, for some added strength.

It'll be a LONG time before I need a windshield... But it was a good thing to tinker with in my spare time today....

-Andrew
 
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Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

Very nice work as usual Andrew, I really enjoy seeing workmanship like that. It has become rare in our fast paced world! Thanks!
 
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Yes, that page has some great info on it. Windshields ate one of the toughest things to replace- finding a good one Is next to impossible, and not getting any easier! Luckily, the factory windshield on this boat is a relatively simple Taylor model, and won't be too hard to replicate. Things get really tough when you start talking about windshields with compound curves- those require heat to form them properly. There are places that will make them for you, but it's EXPENSIVE!
 
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I did some wood work today... I ALMOST miss wooden boats :)

I ripped the stringer material down to size, then cut it to fit the various places that I'm replacing it-

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It still needs some fine tuning before I install it, but that won't get done for at least a few more weeks.

This is some great wood to work with, too... Though it's heavy and demands a SHARP blade. Smells great, too- Not something that can be said for most jobs when you're restoring an old fiberglass boat :)

-Andrew
 
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I was playing with deck a bit today. The Gel-Coat is in VERY bad shape- So bad that I think most, if not all, of it will have to come off to ensure a good base for the primer & paint... I played with a few different removal methods, but found that a stripping/finishing pad on a grinder was PERFECT. I'm using a Gator brand, from Lowes. The Medium grit seems to be perfect- It takes the relatively soft Gel-Coat right off, but doesn't seem to do much at all to the fiberglass below-

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This is a REALLY dusty process! I take the whole operation outside- I wouldn't even THINK of doing this in the shop!

-Andrew
 
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Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

andgott said:
I did some wood work today... I ALMOST miss wooden boats :)

I ripped the stringer material down to size, then cut it to fit the various places that I'm replacing it-

1030Stringers.jpg


It still needs some fine tuning before I install it, but that won't get done for at least a few more weeks.

This is some great wood to work with, too... Though it's heavy and demands a SHARP blade. Smells great, too- Not something that can be said for most jobs when you're restoring an old fiberglass boat :)

-Andrew
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just wondering why you didnt replace all the stringers instead?
 
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