Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration
Work on ALL my projects has been a little slow recently... I've been going through some very intensive training for my new job- I'm going to be doing some dangerous things with some even more dangerous chemicals, so they want to make sure that I know what I'm doing! 6 months of training here in the U.S., followed by another 6 months in Germany... It has left little time for anything else.
Add to that the arrival of my daughter, and you can see where I might be a little busy... She's just over two months old now, and doing very well.
But, I've managed to get little things done here and there when I find time. I'm getting ready to finally join the hull and deck, they are just sitting on one another at this point. I did some minor adjustments to them, to perfect the fit. When the boat was built, they were joined with what looks like thickened resin, and a staple about every 2" all along. I plan to use an adhesive sealant, like 3-M, to join them, and clamp it rather than use the staples.... If, for some reason, I ever need to take them apart, this will be a lot easier than dealing with all the staples! When I install the rub rails, they are through bolted about every 6" or so, so this will provide some mechanical backup to the adhesive, though it won't need it- that's some strong stuff.
Speaking of the rub rails, I got them polished today, and they turned out NICE-
Shines like chrome.
Here is a finished one next to the unpolished one-
If I get enough of these little projects done, I'll have everything all ready to go so I can do the assembly next time I've actually got a day off, Whenever that may be
-Andrew
