1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

Andgott, try some Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish on those old pieces. You'll be amazed!!!

 

[andgott]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

I've used that before, works pretty well! I have to remove the old anodization, some deep scratches, and polish it- So the compound on the wheel makes relatively quick work of it. I will follow it up with a polish like that- And use it for 'upkeep' as well...

-Andrew

 

[rrumba]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

hey Andgott,
congrats on the addition and new first mate. any little progress is progress. good luck with the new job and travels.

 

[andgott]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

I got a bit more done... My schedule at this point only allows short amounts of work time- And it looks like it'll stay that way at LEAST until sometime next year! But, I'm still getting the project done bit at a time.

I did the final adjustments here and there to line up the hull and deck, did a test 'dry' fit, then joined the two parts. It is now ONE-

I used every clamp or device that I had that could provide clamping pressure to hold it all together as the adhesive cures. The fit was pretty close, though it appears that the hull sagged a little bit while the two were apart, though with a little persuasion everything fit together nicely.

I was a little nervous about the fit- The way this thing was built, everything has to be PERFECT for it to all go together. I took a lot of measurements, and tried to make sure that I put it all together right, but had no way of really knowing until I tried to reassemble. Luckily- It all fits!

Once it cures, I'll re-install the aluminum rubrail with stainless fasteners. Then, It's time for deck hardware- And the Windshield project!

-Andrew

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

The L&S is looking fantastic! Great work.

 

[GT1000000]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

NICE!

 

[andgott]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

I got the rub rail partially installed-

Starting to look like a boat now instead of a project

 

[sphelps]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

Looking good ! Can't wait to see her all dressed up !

 

[Trooper82]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

SOme great progress Andgott...looking purtee too!

 

[Cowboyup94]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

boyfriends [a good time to meet them is when you are sitting at the dining room table, just cleaning that 'ol gun]

Make sure you tell the boy, "That's my little girl, before you think about kissing, hugging, or any other possible activity remember I'm not afraid to go back to prison."

 

[andgott]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

A very productive day here! I actually found some time to work on the boat! Our last term was only two weeks long- They managed to compress a 15 week chemical engineering course into two weeks- Which didn't leave a lot of time for anything else! But, It's over, and I get two whole days before the NEXT semester starts!

I got a lot of hardware installed today, including drain plugs and the aluminum transom plate-

I also cut out a hole in the deck, under the transom, for a 3" access plate so I can get into the bilge should I ever need to.

I also got most of the new hardware (frames, etc) made for the windshield. I bent some aluminum moldings, and polished everything up. For some reason, I'm having difficulty finding the 1/8" lexan that I need locally.

This boat MIGHT actually see the water before I head off to Germany in January!

-Andrew

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

Looking great! DIY windshield molding, nice. Hope the fab work details make an appearance when you get time.

 

[Trooper82]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

Looks great!

 

[GT1000000]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

That is just one very cool looking boat, and it gets better looking with every new addition...way to go!

 

[TruckDrivingFool]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

Looking great, all that work fitting looks to have paid off.

Is that a bilge and a deck drain?

 

[rrumba]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

andgot,

nice work in between your busy schedule. the paint looks great with the fittings.

 

[andgott]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

Thanks- She's coming along. Slowly, but surely! It's not a race, after all

Is that a bilge and a deck drain?

Yep. There's a drain to the bilge, which is the lower one, and there is a drain at deck level, the upper one. Originally, that lower drain was the ONLY opening to the bilge area- Now there's a 3" deck plate in the floor under the motor well so I can get down there if I need to. The splashwell drain is not drilled through yet, that comes next.

 

[southkogs]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

Lookin' great Andrew - Definite improvement on the bilge over the original design.

 

[andgott]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

The Three day weekend has given me a little time to get some boat work done.

The wheel needed some attention, it used to have some funky blue sparkle vinyl coating on it, which had mostly cracked off-

So, I stripped the rest of it off. My original intent was to repaint it, but it polished up VERY nicely, so I decided to leave it that way-

And, I got the rear seats installed, plus some of the deck hardware-

The stern seats are hinged on the bottom, and pivot forward to allow access to the area under the motorwell. The seats come out easily, by removing the pins. For that reason, the seats are often missing when you find these boats!


You can see the template for the new windshield in the last shot, I finally found a local source for the lexan, and will be picking it up next week. I hope to find time to get it cut and shaped next week.

I'm still collecting a few more parts, mostly for the dash, and then it'll be time to put the motor on. Then its LAKE TIME!

-Andrew

 

[ben2go]

Re: 1959 Lake N' Sea Restoration

Awesome update.