I may become a "Tinner"

[jbcurt00]

^^^ Looks like they may have cut the transom skin off of that.

Actually, most Crestliner's I've seen have a HUGE wood transom on the exterior rear of the aluminum transom skin:

Like these:

Of course there will be quite a few thru bolt holes to deal w/ or a wood sealing task every few years forever. Some of the one's I've seen had an extra 20-30 holes thru that piece of wood :facepalm:

 

[Luke000]

WOG I think you need a long weelend road trip. Lookie here!!!!
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/boa/4624119333.html

That is a really sweet old boat! I especially like the dash board shape, I might have to use some of the design when I make a new one for my project.

 

[64osby]

jbc - thanks for setting me straight. When first looking at it it didn't look like an overlay.

 

[jbcurt00]

jbc - thanks for setting me straight. When first looking at it it didn't look like an overlay.

I don't know about setting ya straight, but happy to pass on info. Many (mostly 50's & 60's) that I've seen needed the huge exterior ply for strength because the inside was setup such that only a single 3/4" piece of plywood would fit on the inside, so there HAD to be that big ole' ugly piece on the back. Even if you wanted to make it a more typical 1.5" thick piece on the inside only, you might not be able to get the splashwell, knee braces and etc to fit back right if you do.