Hi All, I have a double hulled utility boat 26feet (if that matters?) Stripped most of the bottom, removed old red lead putty and old cotton. I...
The hull is double planked. I have had a fair bit of water in it at one time, some leaks along some seams and along parts of the keel. Again I...
Thanks!! Existing paint is not bad..I have scrapped so already..do need to do more, however the hull pic I posted is the reality of it.. one...
Thanks Alan, I have dealt with smaller wooden boats many times from dingy's to canoes but this is my first double hull, I hear about westsystem...
My bottom is actually in quite good condition...maybe I should just scrape, paint and caulk where it doesn't swell properly and call it a day...
Wow WHAT A STRANGE SMALL WORLD...I KNOW THE HOUSE YOU ARE LOOKING AT.. Will email you from my private account..
Hi all: well after a complete summer of rain and cool temps I have stripped all my topside and stained the entire 26ft utility craft of mine,...
Few More Pics These are interior furnishings that I worked on over the winter inside
new pics...and one of the canoe I finished for good measure!!
been gone working Been busy all spring working on my boat..It's coming along Fixed some loose planking, stripped all the topsides..still...
Thanks Par? no concerns of looking at the condition of the fasteners? I would need to remove all finish to get to them right?..should I also...
Thanks Tony! I will keep your email! As all of us in Canada knows it's gotten to cold to be working outside. (my project it tarped rather...
Thank you Par! will do, was hoping to have some time off this week with the great weather but "not to be" up here in Canada, the weather is a...
so is my course of action is to strip the hull check for loose fasteners then repaint. take it I would only caulk where it leaks (if so) after...
yup, these pics were taken before that process, the canvas has been tacked along the length, the ends cut and overlapped with bedding compond and...
Canvas canoe http://www.amazon.com/Wood-Canvas-Canoe-Construction-Restoration/dp/0884480461 this is the best book I have found, it goes thru...
Thanks Rick: yup know all about the ABM, member actually. Itès good to live in this area as there are many restorers locally, and you can bet...
Hi all, being new here I will introduce myself as well as post my thread. I'm Bill from eastern ontario, I have for quite sometime built and...
