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- Thu May 11, 2023 7:15 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: I'm back! Anybody still here?
- Replies: 1
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I'm back! Anybody still here?
16 years ago I bought my derelict 1957 Sea Lancer and got active on this forum for a while. Well, long story short, I finally plan to launch her early this summer. Anybody still hanging out here?
- Thu May 31, 2012 12:12 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Original keelson curve/taper
- Replies: 7
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Hey - I just drove through that area on the way up to Winston-Salem last weekend for a graduation ceremony. We'll also be up at Hartwell for a party end of June. Maybe I could break away for a visit, or you could swing by on the lake?!? PM or email (or text...) me your address up there, so I'll know...
- Wed May 30, 2012 8:44 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Rib Grain Orientation
- Replies: 6
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- Wed May 30, 2012 8:08 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Original keelson curve/taper
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14006
I might be late to the dance on this topic, but I thought I'd add my $0.02. When I remade my keelson, I had the same internal debate, especially since my boat had lost all of its original shape. I decided that what you've come up with had to have been the original design. You want the rear 1/3 or so...
- Wed May 30, 2012 11:18 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: top keel
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15712
- Wed May 30, 2012 9:10 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: top keel
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15712
- Tue May 10, 2011 11:09 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Floor framing: Brackets?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7496
You know, I've been considering that. There's really no rust or corrosion on them. The bolts would be replaced if I did that; had to hit the heads of a couple with an angle grinder to get them out b/c the squares under the carriage bolt heads wouldn't bite into the wood enough to get the nuts unscre...
- Sat May 07, 2011 6:26 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Floor framing: Brackets?
- Replies: 2
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Floor framing: Brackets?
I'm at the point of rebuilding my floor framing (sister keelsons and the lateral pieces that cross over and join to the keelson). I had thought that the sisters and the laterals were joined together with bronze angle "iron", but taking them apart, I found that the angles look like galvaniz...
- Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:53 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Which Is Stronger
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10499
...I am sure that when they were built no one was thinking about 50 years later when some poor fool in a garage in Northen Michigan (or Minnesota) would be trying to restore one. :) Karl. ... or North Georgia, for that matter! As an engineer and now home builder/remodeler, I will say that the lamin...
- Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:20 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: 1958 catalog help
- Replies: 3
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- Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:16 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Sea Lancer Keel Dimensions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8515
Ken, If you haven't found your oak yet, here's a tip. Find a local cabinetry shop and find out where they get their material. The building-supply lumber yards probably won't have white oak, but the lumber yards that supply cabinet makers and furniture makers will. In the Atlanta area, there are many...
- Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:06 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: New fastening hardware
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11708
- Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:06 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Windsheild Trim
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7856
- Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:40 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: New fastening hardware
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11708
Thanks, Phill. Yep, Silicon Bronze is all I'm shopping for, and in the cut threads as well. Haven't checked Fastenal, but I've heard of them. Will do. Jamestown is okay on prices, but not as good as Top Notch in most/all cases. FYI -- A quick check at Fastenal puts them near the highest on pricing f...
- Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:59 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: New fastening hardware
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11708
New fastening hardware
I'm at the point of putting together orders for my new fasteners. I've read warnings not to reuse old screws that may look fine but may be hiding corrosion and metal fatigue. My questions: Has anyone found #6 x 1-1/8 bronze wood screws? The ones I took out that attach the hull to the frames appear t...