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i was wearing a really top notch resperator,but great advice

i started removing paint with nasty paint remover, worked but several coatings,i have a heat gun i used fot inside varnish, but was really slow, the heat would blister paint,, then i would scrape . i started thinking about my small hand held torch,, well it worked great, i could remove white paint w...

Andreas, the pictures of the boats you showed are close but i havent been able to find one with my style, may i send a few pics. to your email address for perhaps a viewing, the title says 1958 , but my boat has different caracteristics,, i dont know how to load pics, on dockside :oops: :oops: thank...

hello all, can the keelson be replaced while boat is on trailer,, if i have to lay on its top does the garbords have to be removed, ?? i assume the garboards are screwed into the keelson??? thanks much mike 1958 thompson sea coaster :?: :shock: and what sealers and calk should i use and where :shock:

how would i go about finding a steering wheel and cables,, 58 thompson 16.6 ft. last owner put in the single cable system,,, bummer mike

hello all, i am attemting to remove w/shield frame and found the side screws under the glass, seems to be something still holding at the bottom point of the side window at toprail thankyou mike [ 58 thompson]

thankyou for the information very helpfull , how does one know if it is heartwood, or sap wood??? ,,,as for darker or lighter wood ,,is the darker more dence or harder , less vulnerable to water penetration thankyou mike

hello i have a 58 thompson,16.6 ft haqvent seen another like it ,, has all hardware on boat , has a full rear seat that folds forward for tanks and battery ,, but also has motor cavity ,,has door underdash area for a nice little spot to keep bumpers and such ,..,title says, ..[.thompson brothers pes...

we could sure use some of your wisdom through the resto project..sealers, calking glues , brands,, finish secrets thanks mike

hello to all and thanks for the wisdom, well i am replacing the transom and i took a sawsall and slowly cut it out about a 1/4 in from bottom plywood, mega screws, the bottom paint seams like a tough acrilic smooth hard paint , any way to not have to take out all the screw heads from underside??? an...