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John: My Holsclaw trailer has been reworked with bunks in lieu of the outboard rollers. I left the keel rollers in place and adjusted those to give only minimal support to the keel. I have posted some photos in previous discusions on this thread. I have found when loading my boat out of the water I ...

Jerry: 3M 5200, 3M 5200, and 3M 5200. At least this is what Danenberg recomends and after having some problems with my transom after using resorcinol glue for my new transom and experiencing some cracking problems I can appreciate the need for flexibility. I did use 5200 for the bond between the tra...

When I did the transom over on my 62 Sea Lancer I was puzzled by the fact that all the information on boat motors new and old called for a 20.5" transom height and the height of my original Lancer transom was 22.25". My keel strip was also short by approximatly 18" on the rear of the ...

John, Peter. A couple of photos of a 62 Holsclaw I rebuilt to carry my 62 Lancer. I favored modernizing my trailer to make it safe to carry my heavily invested boat project. I replaced the coupler, the jack, the tail lamps with LED lamps, safety chains and finally the tires. Even though my 20 plus y...

I'll have to keep an eye out for one. If you come across anything let me knowr one on either side of the deck?[/quote] Nick: My 62 Sea Lancer did not come with an Electric Horn but shortly after the owner got tired of replacing the propellant cans for the air horn, he replaced it with a dual trumpet...

Treys: I recently completed a full restoration both cosmetically and structurally on a 62 Sea Lancer. With perseverance and patience anyone can do a superior job. You are on the right track by ordering Danenberg's books and I would suggest you read those over and over. Dan's advice is right on the m...

I used lacquer thinner to remove the varnish off from all metal parts on my boat. It worked well for softening the old varnish and remove with a little scrubbing. However It may very likely remove the painted surfaces of your tags. You should try a small area on a similiar tag to see what the effect...

Treeline; I vacillated for several months on how to bend the ribs in my Sea Lancer as I had decided to replace all of them. I built a jig and made a strap for bending the ribs out of the boat. Problem is every rib has a different curve so one jig will not work for all. Another method I thought I wou...

Alan: Your idea for clamping sounds like a slick idea. Keep us posted if it works and how well. Your laminated sheer idea sounds like a good idea as well but isn't there a vertical face that the rub rail attaches to. I think I am following you correctly and can see it would be a slick way of making ...

Alan: I was faced with a similiar dilema with my Sea Lancer. Mine was seperated in those same areas but my ribs were not pulled away from the stem any where near as much as your photos show yours. I am puzzled why yours are so far from the stem. I can't believe your stem has shrunk that much nor you...

I purchased a book on drying wood and in other publications they echoed the same thing. Wood had to dry down to a Fiber Saturation Point of approximately 22-25% moisture content. Beyond that it can be kiln dried but that probably is not advisable for something that is going to ultimately reach ambie...

Eric; In the search for 1/4 sawn white oak for my keel I ended up visiting with a professional boat builder in northern Wisconsin that give me the following advice. First of all he said never, ever, use kiln dried lumber in boat building. Seasoned or air dried lumber should always be used. Typically...

Scott: Not sure if were talking the same steering system but I installed a Teleflex Safe-T NFB steering system in my 62 Sea Lancer. I too was coming up long or short on the cable. I needed a 14"3" cable and I discovered they did not custom make them to length. I knew a 15' cable would crea...

ajr: I inserted a drain tube in my transom and 3 in the splash well also. In order to get the drain tube at the lowest possible level it needs to be installed at an angle in the transom so that it is parallel to the bottom of the hull. This created a problem for making the flange on the tubing as it...

Jim; Apologize for not clarifying my comments better. I appreciate the heads up on a cheaper source of 5200. These are the things that make this website great. Its always great to be able to find a better price for the exact same product by shopping around. I have done the same for different things ...