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This is probably not helpful given your location, but I had no problem finding lumber described as Philippine mahogany at the Woodcrafter store in Portland, OR which I will be using to rebuild my windshield.

I don't think it will require a particularly large hole to provide enough drain space, assuming the bilge is kept clean and I will make one before I steam them. I'm thinking perhaps a 45+ degree cut leaving 1/4 to 1/3rd of the 1/2 inch thick rib end to meet the keelson. I will try to size the hold t...

I pulled the cheek pieces from the keelson this morning and was surprised with what I found. My damage expectations were met, all three pieces of the keelson are truly rotten, one cheek came out in pieces. Fortunately, I have the other for a template. However, the construction detail was interesting...

The hull is through bolted with three bolts between each rib as they are supposed to be. It's only the fasteners in the ribs in question. I have not yet stripped the boat or pulled the rub rail hiding the bottom of the sheer plank, but it seems clear the top three planks on both sides are fastened t...

I was surprised to find the ribs in my boat are fastened with nails. Some are close to the plank edge. All the ribs aft of the deck must be replaced. I'm concerned about damaging the planks when removing the nails and wondering if it makes sense to cut them behind the ribs, but leave them in place a...

That's encouraging. I bought the materials I need to build a steam box - turkey cooker, etc and what little snow we got is almost gone. I hope it will warm up enough to get started soon. It's not terribly cold now, mid 40s, but the wind is howling and the nighttime temperatures are still below freez...

As I mine the posts in this forum I see a consensus of opinion calling for heartwood white oak often accompanied by recommendations to use quartersawn material. On other forums I see equally strong calls for riffsawn and plainsawn material and an strong emphasis on making sure there's little or no r...

Thank you all for your responses. Your assistance has clarified my plan of attack. The trailer the boat's on now won't work as a boat stand because it has rollers instead of bunks and getting at the bottom isn't easy. I bought it cheap to transport the boat home and planned to sell it and buy a more...

Thanks to everyone for your replies. I take it from them that I could: Support the bottom both sides of the keel along the length of the keelson. Perhaps a foot each side? Could I get away with using some tires? Use my multi-master knockoff to cut the keelson free from the ribs, garboard planks and ...

My unease with this project is in the details. If I start upright, do I tackle the keelson or ribs first? Either way it seems I would have to work from the bottom to first remove the keel to get to the screws through the garboard planks holding the ribs to the outside keelson boards. To do the ribs ...

I have a boat with lots of frames, & the keelson to replace. Would it make sense to 1) replace the frames first and then flip the boat to replace the keelson, or 2) reverse the process? I also have to repair a couple of planks, notably at least half of both sheer planks and a patch to one other ...

The plywood in the old deck is so badly damaged I have to start by replacing it before I can begin to shape the new windshield to fit. My cunning plan was to figure out the proper placement on the deck then dry fit the old frame to it to see if the curve and angle of the old frame is a reasonable fi...

Thanks for sharing. Your story follows my plan and it gives me confidence I'm on the right track. I've purchased some sacrificial wood for practice and the mdf for the template and plan to start on this soon. It's too cold to work on the boat itself, snow on the ground, and I don't have a barn to wo...

That makes sense. Will your rack span the length of the boat or ?? I'm thinking a rack where the boat rests on a 4X4 near the transom and another just aft of the deck would be adequate and if somewhat elevated would allow space to get inside the boat if needed. The elevation implies a movable stage ...

I need some advice on how best to block up the boat while I work on the bottom. I don't want to move the boat into the garage so I have to contend with a gravel pad alongside the house that's sloped to drain water away, such as there is in the desert. The book and forum advise says get the boat leve...