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Only thing I can recall with high humidity when varnishing is that the varnish can take longer to dry throughly. Other then that I have not had problems with humidity. Temperature however is a different story. To cool and it take an eternity to dry and you have a greater chance of things like dust a...

Hate that when someone says "It is in great shape" and then it ends up NOT. I might suggest when you try tightening the nuts, if there is enough of the bolt sticking out of the nut that you use a small vise-grips to grab the bolt and then tighten the nut with a small open end wrinch. This ...

Chris, Go to www.dragonflycanoe.com on the site you can purchase a set cd's on wooden boats of all manufactures or just the one on the Thompson boats. These cd's have the sales literature published by Thompson and other manufacturers form back in the ealy 1900's on forward. A vary good reference as ...

Eric, If when you pull the starter rope you can feel there is good compression on all cyclinders, I would say you should be getting a decent motor without getting deeper into the workings of the engine. Also if the area under the cowling is relatively clean and not a lot of oil and dirt around the b...

Had no problem view the photos. Photos look good.
Seems like a nice site for your photos.

I would recommend that you put a couple coats of paint on the bare wood to help keep moisture out of it. I would think one coat of cut paint followed by a coat of regular would do it for this year. Have you checked for any bad wood on the keel, keelsons, ribs and around the bottom of the transom tha...

Tom, The transom is defenetly too high for one thing. Cut it down so the anti-cavitaion plate is at or below the bottom of the hull. With the plate higher the trim tab/ anode is not doing anything for you at all. Once that is done then see if you still have a problem with steering control. If so you...

Grammas, I would think 4" outside should be OK. The sister's are there to help support the hull and give it strength along with the keel. As long as they go a little past or are atleast even with the transom you are supporting the tramson and the hull at the same time I think you will be fine. ...

Mike, I agree! I still remember from High School shop class that is what we used when staining any wood that had a open grain. Thin the stain filler a little so we could put it on the wood with a stiff brush letting it set for a period of time and then wipe it off with burlap fabric across the gain ...

JD, It sounds like you have a float that is hanging up. Would probley be a good idea to take the carb off, clean it and rebuild it. Or take it in and have the motor tune up by a pro. It may cost a few bucks but is well worth it. I took both of my '57 Evinrudes into have then tuned by the pro right a...

Rich, I would recommend a scarf joint it is stronger then a but joint with biscuts. You have a lot more wood which is seeing the glue and it will be stiffer when bending forces are exerted against it. Shipwrights always use scarf joints when joining any wood within the same plain where stresses can ...

On a wood boat one wants BUNKS not rollers. Roller as your guys have indicated form pressure points on the hull and over time will cause the hull to deform around the rollers. As wood tends to deform under pressure and then retain the deformation a nice soild flat bunk will keep you hull flat and th...

Jim, Here are a couple places in Milwaukee that handle parts for older OMC products. Dolenskak's Marine 9215 W. Oaklahoma Ave. 414-541-4000 Engine Plade & Prop 3524 W National Ave. 414-671-0533 Thurow's Lawn & Marine S92 W27825 Hwy ES Mukwanago 262-363-7711 I received a listing of dealers th...

Jim, I have not had any exprence with a jack plate but I guess if you are looking at getting the most out of your motor and need to beat the other guys to the hot fishing spot then I could maybe investing the couple hundred $'s for one. I also would questions there use on an older wood boats transom...

The number from the transom only will tell us the possible year, whom built it and what number hull that was for that year. You need to go to "What DO I Have" on this site and get all the info asked for there and submitt it. With the dimensional data we can track back to possibly what mode...