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Andreas thanks for getting back to me. I thought about it all night and decided it wasn't a chance I was willing to take. I pulled the couple off I had fastened and was glad I did, they seemed to be putting a lot of stress on the cross members. I will steam bend all of them. I just got done making m...

That's a idea but I kinda like to keep them all uniform. I see they had used rib stock forn thiers. what about the longest ones that I already have attached, you think they will be ok?? If I make a steam box, once I styeam them do I just attcah them straight out of the steam box, or do I have to use...

Andreas, Question, I'm plugging away on my 1932 TVT, I pulled the tounge and groove decking off and am replacing the old deck supports (ribs). I made the new ones out of white oak just like the old ones, the first couple which were the longest were not to bad I was able to flex the 3/8 oak enought t...

Thanks Phil, Yes I have been using a core bit but it just slows everything down. I don't have any of the silicone bronze screws but I have a lot of the regualr brass ones from a previous restoration, they should work, right?? tcvc, Thompson used steel screws and bolts as a standard where they are no...

Have any of you ever seen a boat that was built with ferrous metal fasteners?? I am restoring a 1932 Thompson TVT and except for the exposed screws that are visible on the finish product, everything else is pretty much steel or iron. This includes the pieces that are nailed. The first couple I came ...

I am restoring a 1932 Thompson TVT. I had to remove the deck boards to make some repairs. Seeing as how the deck is 1/4" mahogany tounge a groove, I was thinking maybe I would stain the boards while I had them off. They are fastened with exposed brass screws, so this way I wouldn't be trying to...

Ok I got around to trying it. I made mine ouit of 1/4" plex glassso I could see what I was doing. I worked great!! I made 3 of them so I didn't have to go hunting around for it , there would always be one sitting close by. Thanks again Sounds like a good idea to me. I am going to make the plate...

Phil, This is a TVT boat no screws or nuts to loosen. The gap is in the planking on the starboard and port sides just a few inchs off from the keel. I'm hoping that once we get some of that high humidity weather it will close up. can I caulk a gap like that and not have tyo worry about it pushing ou...

Wow sorry should of used spell check on that one. I say this is below the waterline which sort of caulk do you suggest I use?
Thanks,
Tim

Andreas, This is below the watert line, What kind of caulok would you suggest ?
Thanks,
tim

Sounds like a good idea to me. I am going to make the plate out of plex glass so I can see what I am doing and also see if it is causing any damage. Thanks I'll let you know how I make out.

Can I use CPES on the outside of the hull of my boat and will it help stop leaks?? I'm restoring a TVT and I’m just concerned about stripping down the hull, then spending all the time not to mention expense to paint it and finish only to find out it leaks when I launch it. I have never used CPES and...

I need to take some of the deck planking off my Thompson TVT so I can make some repairs. This had expsoed brass wood screws into mahogany tounge and groove. Everytime i try to back a screw out I get a tear out, little slivers of the wood around the screw comes off. Is there a way to avoid this?? Tha...

I'm about ready to flip my Thompson TVT 13' 6' with a closed bow with a mahogany deck. My question is how and what do I use to support the flipped boat?? The bow is not flat it's concave, so how can I support it with out risking damaging the deck. the boat isn't terribly heavy 2 people can lift it s...

Ok, I'm working on my 1930 Thompson Speed about The book says they used mahogany for the transoms, my hull as well as the transom has several coats of paint on it. I have started stripping the paint off the hull and have worked my way down to the factory Sea Green paint. When I started stripping the...