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Very Pleased so far with the paint job. Several more coats above spray rail and then a blood red spray rail. I may take some heat for not sticking with original colors but after seeing a boat with with Kirby's Green Gray, I had to use it. I felt it would set off natural mahogany deck & transom. ...

Last week I posted some Mahogany I milled for the deck on the boat I am working on. I was pretty impressed with the look of the wood. It is very even in tone and grain. Well today I milled the remainder and was disappointed in the look of the wood compared to the first run. https://app.photorocket.c...

What a great find! Good for you!

Took advantage of the 70 degree weather today and milled some of the deck boards. Ripped and re-sawed out about 70 lf. Will do remainder next week. Setting up to mill the shiplap. 40 year old mahogany. Should be nice! Steve https://app.photorocket.com/galleries/ebef6748-6c86-4437-bfa1-762ee9212c83/m...

I have been advised to fill gaps in cedar strips with sealant.

There are some superficial gaps that are not very wide or deep.

Is there a rule of thumb as to what should be done with sealant and what can be filled with epoxy fairing putty?


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steve

I have been using Sika flex.

I have no experience sanding and painting this type of material.

They all say on the tube it can be done.

Do they finish pretty well?

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Steve

I am filling the screw holes with epoxy fairing compound and fairing the stem.

Thete are some mall gaps between cedar strips.

Can these gaps be filled with compound?

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Steve

Thanks Andreas

Thanks Karl.

I have a 1957 Evinrude 18 hp Fastwin with remote shift & throttle.

It is in great shape but has not run in a while. Still concentrating on the boat. Hope to have it done by Spring.

Thanks again.

Steve

Trying to adjust the steering mount for a little better angle. Because the dash is being replaced, I used the old one to mock up a an option. https://app.photorocket.com/galleries/ebef6748-6c86-4437-bfa1-762ee9212c83/medias/1bb1673c-0a04-4035-b17d-200af0882c12 https://app.photorocket.com/galleries/e...

Well it has been slow going but I am about done with the interior of the boat. I have refinished the seats, seat supports and dashboards and have 6 coats of varnish on the inside after about 90% of the ribs were replaced, replaced the transom and the stringers. 2 more coats of varnish to follow. htt...

Andreas

I would agree but the original transom was replaced at some point with a plywood transom. The plywood was not typical but maybe gluing the parts together is.

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Steve

The original knee on this little 12' boat I am doing was screwed and glued to the motor board of the transom.

I am not sure if this is the proper thing to do with the new one I am installing.

Can anyone provide any insight on this?

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Steve

Andreas

I was told it is a stain due to a possible nail or metal that was in the tree. You may be right it may be sap wood. I am using some better looking wood to be on the safe side.

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Steve

I am ripping some air dried white oak for some miscellaneous pieces and found a dark streak running through some of it. Below are two photos showing what I found. https://app.photorocket.com/galleries/ebef6748-6c86-4437-bfa1-762ee9212c83#/medias/d07a325f-1113-41ff-a882-0d4bcf60cd9c https://app.photo...