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I am ready to buy the mahogany for my transom. A local importer has south american and african mahogany. The african is 30% cheaper. 1. Is there a preference to nation of origin? 2. Is there a preferred type of cut ie. quarter sawn. 3. 1x12x12 footers are about $7/ft for SA and $5/ft for african. Wh...

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thanks for the info. I will have to find that issue of Wooden boats. What is the preferred method of removing putty? Ice pick? I have read on here about sandwiching a plywood piece in the transom. Is this the preferred transom rebuild now? When fastening the new transom do you replace the nails with...

Thanks for the feedback. I have the same thoughts about sand blasting. I have stripped most of the paint from the interior using a commercial stripper and a pressure washer. this removed 98% of the paint. I was worried that continuous pressure washing would also damage the wood. I have purchased a s...

OK I am ready to remove and replace the transom and I have a few questions. I have a 1960 Peshtigo Sea Lancer: 1. There are 5 of screws and 5 nails on the outside of each lapstrake along the transom. What is the most popular method of removing the nails? 2. Is it easier to replace the transom with t...

Hey Jim, Thats the method I have read about. I wonder if anyone ever used a boat rotisserie to flip and work on a boat. Maybe someone with more experience can answer our questions.

Hey Jim, How do you plan to flip the boat. I am about to flip mine to start the same work.

Thanks Andreas
It must be a 1960. Pics of it are in the restoration section under Free sea lancer in North Alabama.

My bad. The plate says Thompson Bros. boat mfg. co. Peshtigo, Wis Serial # 16556

I am restoring a sea lancer but am unsure of the year. Serial numer is 16556. The first part of the hull id is covered by the splash well. the exposed numbers are 0398M. The dash has a vinyl dash pad and the windows have an aluminum frame around them.

thanks for the help.