bottom repair and refinish

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steve in texas
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bottom repair and refinish

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Finally! Removed all hardware, interior, windshield, etc. Now ready to remove from trailer and get it upside down. Let the fun begin. I know that i will get to perform some keel repair; we will see what other issues i might encounter. Steve
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post lots of pics for us!
Peter Stransky
1962 Cortland Custom Sea Lancer
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I have tried to post pics, it is beyond me; i live in the woods. Steve
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Here's how I do it...
Set up a free account at photobucket.com, which is a web site for storing and sharing pictures. It's simple to upload pictures there.
Then, when you are ready to post a pic in your thread, you go to the picture you want, copy the "IMG" link, then paste it in your text
Peter Stransky
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steve in texas
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Whew! It is hot here. Just spent 3 hours stripping and scraping, it will go quicker since i have kinda figured it out. The bare wood is sure pretty under the paint. Another brick in the wall...
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From below the splash rail, to the keel...scraped and sanded. When i get help to raise one side, i will do that. My back cannot stand to get that low! Sunday i did not follow directions on stripper and globbed it on like in a pic that Andreas had posted...it got easy! Progress made.
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Kid from down the road (280lbs) grabbed boat midships and lifted, holding it while i stacked 1 more milk crate fore and aft! Youth. With boat at angle, i was then able to strip and scrape 2 boards above splash rail. While stripper was bubbling, i was able to pick and snug 5 rows of rib screws starting at transom, moving forward. Surprising (to me) most took less than 1/8 turn after 55 years.
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Big kids are good to have around to lift stuff!

Andreas
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2 boards sanded, 2 boards stripped and scraped along with shiny part stripped and scraped...
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Seems that my keel is in 3 sections. I will have to remove and replace the aft section because of needed repairs. Looks like there is a through bolt at end of aft section and next section? Since i am here, guess i should remove and recaulk sections on either side of bow eye. Surely these sections will retain bends during removal? Do not want to try steam bending exercise.
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Sorry, keel in 2 sections, late night, early morning...
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Bottom sanded, all rib screws picked and snugged. Next,remove aft 8' keel and repair small section of garboard. Then, caulk and replace with new keel. Anyway, that is the plan.
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Just in from meetings in Austin. Luckily, friend came in his truck. I was told about Fine Lumber that was located 3 miles from hotel. Inventory was unbelievable! Scored 3/8 and 1/4 in hydrotech that is beautiful. Also obtained 1/4 sewn white oak for keel and rib pieces. Relief in obtaining wood and having it in toy box beside boat
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what is hydrotech?
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Andreas, it is maranti marine ply, company nameof aquatech. 5 layers in both quarterand 3/8! Restorer in lockhart, tx (the wooden boat) told me about it and showed to me. Aquatech has nice website. I had found it in ohio, but the freight was more than product. Glad to have found it in austin, which is still 270 miles from me. Still have not figured difference between aquatech and hydrotech...salesman said it was same and stacked together. Got home and 3/8 was hydrotech and 1/4 was aquatech.
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