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Looked at the Pictures. I must say that I think that the hull looks great. it is amazing what can be done to repair these old hulls. I am at the point with my offshore that it is ready for primer. Just didn't do as much work to it this winter as I wanted. Did manage to go through the twin 35 Johnson...

I personally would repair the strakes. I hqve seen this type of "repair" done to lapstrake boats before and I can't say that it appeals to me.
Karl.

I have seen separation like this on other boats. Worked on a large CC Holiday utility inboard and we never did get the covering planks to fit perfect at the transom corners. These wooden boats have a lot of flex. Alot more than people realize. Even more so on the open cockpit/utility syle boats. Tra...

List it on the AOMCl.org web site.
All old outboards,all the time.
Karl.

Also, hopefully you are going to transport the boat in it's current upside down position.
You can still use the boat trailer just add some 4x4 beams for cross members and rest the boat on the gunnels and strap it down.
Karl.

The Classic Boat Connection has the fastners you will need. If you google them it will bring up their catalog on line. Good people to deal with. You might as well replace the carriage bolts as well, they have these also. Do some diagonal bracing of the cockpit to help the boat keep it shape. With am...

The only problem I could foresee from using Rustolium or some thing like it is when it comes time to repaint. You will have to use the same product or you will have bonding issues. Back in my hot rodding days we used to paint our cars with a small roller and multiple coats of Rustolium. We would the...

You will need at least the keelson in place (inner keel as you called it) to attach the new ribs to. Hope you have the old one for a pattern. Replacing both the shear strakes will go along way towards them matching. The use of CPES is strictly up to you. Yes it is expensive but it will help to prote...

Larry.
The post that I beleve you are refering to is titled Nomenclature.
It was started on Nov. 1, 2010. It is still on the board under the restoration topics.
Once you find it do what I did and bookmark it on your computer for future reference.
Hope this helps.
Karl.

It's sad, but I can't say that it's the first one I've seen done this way.
Karl.

P.s.
What I meant to say is that with a ratio of 8-1 for every inch of board thickness you would have eight inches of overlap.
Sorry for the confusion.
Karl.

When scarfing wood both pieces are tapered. If you look at some of the posted pics you can see where the old laps have been tapered, the new ones will look the same on the back side. Average ratio for scarfing seems to be about 8-1. For every inch of board thickness you woud have 1 inch of length. S...

Not a stupid question at all. The garboards are the two wide planks on either side of your keel on the bottom of the boat. If you scroll back thru the restoration threads Andreas posted one on boat nomenclature. It will give you all the names of the different parts on your Thompson. Have fun with yo...

Classic Boat Connection is a great resources for fasteners as well. Friendly to deal with and always quick shipping.
Karl.

Todays varnish's are much less" fumie" then ther old counterparts. If you are concerned wear a good quality respirator. Biggest thing is wether or not you are able to maintain workspace temp for the required amount of time. Plus Andreas makes a good point about fuzzies and air movement. Ba...