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Rick Wood at The Woodyard in Griffin Georgia has some nice mahogony.
I purchased some for my restoration

Rick ships.

770-468-8588
www.thewoodyard.com

Thanks for the help Phill!

Steve

Hi Phill I do want a darker hue. Thats why I went to the Schooner varnish. I was not sure if I could use the 1850 for a couple of base coats and then finish off with several coats (6) of Schooner and still get the darker hue I am looking for. BTW on your 12 footer do you have knees connecting the st...

I am planning on varnishing with Schooner Varnish.

I also have a new can Circa 1850 exterior varnish.

Could the 1850 be used for build coats on the interior of the hull and followed up with the Schooner Varnish over top?

Thanks

Steve

Thanks Andreas!

It may be personal preference but I wanted to check if anyone knew exactly how the paint was done at the transom. On this little cedar strip boat the ends of the strips were stained the color of the transom. I have seen photos of boats that had the strips painted the hull color. Can anyone tell me h...

I am about to install the outside stem. I am using Sikaflex 291 LOT sealant.

I will have to do some fairing and likely over the Sika. The sealant joint will be minimal. Would there be a problem fairing over the sealant?

Thanks

Steve

Phill Thanks for the reply and the photo. I recently saw a picture of a 12' Thompson owned by Bill & Mary Hermanson. This boat is almost identical to the one I am restoring. I am not sure if anyone knows Bill and Mary or how I might contact them to see if they might have a photo to share. Their ...

Andreas Thanks for the reply. I am familiar with the three knees you mentioned. The cleats are what Thompson refers to in their 1949 brochure on page 4. It describes the transom as "built up with cleats to make the strongest transom possible" . These are the pieces screwed flat to the insi...

Thanks Peter Still not sure how I will screw the cleats on. I am building this transom based on what was in the boat when I got it. The original transom was replaced at some point with mahogany plywood. I am not sure if the cleat design is original. Maybe someone has an old picture of what the origi...

I milled the cleats for the transom of the runabout I am restoring. Here is a link: https://app.photorocket.com/galleries/ebef6748-6c86-4437-bfa1-762ee9212c83/medias/f149a933-c647-4931-8307-a07de79a47a1 I was thinking of counter sinking and plugging the screw holes. I know that is not how it was don...

Phill

Thanks for the reply. I am going to biscut them or maybe a spline.

Steve

Having glued up the mahogany for the transom, I am cutting the inside oak cleats. I do not have a piece of oak wide enough for the center piece and was thinking of gluing up a 6" with two 3" on each side. Will edge gluing be sufficient? Or do I need something stronger. I will use plenty of...

Thanks Karl.

I have planed out the mahogany I will be using to rebuilt the transom. I have two pieces 7/8" thick and 12" wide to build up a transom about 18" deep. I am planning to spline the joint with either the same mahogany and epoxy. Would more joints better(stronger) or stick with the one jo...