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Ken: I saw where someone made a cradle to roll their boat over. It basically was a quarter cirle that was strapped to the bottom of the boat. Don't remember if I saw it on the Dockside or somewhere else. Maybe someone else can help on that. Hope to flip this PM if the rain stays away. Will give you ...

Ken: From what I have ready, the best way is sheer numbers. I have braced the inside with cross member 2x4's to keep the sides from caving in and have asked my step son to bring over 6 - 8 of his strong back/weak mind (just joking) buddies. Plan to slide it off the trailer, roll it over and carry it...

Plan on flipping my boat this weekend and putting it inside the garage so I can begin removing the keel, keelson and garboards all of which need to be replaced. Thinking long term and placement inside the garage. All my ribs will need to be replaced or scarfed. Is the rib work better done while the ...

George;

Basically all the ribs are rotted from the waterline/floor to the keelson, most are either totally gone or the remnants of wood would crumble if you tried to pick up a piece.

Well, I'm pretty well done with taking things apart and am getting ready to build a steambox. From what I have read so far, it seems that the ribs are steamed and then put in the boat, using the hull as a form. My problem is that the bottom is warped from sitting on the front rollers and rear bunks ...

Hi! Just got a 19' Thompson, advertised as a 1958. Bottom is rough and will need to be replaced along with keel and a lot of ribs. Am a virgin to the wood boat business although I used to help my dad sand and paint his Thompson back in the early 60's. Really don't know anything about restoration, bu...

Hi! This is my first post. Just got a Thompson. Was told it is a 1958. Measures 19'. Serial # on outside transom, starboard is IA204331M63A. Number on inside transom is 71629 V V. Can't find a metal tag, don't know if they were used back then. Do these numbers make sense?