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Once I have the bottom off I'll consider the replacement option. What type of glue would be best for this break? Resorcinol(sp) glue? Larry, whether you use "regular" epoxy (West 105/205 etc) or a special epoxy for oily wood, here's how I'd do it: 1. First, use a regular mix of epoxy, or ...

Well, today I've been in the gradual process of taking this old boat apart. That means taking the pretty stuff off so that I can see what's ugly beneath that needs replacing and/or repairing. First off, there's more rot in the frames than I had originally seen, although I always expected to find mor...

Nope, she's still at the bottom of my driveway under that new HF tarp. I really haven't made any progress since I posted that last update. Last weekend was largely spent getting my C22 hauled off by the new owners. They had hired U-Haul to wire their Odyssey for electric brakes. Apparently, it had t...

Well, the weather dried up and it was low/mid 40's, plus I had some spare time to "play"! I've fully documented every step before & after in photos, and I'm putting each set of screws or nails into labeled baggies, because there's no way I'd remember it all by the time I put it back to...

Rally? Hmmm... Google is showing ~975 miles. At this point, I'd have to say it's unlikely for this summer, but I wouldn't rule it out in the future!

What about the order of replacing frames vs. strakes? For some of my frames, I'll just need to scarf in a short piece at the keel to repair the rot. Some, however, need to be steamed because they're broken at the turn of the bilge/side. Seems like you need the frames to shape the planking, and the p...

Larry - mind you, this is not the voice of experience, but my plan is first to build a temporary cradle that will hold the boat on its side. This will be necessary to get her through a 5'w x 6'8"h French door into my basement workshop. I bought four 5" swivel casters yesterday at Harbor Fr...

This is where I'll be posting progress on the repair & restoration of my 1957 Sea Lancer, just purchased today from Dave "1957Creaky". Old topic was "My boat is sick".

And so it begins....

Thanks for the welcome, Peter! Larry "Woody" and I had a good chat on the phone while I was towing the Lancer back to my place this afternoon. I had happened to catch his post just before heading out so I PM'd him my number. Although we're both new to wooden boat restoration & repair, ...

LancerBoy wrote:Welcome aboard. So do I understand correctly that you purchased this boat?

Well, we're in the process of... but by the weekend, yes.

-wte

Sorry to resurrect an old topic, but I wanted to introduce myself. I'm Bill Eason, and I'll be bringing Dave's boat to her new home this weekend and beginning her restoration. I'm also in Atlanta, GA and - long story short - I met Dave and his boat about 3.5 years ago just by chance on the first day...