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did a search on forefoot repair and nothing came up :( maybe it's called something else (using danenberg's definition). what i'm trying to do, and maybe i'm asking for a lot of trouble, is this: on my '57 15' sea coaster, the stem appears to be in good shape. however, the forefoot is suspect. i want...

whew! thank you.

hey! on my '57 thompson sea coaster deluxe - 15 foot, i have managed to steam bend frames 15 to the transom with a temporary keel and no garboards using what was left of the original frames - not an easy task for an amateur! plus, that part of the boat has been stripped and sanded, etc. now, i'm abo...

thanks guys. you've given me more to think about. of the twenty-seven frames, only seven remain that could be saved (all forward of where the dashboard would be located). it's been suggested that after i take the frames out of the jig and left them for a day or two that i use cpes on them before the...

whoa! santa arrrived a little early and left me some beautiful white oak and sassafras frames for my '57 thompson sea coaster. cool! BUT, they are only one inch wide as opposed to the original frames which are one and an eighth inch wide. do i dare use them? i don't want to diss santa, but i don't w...

thanks a bunch! the info will save a lot of time not to mention MONEY!!!

new stage. new challenge. question: did my '57 sea coaster leave peshtigo with the nuts on the planks indented, or did this happen over time? i don't mind filling the indentations with wood filler if i have to, BUT i'd rather not! also, in sanding around the nuts, i discovered a few loose nuts (besi...

andreas, thank you for the picture. it, at least, gives me some idea of what the boat looked liked. maybe a '57 will show up yet...

if anyone, who cares to share, has a picture of a 1957 sea coaster deluxe (model 477 - dual cockpits, 15 foot, forward, mid, and aft decks, etc.), would you please contact me. i have yet to see one. it isn't on the cd or in any brochure that i have found. it is the boat i have, and i'd really like t...

thank you, karl. a friend of mine said the same thing. NO STAIN...

wow! the oxalic acid really made the 54 year old interior planking look just like brand new. where the old frames had gathered leaves, torn tarps, acorns, etc., the dark (read black) virtually disappeared. i neutralized the acid with alcohol and wiped it with a cloth. after they dried, the planks lo...

thank you!

because i want very much to stain/varnish, etc. the inside of the hull (i really, really, really don't want to paint the interior) there are gouges behind the frames (not my biggest concern) AND places where the wood in the planking has lifted and left indentations. what can i use to fill in these s...

thank you guys so much. i found a 12 oz container made by savogran at the local sherman-williams store - does indeed say "wood bleach". i'm a few steps away from using it, BUT this will give me a chance to experiment...

thanks karl. do you have any brand names for the acid? the hardware store wants to sell me deck cleaner.