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- Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:50 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Another way we can help each other
- Replies: 6
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- Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:07 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Finally Done
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12534
Thanks for all the kind words. I just returned from a long weekend up on Lake George and we really enjoyed using the boat. If anyone has any interest in a 16ft Penn Yan in similar condition, I would consider selling her now that the Grady is done. Chris - I am happy to hear your boat is working well...
- Wed Jul 18, 2012 5:17 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Finally Done
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12534
Thank you both. It was more of a project than I anticipated, but I learned a lot, enjoyed it, and really appreciated the construction of these boats. Anreas - That is a very good question. I am new to these shows and do not know the judge's criteria and did not ask, so I cannot say if the award was ...
- Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:59 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Finally Done
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12534
Finally Done
After 2 years, and lots of help from everyone on this forum and from other wood boat owners, I finished up the restoration of my 1961 Grady-White. I received a ton of help from my friend and cabinet maker Jerry Bobela who worked with me to do ribs, transom repair and keel replacement. Here are some ...
- Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:51 pm
- Forum: Thompson Paints, finishes, colors, tips.
- Topic: Interlux Brightside Polyurethane Question
- Replies: 7
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- Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:25 am
- Forum: Thompson Paints, finishes, colors, tips.
- Topic: Interlux Brightside Polyurethane Question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 22798
- Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:45 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Original keelson curve/taper
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12168
I do not know if this is helpful relative to your questions on the inner keel, but I just replaced the outer keel on my Grady White so I will share what I saw there. When I laid the blank keel board on the bottom of the upside down boat, it sat flat on the boat from the transom until a few feet from...
- Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:47 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: 1963 Sea Coaster Deluxe project
- Replies: 77
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Glad everything worked out. It is always nice when the flip is finished and the boat is back in a stable position with no damage to the boat (or the flippers). You may want to consider sliding the tires toward the centerline of the boat so that they do not stick out beyond the width of the boat. It ...
- Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:57 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: 1963 Sea Coaster Deluxe project
- Replies: 77
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I recommend stacking the tires 2 high in all locations. You can then leave the steering wheel on, and it is a lot easier on the back painting with the boat sitting a little higher than at the single tire height. Also, it is helpful to be able to get under the boat when inserting new carriage bolts t...
- Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:12 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Disappointed Disassembly
- Replies: 11
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I also had some splintering of the plywood surface around many of the fastener holes from removing the screws and the head of the screw lifting the top of the plywood. After removing any loose splinters, and then filling both the hole and any surrounding damage with Smith's Fill-It, everything came ...
- Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:47 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: fun pictures of your boats
- Replies: 58
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- Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:37 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Ventilation required for varnishing
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8627
Thank you both for your replies and tips. I have a good respirator. Rebecca Wittman wrote in her book that good cross ventilation is necessary if you wish to see the varnish dry. It sounds like this is not too big of a concern. Here is a photo of the hull. I need to bottom paint, flip her back and s...
- Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:08 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Ventilation required for varnishing
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8627
Ventilation required for varnishing
I am getting ready to start varnishing all topside brightwork on the Grady White I am restoring. I've read in a couple of places that it is important to have adequate ventilation, even cross ventilation, for optimal varnishing conditions. It is also important to keep the varnish, substrate and ambie...
- Wed Feb 08, 2012 9:04 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Rib Grain Orientation
- Replies: 6
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Yes Peter to both questions. I went to a saw mill and bought boards right after they were cut from the logs. I tried to find the boards with the straightest grain. We roughed out the ribs and then let them air dry on a rack for a few weeks. The wood was so green when we cut it that the saw blade got...
- Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:28 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Rib Grain Orientation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11089