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- Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:18 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Offshore Purchase, Its real this time!!
- Replies: 15
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I've used Citristrip a lot, and have found that if I apply it thickly, cover the area with plastic, and then leave overnight, it works better. If your paint or varnish is thick, it may take 2 applications. The overnight time helps, and the Citristrip will not dry out if you keep it covered with plas...
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:36 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Need Help!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6933
The good news is that you will not need any drawings to replace the ribs. Go to a lumber yard and buy heartwood white oak (not kiln dried), mill ribs (paying attention to the grain direction) to the same cross section as the ribs you are replacing, steam the ribs and install them. The hull serves as...
- Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:27 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: aw nuts!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7808
I also found a good number of them indented on my Grady, and did not do any wood filling. I put a nut driver onto them all and tightened (moderately) any that were loose. On some, the bolt would spin before tightening, so I would need to remove the filler from the bolt head and have someone hold a s...
- Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:57 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Bow Eye
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13816
Wow - that was quick! Thank you both. The large one in the photo would work, but let me think about it and see if anything else in a little better shape materializes. As Karl mentioned - there is no rush unless I intend to strap ice skates on the bottom of the boat to use her. That would not do much...
- Tue Nov 22, 2011 7:34 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Bow Eye
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13816
Thank you Karl. I appreciate the help.
Not the best photo, but this is what I have right now:
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By richnle at 2011-11-22
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Not the best photo, but this is what I have right now:
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By richnle at 2011-11-22
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
- Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:06 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Bow Eye
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13816
- Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:19 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Bow Eye
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13816
Bow Eye
I was wondering if anyone has an extra bow eye that they would like to sell, or would know where I could find one. The ring is almost worn through were the trailer strap clips on my 1961 Grady White Hatteras. The bow eye has a single threaded stud going through the stem. Thanks for your help.
Rich
Rich
- Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:40 am
- Forum: Trailers
- Topic: bunks with rollers?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 17888
I restored a Penn Yan that was stored on a roller bunk trailer, and there definitely was a bit of waviness in the bottom planks from the rollers. It was not bad enough to affect the boat handling, but I decided to replace the roller bunks with flat bunks and I feel much better seeing the boat sittin...
- Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:22 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Outer Keel Replacement
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5564
Outer Keel Replacement
I need to fabricate a new outer keel for a 17ft Grady White Hatteras. I am thinking that I can make the keel from a straight piece of oak and that it will be able to bend enough when fastened to follow the slight curve of the hull up near the stem. Is this a good assumption or should I be looking at...
- Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:36 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Considering a Penn Yan
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32748
To follow-up on Andreas' question, there are screws through the outer overlapping plank into the inner plank, but they do not protude through the inner plank. To tighten, you need to uncover the head of the screw on the outside. My Penn Yan was leaking between the planks before I recaulked, so the o...
- Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:57 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Considering a Penn Yan
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32748
I finished restoring a very similar Penn Yan (one foot shorter) last spring, and am working right now on a Grady White. The Penn Yan is a very nice looking and fun to drive boat, - really enjoyed it this summer, and it is well made. I would be concerned about the lack of forward keel rollers. My Pen...
- Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:56 am
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Storing Varnish
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7855
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:20 pm
- Forum: Restoration
- Topic: Storing Varnish
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7855
Storing Varnish
I am thinking of trying to store unused varnish in a clean wine bottle and use a wine bottle vaccum pump and stopper to try to get all the air out. Does this sound like a reasonable idea? Any better ones so I do not waste all the left over varnish after opening a can?
- Wed Aug 03, 2011 4:47 am
- Forum: Thompson Paints, finishes, colors, tips.
- Topic: Foam Brush ??
- Replies: 4
- Views: 18539
I've had great success using foam brushes for varnish, and have never heard of varnish being a problem with any foam brushes. If you are worried about the particular foam brushes you bought, pour a little varnish into a separate container and put the brush in for a while to see if the brush disolves...
- Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:43 pm
- Forum: Engines
- Topic: 1963 evinrude starflight 5 75 hp - lower unit leaking oil?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 22652
I am pretty sure the electric shift units require Type C lubricant in the lower unit. You should definitely drain whatever is in there and refill with fresh. If the oil is white or milky, then the lower unit needs to be resealed before refilling. I still believe what you are seeing drip is unburned ...