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Steve's rollin'! Decks cut and fastened..... (cool tractor in the back ground) http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w35/thegammas/20160303_203708_zpsbzscuze5.jpg testing stain on the battery box and tank holders. he assures me the dog isnt dead, just sleeping http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w35/the...

Whilst waiting for another warm day for hull stripping I've been working on odds-ends in the basement shop. I stripped all the paint from the outer keel and sanded with 80 grit. Cleared out the bolt holes with forstner bits of the same size as the hole on the drill press. This created nice clean hol...

Hey Bill, let us know how it works out. Ill need a solution soon as well.ive not been able to get a close match on the mahogany i have

loadin up plywood to get some desks cut...

Steve's on a roll!

Stripped the port side splash rail. A non-event most would say, surly not worthy of a post. But I was just so impressed on just how solid this piece of Oak is after 55 years and having spent so much time in water. Used a paint scraper, and then a block plane to strip the paint and fair the surfaces ...

Steve's making progress!!

Another warm day in Delaware at 55 degrees so more stripping on the hull. I decided to try a heat gun over chemical stripper. I was watching "tips from a ship wright" videos on facebook featuring Louis Sauzedde (I highly recommend these videos, each is entertaining and informative). In one...

Using semi-paste stripper on the hull is slow going. Going to try a heat Gun. Thoughts anyone?

Steve gave me the go-ahead to post some pictures of his progress on his behalf http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w35/thegammas/20160113_193527%202_zpswauu3l9c.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w35/thegammas/20160117_151403_zpskae8atdt.jpg http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w35/thegammas/201601...

working my way around the boat. http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w35/thegammas/20160116_171336_resized_zpsqktadsad.jpg Damaged plank ends at the transom. This was covered up with a trim piece and some paint. Should be easily repaired with epoxy filler, but we shall see. http://i172.photobucket.com...

Sounds like you are making some progress! Good news on the transom, that's a big big time & effort saver there. In response to your questions, If the sister keelsons are sealed with CPES, I don't think you need to paint them before installation, but hey it wont hurt so why not. Here is how I sup...

The part I am not looking forward to is picking/cleaning out 1000's of screw hole fillers. Fun Fun!!

Once again Spring in January here in Delaware at 65 degrees, so took the opportunity to prep the hull for some more paint stripping. http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w35/thegammas/hull%20strip3_zpsk45jtoyw.jpg Wanted to remove the splash rail, so have to remove the metal strap to get access to the...