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- Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:57 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Bung Glue
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6934
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:02 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Workshop humidity
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3767
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:48 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: cambera philippine mahogany
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7826
Chris Craft switched to Phillipine Mahogany (red luan) because the race rules of the day required the use of a native wood. The Phillipine islands were an American territory at the time so it qualified. The quality of the Phillipine mahogany I have been getting has deteriorated to the point that I d...
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:38 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: Installing pistons in counter-rotation Chevy V-8 engine
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6612
- Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:15 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Steam generator idea
- Replies: 25
- Views: 12124
- Thu May 29, 2008 10:45 am
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Mahogany
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3646
- Thu May 29, 2008 10:38 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Any pros here? Like what you do?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8309
What they say about the grass always being greener, or the proverbial honneymoon ending, is true to a point. Making your hobbby your job will remove some of the fun, but not necessarily all of it. If you are already running your own business you are already familiar with the pros and cons of self em...
- Mon May 19, 2008 3:04 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: bail me out
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3079
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:16 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Homeland Security and your woody
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11299
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:05 am
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Proper/Strongest Wood Cut for Frames
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8525
I would use flat sawn (I think it's a word, people here will certainly understand it) lumber for the frames. It's a rather minor point, but think of how a quarter sawn board could be split with a hatchet more easily than a flat sawn board. It is also generally cheaper and more readilly available. Ch...
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:45 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Proper/Strongest Wood Cut for Frames
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8525
I have found Chris Craft's framed in both Mahoganies, White Oak, Cedar, Fir, and in some early post war boats some of each. Once the post war supply problems were worked out most boats were framed in Phillipine Mahogany with White oak often used for Keels, stems and parts of the transoms. A lot of p...
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:22 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Hull Leveling Questions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3779
I have not read Danenberg's books, but leveling the boat before rolling it would be unnecessary. What I normally do is set up some blocking, or horses, or something of that nature at a height such that the boat can be supported by the engine stringers when upside down. These need to be leveled athwa...
- Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:37 pm
- Forum: From the Club
- Topic: Sunnyland, Lake Dora Boat Show
- Replies: 35
- Views: 34941
- Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:53 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Need source of materials for new 5200 bottom in Indiana
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5077
If you are fussy about your wood it is worth the drive to Johnsons place in Charlotte as they will allow you to sort through the wood, a practice that is unfortunately not as common as it used to be. If you need them to mill your planking for you, that service is available as well. Good idea to call...
- Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:12 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: resaw or Plane
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10289
As mentioned above, end gluing your broken batten wont hold. Either scarf a new piece in or you could just sister it as it wont be seen. I have used 8/4 lumber to resaw planks from, you can easily get three 3/8 planks from one piece. I use a 14" bandsaw with a 6" riser block with a 3/4" blade. I hav...
- Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:18 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: water line location
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6212
I stood next to an A120 once, a ton may be a conservative estimate. They are also somewhat rare, and it sounds as though you dont have one, yet anyway. How much work is being done to the boat, will it be necessary to soak up the bottom before it will float, or is the whole bottom new? While floating...
- Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:47 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: water line location
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6212
Put a piece of tape on each corner, put the boat in the water and mark it. Why guess at it? A stripe that does not parallel the water line sticks out to me like a sore thumb. I dont know the size of the original stripe on that boat, but I would guess about 1 1/4 or 1 3/8 in the back, it will get tal...
- Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:20 pm
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: Repowering a 23 ft 1961 Sea Skiff with a 350 Chev
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7974
Chevrolet increased the main bearing journal diameter in the small block for the 68 model year. The only engine that carried over was the 327, and was thus built with both large and small journal sizes. The large journal 327 and the 350 were built out of the same block however, so if you want to bui...
- Sat Nov 03, 2007 9:25 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Material used on decks between the strips of teak
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4900
I use to build sportfishing Boats in florida. Thiacol was what we used to use on teak deck seams. I am not aware of a retail supplier, but a web search might be worth your time. It was a two part black rubber, you mixed the two parts, put it in a caulking tube and squirted it into the seams. After t...
- Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:47 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Varnished Spanish Cedar
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11884
I recently restored an early 46 22-U, hull# 36, and found at least half a dozen different kinds of wood in the frames. Everything from oak to fir to cedar to mahogany. The hull had been painted and was planked with cedar. I think they would have framed them with old pallets if thats what it would ha...
- Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:28 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: just bought a boat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3803
- Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:26 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: botom transom plank....5200?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2501
- Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:39 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Riviera bolt holes??
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2982
- Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:51 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Bad news chines. . . ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4674
Where to draw the line, thats always the question. Replacing the whole chine "because you are there" can be hazardous. One thing does tend to lead to another, before you know it you have a new bottom. Of course now the old sides look pretty tacky next to that new bottom, so..... You definately want ...
- Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:46 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Mahogany Sources in Midwest
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5591
- Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:50 pm
- Forum: Hardware & Rigging
- Topic: Ladders
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3301
- Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:11 am
- Forum: Engines & Powertrain
- Topic: propeller shaft
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4535
- Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:26 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: Pre-soaking prior to launching
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12695
John's comment about not leaking when new is correct, and in order to maintain that water tight bottom Chris Craft recommended removing the outer layer of planking and rebedding the canvas every other year. Even with that type of care these bottoms weren't expected to last anywhere near the 50+ year...
- Tue May 29, 2007 9:27 pm
- Forum: Hull Construction
- Topic: good ole fashioned boat rolling
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4465
I think that 15 sober well coordinated people could probably manage the weight of a 17 foot hull. Have something ready to support the hull in such a manner that you can work on it. I have used pillars of cement blocks under the engine stringers. a rope anchored to something solid that you can let go...
- Tue May 29, 2007 4:17 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Steering wheel color
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5806