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- Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:50 am
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: Leather Emergency
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6994
Rod Souza is doing the work and is doing some work for Sierra, so that one has been tapped. I also have called around to Lou at Antique Boat Center and some other restorers. That may have some around. But I have not tried Vintage Marine. I will do that today. This will be the only way. One email at ...
- Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:37 am
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: Leather Emergency
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6994
Thanks Chad for tossing me a life line. I am not alone! Yes I have tried MBBW. The issue at hand here is that MBBW, said it was in stock according to my guy. We got a sample to match. And told them to please hold the hides. I think that either they sold the hides by the time they finally got the che...
- Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:22 pm
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: Leather Emergency
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6994
- Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:33 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: How Many Coats Of Varnish Are needed?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6368
- Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:07 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: New member!!!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3734
- Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:45 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: How Many Coats Of Varnish Are needed?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6368
- Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:06 am
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: Leather Emergency
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6994
Leather Emergency
I thought I had orderd 220 SQ. feet of Aquamarine Leather for a pre war runabout. I was just informed that I had but that it was going to take 7 weeks to make happen. Well that was not the orig agreement 2 weeks ago.It was in stock. But that is another story. Needless to say. I was working on a dead...
- Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:25 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: How Many Coats Of Varnish Are needed?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6368
I need a varnishthick-o-meter to measure the thickness. One mans coat can be anothers 2. This all sounds like sound advice to me, and my tennis elbow. I am likly going to keep going until I hit a coat that just looks to good to screw up. I have found that each coat has it's own personality, kinda li...
- Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:56 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: removing deck seam caulk
- Replies: 14
- Views: 16239
- Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:28 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: removing deck seam caulk
- Replies: 14
- Views: 16239
WOW. No answers. Do you hear crickets. I do? I now know why there have been no answers. Ya just gotta strip her down. Thats it. No one had the courage to tell me the truth I suppose. Well I did it, stripped her down and even redid some planking. That is the tough truth but is the answer know from ex...
- Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:24 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: walnut stain
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14442
We are now on coat 7 of the varnish process and the color from the orig stain formula is beautifull. We even found a can of Walnut Chris Craft stain from Chris craft on ebay. The trick has been to adjust and add stain to varnish to smooth colors out. You can see the progress at www.woodyboats.blogsp...
- Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:49 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: How Many Coats Of Varnish Are needed?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6368
How Many Coats Of Varnish Are needed?
We are on coat 7. With Several thick coats in between and faring. I have heard that at 6 coats to leave it alone for the summer, and then come back and complete the next 6 coats. Is that good advice. Or should I continue to 15 coats and then refresh in the fall? http://www.postimage.org/aV9UlW9.jpg
- Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:17 pm
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: Help with pockets on pre war barrel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3585
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:09 pm
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: Help with pockets on pre war barrel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3585
- Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:28 pm
- Forum: Cockpit and Cabin Interiors
- Topic: Help with pockets on pre war barrel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3585
Help with pockets on pre war barrel
We are close to installing the interior and I am stumped. Does anyone have a shot or shot of how the canvas was installed into the pockets of a 1941 19 ft barrel back. Behind the inner boards that make the inner sides in the cockpit. Some of the wood has been replaced, So I am trying to make sure it...
- Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:32 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: In need of editorial help
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8981
- Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:50 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: In need of editorial help
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8981
- Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:03 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: In need of editorial help
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8981
There are two ways. One is as a commenter and the other is as an author. I will email you an invite to become an auther. That is the way to post photos and in all ways it becomes your blog as well. There is no real ownership other than the folks listed as authors. And I am not qualified to be writin...
- Mon Dec 24, 2007 2:02 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: In need of editorial help
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8981
Well. Little did I know. Al sorry for the confusion.. We have had roughly 1000 hits in 3 months. It was another blog that gets 2 million a month. And its just darn silly and I don't get it. But who am I to say.Of the 1000 hits, over 50% stay and come back, there is an average of 6 minuted spent on t...
- Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:52 am
- Forum: From the Club
- Topic: Happy Holidays from the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10720
- Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:49 am
- Forum: From the Club
- Topic: Fall Brass Bell
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7315
- Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:44 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: Boat Buzz
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1870
- Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:29 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: In need of editorial help
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8981
In short. A blog is more of a journal. Web log is the origin. A collection of thoughts. The Boat Buzz is a forum. A place that folks talk. On the blog its less conversation and more internal. Thats why this blog is on things about classic boats that are not technical. Now with that said. A blog can ...
- Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:43 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: In need of editorial help
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8981
- Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:39 pm
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: In need of editorial help
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8981
Thanks Al
Al Benton has been kind enough to help. Already posting. It takes a minute to sign up, a second to comment. Thanks for all the kind words and encouragment. Matt
- Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:09 am
- Forum: Odds & Ends
- Topic: In need of editorial help
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8981
In need of editorial help
I own a marketing firm and 6 classic boats. I love the romance of the Antique & Classic boat world. And while I am at work, I secretly spend my time on the web searching for anything regarding Antique and Classic boats. The good thing is that there is a ton of good stuff. But it's all either someone...
- Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:45 am
- Forum: Research Related
- Topic: Cutting the seams on Covering boards
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3407
- Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:11 pm
- Forum: Research Related
- Topic: Cutting the seams on Covering boards
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3407
Cutting the seams on Covering boards
I have just finished the covering boards on my 1941 19 foot boat. Is there a sure fired way to make the seam between the inner and out covering boads clean... Some guide.. Something. I am in the midst of jury rigging. But there has to be a better way...
- Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:20 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: walnut stain
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14442
Sounds like fun.. Yes diff sanding will create diff tones. But you know that. Make sure you dont make the same mistake I made once. Using Phil Mahog and african in the same Covering board. They may stain close to the same but age completly diff. So I had to make all the covering boards the same wood...
- Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:21 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: walnut stain
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14442