pictures of 1966 Chrysler Polara 254 Aluminum Rebuild

rirory · #1 March 30th, 2009, 09:22 AM

I Am New To This Site But I Love It And I Have Learned So Much. 6 Months Ago I Bought A 19'6'' Chrysler/lonestar Aluminum Boat. The Hull Looked Perfect.

First I Rebuilt A Used Galvanized Trailer And Coated It In A Product Called Hammerite. This Stuff Is Incredible For Rust Protection. In Salt Water, Coated Trailer Springs Used Once A Month Did Not Show Rust For 3 Years--on My Bay Boat.

Next Project--rebuild The Transom--went Way Better Than I Imagined. 2 Pieces Of 3/4'' Plywood Coated With Epoxy And The Edges Sealed With Steel Flex. I Was Even Able To Modify The Old Transom Cap And Reuse It.

The Floor Had 6''-8'' Of Poured Foam As A Base For The Floor. When I Removed It, I Found Some Small Areas Of Decay. After Reading This Site And Learned Of Gluvit. Here In Florida There Is A Product The Aluminum Airboat Builders Use Called Steel-flex. I Believe It Works The Same. After I Repaired Those Areas I Launched It In A Local Canal--no Leaks---however---lots Of Oil-canning---then It Hit Me--there Are No Ribs Or Stringers In This Foolish Boat---the Foam Was It's Only Support. I Had Aluminum Stringers Made At A Machine Shop--15 For $165. I Will Be Having A Friend Air Rivet Them In Place As He Is An Amatuer Airboat Builder. Has Anyone Ever Heard Or Seen An Aluminum Boat From The Factory Without Ribs??? Supposedly Chrysler/lonestar Invented The Poured Foam Process Between The Hull And Deck.

I Will Try To Post Some Pic's But My Files Are Coming Up Too Large. Thanks To All Who Have Made This Site Such A Resource For Those Of Us Who Enjoy Projects.

tashasdaddy · #2 March 30th, 2009, 09:38 AM

PLEASE, loose the all caps, extremely hard to read, also considered YELLING, on forums.

rirory · #3 March 31st, 2009, 06:56 AM

Sorry about the caps--bad habit out of laziness. thanks for the tip.

tashasdaddy · #4 March 31st, 2009, 07:23 AM

pictures http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=285637

rirory · #5 April 9th, 2009, 10:25 PM

Here are some pic's of this beautiful --19' deep vee aluminum

Bob_VT · #6 April 9th, 2009, 10:35 PM

Please resize the monster pictures to 640 x 480 in photobucket and re-post them.

nice boat

rirory · #7 April 9th, 2009, 10:49 PM

thanks---lots of work left. i may be asking for advice soon---rory

tashasdaddy · #8 April 9th, 2009, 11:14 PM

that is a LoneStar Hull, right after Chrysler, bought Lone Star.

rirory · #9 April 10th, 2009, 06:59 AM

Yep==you are on the money.

It is a Chrysler/Lonestar hull after Chrysler bought Lonestar in 1965. I was even able to buy an original brochure and parts list off e-bay.

I still can't believe there were no structural supports except for the poured foam.

thanks

rory

tashasdaddy · #10 April 10th, 2009, 07:36 AM

Lone Star was way ahead of everyone else, the structure on that boat is in the Cap that runs around the boat. they were the ones who basically started trailer boating, as they also built there own trailers.

rirory · #11 April 10th, 2009, 08:39 AM

TD-

I did not know that--but i liked hearing that because the cap is staying in tact as i build this side console fishing machine.

thanks for your knowledge.

rory