1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

[mickyryan]

its gonna be very pretty when you are through!

 

[ssdale]

Your really bringing out the beauty of that mahogany. She's definitely worth all your hard work! Keep the pics coming.

 

[kcassells]

Looks like planks to me Woody ...

OH my my that sure is PURTY!

 

[Woodonglass]

Yup, looks to me like she's Plugged with maple wood doweling.

 

[kcassells]

I like the contrast, like rivets on a bridge.

 

[sphelps]

No wood plugs ... It's just the original filler in the screw holes .. But I am debating on plugging them .. How much depth would be the minimum for a wood plug ?

 

[oldrem]

No wood plugs ... It's just the original filler in the screw holes .. But I am debating on plugging them .. How much depth would be the minimum for a wood plug ?

1/4" depth is considered minimum

 

[kcassells]

Pouring here so I like to keep looking at your diamond in the rough.
Just looking around in regards to the Wolf;

https://www.wagemakerwolverineboats.com/f__a__q.html

https://www.wagemakerwolverineboats.com/wolverine_wooden_boats.html

https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1956-WAGEMAKER-WOLVERINE--191198

http://www.woodyboater.com/blog/201...builder-of-wolverine-boats-both-past-present/

 

[sphelps]

Cool stuff KC ! I have yet to see one exactly like mine though ... Some are pretty close .. I think it may have been a Super De Lux model 3 or 4 from one of the older adds ...

 

[mickyryan]

nice looking runabouts though

 

[oldrem]

Those sure bring back memories to my childhood living on a lake.

 

[mickyryan]

so simple yet so much style in all of it ..

 

[archbuilder]

Sam, not sure how I missed this but I just read the entire thread! Wow wish I was closer, I'd love to work on that. Maybe I'll have to pick up Wood and head down that way for spring break!

 

[sphelps]

Heck yeah ! Come on down and Just make sure you raid Woody's garage for all his wood working tools !
Oh better stop and pick up some bug spray .. The sand gnats have shown up with all these 80 deg days we have been having lately .
No work on any boat related stuff this weekend .. Doing some pre-spring spring cleaning .. Much needed pressure washing and I still need to finish a few things on the outdoor kitchen /pool area the Admiral has been bugging me about ... Also need to install or have installed a new drive way culvert .. Mine is failing and starting to cave in little by little ...

 

[Scott Danforth]

Trade you sand gnats for the 30+ mounds of fire ants that popped up this weekend.... Found 5 of them the hard way while working on the fence

 

[mickyryan]

knockin out the Honey -do's is always a good thing...

 

[sphelps]

Trade you sand gnats for the 30+ mounds of fire ants that popped up this weekend.... Found 5 of them the hard way while working on the fence

I'll take that trade !! Fire ants can't fly .... No wait , sand gnats are flying fire ants !! :lol:

 

[mickyryan]

between fire ants the carpenter bees that keep looking for the old boat and for some reason i had a few love bugs yesterday.... i mean dang you start laying up fiberglass and every bug seems to wanna check it out , lol luckily i haven't got the sand gnats but i did have a few noseeums are they the sand gnats you are referring to ?

 

[sphelps]

Yes so small they go right through the pool screen . ... They are the devil !!!

 

[mickyryan]

no seeums are the debils work!