1963 Boston wailer 13 footer

[kcassells]

Forget cedar and if oak, white oak only. Either way....too much maint.

 

[mickyryan]

Both you guys make good points, i i w looking at cypress , figured its local or cedar to shed weight, that wood that was there originally was super heavy , guessing added about 150 to boat , the king starboard would be easiest way to go not cheep but probebly way easier to clean fish guts off of lol and crabpot skum

 

[Scott Danforth]

starboard is simply HDPE with a really really really expensive label and price tag. its simply synthetic decking. however doesnt have that great of strength by itself and requires mechanical fasteners.

I would make a carbon/epoxy or glass/resin console and then go fishing.

 

[mickyryan]

its crazy but i swear the more i looked at pricing for hdpe /starboard the king starboard was cheapest lol, im still undecided if i wanna veer that far from the original bw look on positive note my arjay showed up last night now if temps would get back into 70's i could work with it , lol
hitting hills supply today and grabbing some resin and fabric to get the transom back in order, pics when it happens!

 

[kcassells]

Come on up to the permafrost and chill out here Mick!

 

[mickyryan]

ermahgawd chev texted me this morning 15... i thought it was a joke till i looked at map and i my eye sockets leaked just thinking about that level of cold!

 

[mickyryan]

scored a console today think it will be perfect size for boat pics to follow, too cold to do transom today was only 62 ...

 

[mickyryan]

I think it'll work!

 

[archbuilder]

BRRRRRRR 62, how do you do it lol! Congrats on the console!

 

[sphelps]

Looks like it will work !

 

[mickyryan]

BRRRRRRR 62, how do you do it lol! Congrats on the console!

at 60 we stop moving ....like the iguana down south , fall out of trees and stuff

 

[Scott Danforth]

Drove up to Chaparral and it was 35 in Northern Florida

 

[tpenfield]

We got 9˚ F yesterday and today we have 12˚ F . . . .

Can you say "winterization" ?

Center console looks good :thumb:

 

[mickyryan]

Omg i fl for you folks up north i just couldnt couldnt lol

 

[tpenfield]

Omg i fl for you folks up north i just couldnt couldnt lol

Oh, it's fine . . . Personally, I don't start to become concerned until it gets so cold that the beer freezes ( about -10˚ F )

 

[kcassells]

My kinda guy!! Vodka out of the freezer is a yum. Sorry Mick.

 

[mickyryan]

so i cut the floor tonite and ran pipes for console, trying to decide , i might put a thin piece of wood and then biaxle over floor , its super thin and im sure thats why it cracked in so many places
gutting the foam for pipes i found nothing but dry foam so that was nice

 

[archbuilder]

Congrats on dry foam, always a good thing!

 

[Scott Danforth]

Consider that a good sign that you found dry foam in a 60 year old boat. Maybe now is the time to buy a lottery ticket

 

[kcassells]

Mick,
How thin is the current floor?