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I am just curious what you all have done to paint the bottom of your boats. Mine is on a trailer currently and the only garage I have is down at my parents but I was wondering if you guys lift your boats off or if you build some sort of stand for them to sit on how do you go about it. I have bad...
Re: 1969 Orlando Clipper Repair and Restoration
Hull Repair-- Gelcoat or Paint?
So the boat had been in the water for about 2 to 2 and a half years straight. It was in a freshwater lake in GA. As you can see from my initial photos the hull was black from being in the water. We've been...
Re: 1969 Orlando Clipper Repair and Restoration
Deck Repair
So I mentioned in the opening story about the purchase of the boat that there was some deck crack in the bow area. After spending several nights on the forum here I've learned a lot more about boat deck design. Thanks for all the...
Re: 1969 Orlando Clipper Repair and Restoration
Motor Photos
Here are some photos of the 1968 Evinrude motor
If there is a better way to do the pics let me know-- this was the only way I saw on the forum
About the Thread
This thread is to track my progress on the repair and restoration of my recent purchase of a 1969 (or 1968) Orlando Clipper fiberglass 15' (or 16') boat. [From stern to bow not including motor it is 15.5' which is interesting since the person I purchased it from thought it was a...
Re: 1969 Orlando Clipper Deck Repair Question, soft floor in bow area
oops-- thanks so much for the quick reply. I have included some additional photos of the inside of the boat. I have the wood placed back over the spot which you can see in the front of the boat. The entire deck is fiberglass...
Good afternoon - I recently purchase a 1969 Orlando Clipper with a 69 Evinrude 65HP. We're getting the boat cleaned up since it was in a lake for about 2 years without hull cleaning. At any rate we noticed a piece of plywood near the bow in between the front seats. When I pulled it up I saw...
