Re: 14' Larivee restore
Spent the last couple of days going blind looking at so many threads about paint. SP-continued looking at yours, WOG-always love looking at your Flamingo, ezmob, jonson....the list is endless..So let's cut to the chase without me spending hours looking thru threads if you guys could help. I couldn't help notice some of the boats painted were anywhere from a year to 2 or 3 yrs ago. I know some of you used tractor/implement paint, some Valspar, some pettit...WOG-I'm confused what exactly you used as it said Valspar, yet you listed Magic tractor as another alternative, & I think you used bikini blue which is a pettit, & you also mentioned rustoleum. So what did you use & are you happy with it still? Same question for sp- I think you used a tractor paint-are you still happy with yours & what did you use? I think for mine, as with yours sp, gelcoat would be so labor-intensive with the lapstrake design. Think my final decision is paint...I just don't know which one. I went to Glue Products today to get some resin, 1708, & pourable foam. While there, I asked them about paint. When I mentioned a lot of guys were saying tractor paint he thought that was a bad choice, saying it would peel off under waterline.???? He offered a 2 part poly paint called Mothane. Anybody know of this & how it would differ from tractor paint. Priced reasonably. Still way to soon to paint, but beginning to get the itch, yeah I said itch, to at least explore my options. Thanks for chiming in. I will continue all your threads, but starting to see double...Yay it's the wknd!!!
well I am at it again...Couldn't resist this old boat. She needs some work, but since the last restore was for my son, this one is momma's for inshore where I can't take my other. So when I first got her, the transom was completely rotten, including a stress crack(spider web) on the back skin. I cut out the inner skin, got the rotten wood out, and reinforced the outer skin from the inside with a couple of layers of 1708 after cutting out the stress crack area (will give that more attention from outside later). The skin was so very thin I felt I needed to beef it up before adding the actual wood. I PL'ed 2 pieces 5/8 plywood together, then cut out the exact transom & peanut butter in last wknd. The next day I did PB fillets with a wet layup of 2 layers of 1708 tabbing so the transom is done for now & will hold up to the stress of the rest of demolition of deck/stringers. As you can see in photos, this boat has/had 2 bench seats(they will be gone this wknd)(itching already!). Unlike our previous rebuild where we did not put bench seats, instead firming up sides & adding center console, this one I will be sticking with the bench seats. Looks as though they were framed out & plywood then glassed over. The rear seat is soft, even the glass. Was wondering if I could cut out somewhat intact & somehow use as a halfway mold of some sort. Front one is solid glass, but of course looking under it, the wood is rotten. Any thoughts on this fabrication would be appreciated. Woodonglass & Jigngrub had some helpful advice on last rebuild. Hoping to hear from you both. Sure trial & error could work, but too much experience here...foolish not to ask for help...P.S. I LOVE the lines of this boat!!! Love that bow cap that is in perfect shape(blue laying on it side in photo). So excited!!! (and itchy)
