1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

[sphelps]

 

[nurseman]

Sam, that is gonna be one Beautiful looking boat. I have to agree with WOG, no stain, just varnish! But I sure don't envy you doing all of that scraping!

 

[archbuilder]

Looks great Sam! Hmmmm sawmill....I am a sucker for those! I already have more lumber than I can use, but you never have enough right?

 

[Woodonglass]

I ran out of stripper .. I’ll pick more up tomorrow..
Ya know I really need some sort of deck to walk on ..
I was thinking that I might stop by a local cypress mill that I know of and get them to mill some cypress slats to make a deck from . Maybe even make a set of cypress oars ..
Just a thought ...

NOW you're talking. I would for SURE recommend a slatted deck. Clear Red Cedar would look great too!! How much is Cypress per board ft?

 

[mickyryan]

slatted deck would be the bees knees

 

[kcassells]

Man that is coming along faster then I thought. You are looking great. Yup on clear, cypress or cedar.

 

[oldrem]

Going to look absolutely amazing!

 

[kcassells]

Did zool send over some of the help he was talkin about to knock that out for ya? Man you/they kicked some arse.

 

[sphelps]

Kc ,I think there is an episode of South Park that would sum up how that would go ..:lol:
Not sure on the cost of the cypress I will have to stop by or call them ..
Almost have all the green paint gone .. About a 2x2 section left then it’s up in the bow under the cap ...
Really looking forward to that ..

 

[sphelps]

Not sure what all this means but it appears cypress is stronger than http://floridacypress.com/faq/cypress-technicals/

What thickness do you think I can get away with for the deck ? I do have those bolts on top of the stringers I will need to deal with .. If I run the deck out close to the sides how should I support it ? If a cleat of sorts could it lay right on the hull ?
Think it might rub the hull bad over time . Idk . Maybe epoxy a solid stringer to catch the edge ..

 

[Woodonglass]

This might be informative. . http://tedsbuild.blogspot.com/2010/07/floor-layout.html

 

[sphelps]

Got the initial scraping done in the bow area . Huge pita ! Every time I get into position and start to scrape my butt hold would break loose and I slip down the hill ...:facepalm:.. Then the buggery scrapings would fall down and I end up putting my elbows in it ..
then that starts to burn rather quickly .. :violin:
I got the Admiral to pick up a rubber bath mat from the dollar store .. Maybe that will help with the slipping ...

 

[sphelps]

I also did a little test of the filler I picked up to see how it would look ..
I wiped it down with a little paint thinner to see roughly how it would look after varnish ..

 

[sphelps]

It may be a little lighter than that in reality ..
Can anyone guess what these are ? They were in the boat when I brought it home ..
For some reason When posting pics from the tablet I can’t add text under the pics . So I have post all my :blah:
‘at the top of the page ..

 

[kcassells]

Someone's in a ZONE! Looking great!

 

[oldrem]

That is looking too good to ever use it - may need to donate it to a museum

 

[archbuilder]

I have no idea what those are Sam, but looks like they might be made of Padauk, very pretty lumber. I will be putting the ASI together on the screw plug spacing. Glad you posted the pic, it will make red lining it much easier

Seriously, very nice looking work!

 

[sphelps]

Arch those pieces are made of some type of plywood . About 3/16” thick and about 2’ long ..
Really has me baffled on what there for ...

 

[zool]

Looks great Sam!....those pieces look like the contour of the hull bottom?...maybe they were used as brackets for steering cables?...maybe move them around the hull like a puzzle piece to see where they fit?

 

[Scott Danforth]

bows for a canvas cover