1950's Wagemaker Wolverine wooden boat restoration ...

[nurseman]

60's!!!! how do you folks manage to survive in such brutal conditions?

 

[sphelps]

Its 40's inside my shop right niow....and 4" of snow outside..........I guess it could be worse, we could still be counting ballots

Don’t get me started on a couple counties down state .. What an embarrassment ! :facepalm:
Nurseman , it’s pretty tough on us but somehow we manage ...

Ok ,only about 120 or so plugs left to put in ..

 

[kcassells]

Well at least the sand fleas are asleep with these temps....try to push on Sam. I know it's tough with the cold down there.

 

[sphelps]

Well at least the sand fleas are asleep with these temps.

Yes!!! That is the only thing good about Florida winters !

 

[mickyryan]

ok so it was 45 this morning ! and its 55 now

 

[archbuilder]

I wish it was 45 here lol! looks like you are on the home stretch Sam! That is a lot of work but its going to look so much better than the filler.

 

[sphelps]

Good morning guys ! Hope everyone has recovered from Thanksgiving stuffing by now ...
Boat work continues.. I took some time this morning to set all the upper deck factory finish nails a little deeper ..Blew them out with the compressor and filled them and any other cracks or holes I could find ..
Going to use this scraper blade and some 80 grit to clean up the joints between the planks .
There was never any caulking in the joints so I have no plans to add any ... There is no sub layer under the finish planks so I guess the built up varnish will seal the joints for the most part ..

 

[sphelps]

Also need your opinions on the splash rail at the bow eye .. Incredibly this is the worst of the buggery on the rails ..
What do you guys think ? Take the screws out reform somewhat with filler sand and redrill ?
Or maybe make sure screws are set good first then do the shaping/filling ..

 

[oldrem]

I would be inclined to set the screws good then fill. Sure is looking gorgeous!

 

[kcassells]

Sam,
Have you tried removing any screws first to see if the rail pulls off or out of line? I think I would try that to see if the rail keeps shape. If so epoxy/wet everything out then reshape, then set new screws in a pb. That area looks a little testy for sure.

 

[kcassells]

https://forums.iboats.com/forum/boa...oden-boat-restoration?p=10682223#post10682223

Boyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.... I'd put in a black or white caulking in a heart beat! IMHO :joyous:

 

[sphelps]

Yeah I guess conventional thinking the joints would be caulked .. But , it wasn’t caulked from the factory and these small width planks have a bit of a crown to them ... So idk ....Thinking I will skip the caulk .. That would happen after the varnish anyway I think ..

 

[kcassells]

 

[kcassells]

 

[sphelps]

https://goo.gl/images/bKuKzr


After bleaching the nail spots about 4 times I have come to the conclusion that I will never get them completely gone ...

 

[kcassells]

Just adds to the antiquity.

 

[buxmj]

Hey Sam, that is a hard place to put multiple plugs, any wagemakers have a chrome cap over that?

 

[sphelps]

It does have a metal cap but does not cover the splash rail ..
I set the screws then filled it all in and reshaped ..
Not real sure what to do with it now ..:lol:

 

[sphelps]

Here is the bow after filler ..


Yeah ,not real pretty ... Iwill be bleaching the rail so the wood will be a good bit lighter ..
Any suggestions on making it blend in better ?

 

[sphelps]

It doesn’t look like it but I bleached the rub rails and the cockpit trim . Tomorrow it will look bleached like the starboard side front cockpit trim .