1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

The problem area is where the bench seat is thru riveted to the exterior hull.

Per RivetsOnline (which is Jay-Cee sales & rivet inc) the soft alloy will give me the best results (easy to drive) and be strong enough to do what I need them to on a vintage aluminum boat. At RivetsOnline, that's the 1100F alloy. Their tech also told me if I want to dress the shank instead of mushrooming it over, I need to watch online videos & learn how to make it look similar to how the original rivets did, not an easy task.

If I can find a bucking bar w/ a cupped indention, it might help to start the rivet rounding over instead of looking like a flattened out mushroom...

Looks like I need to confirm which alloy rivets I have & start practicing....................

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

The problem area is where the bench seat is thru riveted to the exterior hull.

Per RivetsOnline (which is Jay-Cee sales & rivet inc) the soft alloy will give me the best results (easy to drive) and be strong enough to do what I need them to on a vintage aluminum boat. At RivetsOnline, that's the 1100F alloy. Their tech also told me if I want to dress the shank instead of mushrooming it over, I need to watch online videos & learn how to make it look similar to how the original rivets did, not an easy task.

If I can find a bucking bar w/ a cupped indention, it might help to start the rivet rounding over instead of looking like a flattened out mushroom...

Looks like I need to confirm which alloy rivets I have & start practicing....................

Thanks JB.

 

[SigSaurP229]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

Starmada emblazoned on the down side of a deck? Nope, don't think I've ever seen it. For sure not in any of the recent/current threads... But I don't think it was in any of the past threads I read thru........ I'm usually really good at remembering odd details, and that list should have stood out.

Waiting for a crew to finish for the night, and stop by w/ equipment that was a complete & epic fail this evening. Gonna be a long weekend....

But engine hoist pickup is 8am Have to wait & see how much use I can get out of it.

It may have been this jerk whom nobody has seen for three months.

http://forums.iboats.com/boat-resto...me-get-started-starcraft-resto-592591-20.html



JB that is one cool looking old boat, bring her to the hanger I will fire the wood stove and if you have more epoxying we will knock it out quick.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

Thanks Sig, hoping to do her justice. Work & weather have conspired against me, no boat work in over a week & a half

Thanks for the generous offer, but I think your hanger is a bit further then a LONG milk run after work......

I am actually going to be scarce after the next 2 days, headed home to Louisville for a bit over a week. Been a year, and looking forward to seeing my sister & her 2 boys, they fly in the same day we arrive.

Taking the 4wd tow vehicle & as much gear as I can hide from the Admiral, so who knows what the trailer hitch will have on it when we get back............. NOT planning for anything, but you just NEVER know. Besides there's a Harbor Freight 15min from my parents. It's xmas. I MIGHT need something I don't want to pay to ship....

Nice to have you along for the journey.

 

[SigSaurP229]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

No way man I was just giving you a hard time I don't know how I came up with that idea to list the Starmada it just kind of seemed like the right thing to do. Don't forget we have the workshop tool outlets down here to save a little cash to bring with you. If you are going to paint her I suggest the $15 harbor freight hvlp gun, buy the disposable cups and a ton of them at $6 for three cups buy about 5 packs. They are worth their weight in gold.

 

[dozerII]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

Harbor Freight sounds just like our Princess Auto up here in the GWN. Very hard to go into with the notion of picking up one item and being out in 5 minutes.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

And attempted to run some solid rivets...... I also need to confirm which rivets I was using. I have both the harder alloy (2117T4) and the softer (1100F) more malleable rivets on hand. Hopefully they were the harder 2117T4 and I can 'learn' to use the riveter on the softer 1100F rivets and get better at driving them and move up to the harder ones.

Turns out I was using the 2117T4 solid rivets, so while I'm in Louisville, Santa's little elves will grab some softer 1100F solid rivets & send them my way....

I won't be getting back to the boat for a while anyway, so I'm not in a rush to get the rivets. Where's that pole barn when I need it?

Yes, Princess sounds like our harbor freight...

Have a good week fellas...........

 

[sphelps]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

Pole barn ! You don't have the Admiral bird doging again do you ?

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

Pole barn ! You don't have the Admiral bird doging again do you ?

Um, yeah, being from Florida, you may not be familiar w/ this saying, but I figure you'll get the gist:

That dog DON'T hunt........... :facepalm:

So no she won't be.... I will be in fairly rural SE Ohio driving both ways for about 3.5-4hrs, so ya just never know what I might come across :watermelon:

I did offer to pickup & transport a tinny outside Cincinnati for SmokeOnTheWater, but he decided to pass on the boat.....

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

It may have been this jerk whom nobody has seen for three months.

http://forums.iboats.com/boat-resto...me-get-started-starcraft-resto-592591-20.html



JB that is one cool looking old boat, bring her to the hanger I will fire the wood stove and if you have more epoxying we will knock it out quick.

Yeah - That's the guy that wrote all over his floors.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

It may have been this jerk whom nobody has seen for three month.....

Yeah - That's the guy that wrote all over his floors.

I didn't mention it before, but I think Gus was the 1st to post a memorial to iboats. Since it was on a GLASSER, I choose to not mention it:

Props to GT1000000 ^^^

 

[SigSaurP229]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

If its on a Glasser it don't count.

 

[Decker83]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

Be safe on your trip JB..

I think if it says I-BOATS it counts..

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

thanks decker, can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to the break from the day job........

 

[m casey stock]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

Yea, I have another saying, "I don't have a dog in that hunt!" :facepalm: But, while doing my own rubber necking this past weekend, I did see a couple of old "finned" tins that looked kinda like these two. The picture of the FC is a good example of the one I saw and the other picture is of course way nicer than the one under a tree in the side yard. Neither were sitting out for sale and I had an agenda to stick with, so I didn't stop (Jenn kept saying, "you should stop" but I felt it was a trap ). I feel sure they will still be there my next time down and maybe I'll stop and ask about them. I'm not a big fan of the "fins" (I know, I know...shoot me, because I must be from another planet, but they just don't appeal to me) but I know a lot of guys are, so I might be able to make a finders fee off of them (could always use a little extra cash)

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

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No Pix?

 

[m casey stock]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

No Pix?

Don't know why it does that sometimes, hopefully it is fixed now.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

That 1957-8 FC Deluxe Clipper is the boat I was looking for when I found this Duracraft. I had a gentlemans phone agreement for 1 lined up, just needed to drive to KY & pay for it, and the kid sold it.... After I'd bought the 1st Fat50 intended for it :facepalm:

Alas, I think this Duracraft fits my needs better, & I love her lines.

Still, keep me posted on the Clipper :watermelon: Make sure its on the DL....

 

[m casey stock]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

That 1957-8 FC Deluxe Clipper is the boat I was looking for when I found this Duracraft. I had a gentlemans phone agreement for 1 lined up, just needed to drive to KY & pay for it, and the kid sold it.... After I'd bought the 1st Fat50 intended for it :facepalm:

Alas, I think this Duracraft fits my needs better, & I love her lines.

Still, keep me posted on the Clipper :watermelon: Make sure its on the DL....

Will do, I'll be back down in a month or so and will make time to stop and ask about it, you never know. If nothing else, I'll get to look up close at it and meet someone new (or get chased off while being shot at) either way it will be something different than the norm There are a lot of old boats just sitting around in those older neighborhoods (we are helping the outlaws find property in our area), a person could be boat poor in no time.

 

[saginawbayboater]

Re: 1957 Duracraft Duraflite Custom

Merry Christmas JB to you and yours!!!!!:watermelon: