1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

Scott Danforth

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You should wear gloves and long sleeves.... You will end up wearing the 5200
 

kcassells

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So I think this should work ..
sacrificial metal gas can ,3/4” galv treaded nipple , 3/4” heater hose and hose clamp . Portable propane burner . I have bags on the way that I can cut to length .
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So the plan in my head is to cut the planks from old plank templates. Start fitting both sides at the same time with bookend planks .
Get the close to in the right spot and secure the straight /not curved end of the plank . Might just use a heavy weight or clamp somehow .
Slip the bag over the bow section , start steaming it until it’s loose enough ti bend into shape . Leave the bag cooking and in place the fasten it down . Hopefully once cool it will hold close to the right shape . Then fine tune it with a plane .
Get them all cut and in place . Then number in order and remove. Tracing the edges into the base layer as I go .. That way I can stop the 5200 in the right spot as to not get my elbows covered in a layer of goo ..
Ask @nurseman to send you some of his clamp collection.
 

sphelps

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Bags came in .. had to work all weekend but wanted to give the Sammy Steamer a try . Needed a little bend on a few of the intermediate frame strips .
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I’ll let it cool over night and see if it holds shape tomorrow.
News flash ! Steam is pretty darn hot ! Lol !
 

sphelps

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Just cutting planks in between watching football ..
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Almost have all the bottom planks cut out . Finally got my fastener order found and delivered from snail mail Bermuda Triangle ..
My son helped me install the Starboard side intermediate ribs .
Should be steam bending soon .
I see no other way of fine tuning the planks than steam bend first to get it to shape . Then plane to a tight fit .
Cheers everyone!
 

flashback

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Year's ago I worked with a friend and we used a couple of lengths of PVC pipe with a clean out on the ends, an old water heater as a boiler and the planks came out like noodles, lots of clamps were needed but it worked...
 

sphelps

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First attempt at steaming a plank .
25/30 baking time and it bent pretty easily. Got a late start had work for a while this morning . 3A44ADE0-8140-44D3-961E-B146BF7F87A6.jpeg031E0F77-867D-47F0-8B28-6A34252866F4.jpeg
Rooftop 14th floor looking across the ICW towards the Atlantic ..
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kcassells

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Thanks Sam,

Hope you and yours enjoy and have a nice plane Thanks Giving!
To all Iboaters the same.
 

sphelps

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I got all the bottom planks cut and the existing 4 I wanna say strakes sanded ? Those were a little worn but still in good shape so gunna reuse them . I’ll fill the old holes with some hairy epoxy pb . Then redrill . Next up I need to cut the butt blocks for the plank end joints and install them .. CPES the underside of the planks and strakes and I think I’ll be ready for permanent plank installation. 🙂
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mickyryan

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man i need to keep up with ya build, anyways i made my owen steam box out of if you recall when i built that wooden top for the fiberglass hull i used 2x12 and 2 x6 and made end pieces for it and piped in the steam from a wallpaper steamer , worked great :)
 
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