1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

[archbuilder]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

Surely someone makes a black one.....I'd try googling it.

 

[Psiclown]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

Surely someone makes a black one.....I'd try googling it.

I couldn't find anything so I just ordered the white. It will tie in to the white stripe on the bow anyway.

My birthday is coming up so I asked for everything needed to make it "Ranger Ready." Fire extinguisher, life jackets, oar, floatation device, flag, etc.

Last night I got the rear channel cross sections finished. The packing tape trick worked pretty well. Not as good as the wax but good enough. I'm glad I waiting to do the corners, it would have been a biotch to remove one solid form.

 

[archbuilder]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

cool glad it worked for you. I used pink foam on mine instead of the wood, just took it out in big chunks and tossed it. I rounded up more teak today.....itching to start on my swim platforms this weekend! Hope you keep moving along.

 

[Psiclown]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

cool glad it worked for you. I used pink foam on mine instead of the wood, just took it out in big chunks and tossed it. I rounded up more teak today.....itching to start on my swim platforms this weekend! Hope you keep moving along.

Oh nice, do you have any plans drawn up?

 

[archbuilder]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

Yeah I have a cardboard mock up and two drawings. I'm going to build a pine mockup first before I start hacking up the teak...I figure that way i can workout any issues with $16 worth of wood, not $180 worth!

 

[Psiclown]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

I have been crazy busy and haven't had much time for the boat. Just working on little odds and ends here and there. I have to do a bunch more grinding before I can finish the channels still. But today is my birthday so I might get off early and handle some chit.

 

[jetskier16]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

Happy Birthday! Hope you got some good stuff to finish your boat with.

 

[Psiclown]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

Happy Birthday! Hope you got some good stuff to finish your boat with.

Thanks bro! Seeing the mom tomorrow, I'll be sure to update.

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

Hey Clown



Now Get back to work!!!!

 

[Psiclown]

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Haha, thanks Wood!...I took your advice and found an hour to get back to work. Got the stringer cross sections finished. I also got the deck channel, fire extinguisher life jackets, and some other stuff for my berfday. Thanks mom!

Here's the forms I made for the cross sections all wrapped in packing tape. Thanks again Arch.

Ah skeet skeet skeet skeet.

 

[Psiclown]

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I still need to grind all the crap in red for tabbing the deck to the hull. And I almost forgot about a section of stringer that needs to be added in yellow.

 

[Psiclown]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

So it's been awhile! The wife and I bought a fixer upper built in the 40's and it has been consuming ALL of my time. After ripping down 3,000 feet of original pine wood paneling on every singe flriggen' wall, we found zero insulation inlcuding none in the exterior walls. :facepalm: The boat is on the back burner for now until this is wrapped up. Should be a couple of months. I'll still try to knock a little out here and there so rest assured this thread is not dead. I hope everyone's projects are going well!

 

[archbuilder]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

Looks like you have your hands full there! Just make sure you spend a little time on the boat, your progress is looking really nice.

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

Man, I KNOW how LIFE gets in the way of BOAT RESTORATION.

 

[tallcanadian]

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I just got caught up with your build. I'm very impressed with your work. The paint looks awesome and the interior work is second to none. This is going to be one sweet ride. And with that tall, dark and handsome on the transom she will be pushed easily in the water. I'm really enjoying this build, keep up the good work.

 

[Psiclown]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

I just got caught up with your build. I'm very impressed with your work. The paint looks awesome and the interior work is second to none. This is going to be one sweet ride. And with that tall, dark and handsome on the transom she will be pushed easily in the water. I'm really enjoying this build, keep up the good work.

Thanks TC, I appreciate it. I was actually born in Castlegar, B.C. How's the weather up there eh'?

 

[Psiclown]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

Found more madness last night. Good old cast iron plumbing...smells "amazing."

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

I remember that stuff from back in my construction days!!! OH, that Sweet smelling AROMA!!!!

 

[ezmobee]

Re: 1964 Arkansas Traveler Restoration

Found more madness last night. Good old cast iron plumbing...smells "amazing."

I installed a garbage disposal in my old house (100 yrs old). At the same time I thought perhaps I'd replace the drain line as it ran too close to head level in the basement and I wanted to re-route it. It was cast iron as well and when I cut it open, it looked like yours. It was packed solid with only like a 15% opening. That would have been some garbage disposal had I not replaced that line!

 

[tallcanadian]

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Thanks TC, I appreciate it. I was actually born in Castlegar, B.C. How's the weather up there eh'?

It's been wet but finally started warming up. Of course not as warm as yours.