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Thanks CJ! I will look into the BPS line. Love your Eye Candy Chieftain. I was on the fence about the wrap-around railing, Since seeing yours I am leaning towards more railing.
MichaelP has a thread in the Chieftain restore section in the Starcraft sticky threads and I believe he was able to reproduce the caps, send him a PM.
The vinyl your wanting to remove is that flooring or upholstery vinyl? Either I guess you'll jut have to go to work on it peeling it off and use some xylene to loosen up and remove the glue.
MichaelP has a thread in the Chieftain restore section in the Starcraft sticky threads and I believe he was able to reproduce the caps, send him a PM.
The vinyl your wanting to remove is that flooring or upholstery vinyl? Either I guess you'll jut have to go to work on it peeling it off and use some xylene to loosen up and remove the glue.
Vinyl, seems to have been used on the aluminum sear supports, and the wood in the cabin. I believe the original seat boxes were also covered with it. I will say, after trying to slide a knife under it, They put it on to stay.
I am not familiar with xylene, I am assuming i can not just put it on the vinyl, i will have to get it between the aluminum and vinyl?
Yeah contact cement earns the last part of it's name when it comes to removing it. Xylene is an adhesive reducer and I found it to to work wonders removing glues I've encountered. Unfortunately boat deconstruction is 2 parts perspiration and the vinyl is a barrier.The fun part will be getting the glue cleaned off the AL.
Lucky for me, I have a 13 year old daughter that fits in the cabin better than I do. And she just so happens to owe me for an advance on her allowance! :lol:
I got some serious bonding time with my metal mistress tonight. I removed the helm, cabin wall, and the remainder of the cabin interior. Some bad news, the PO had replaced the floor. I joked about the pour in foam with him. I thought he was joking when he said " I mixed some up and replaced what I tore out." He was not joking. I had been thinking i may only have to deal with the foam in the cabin. (where he did not replace the floor)
My question tonight. (I know this is turning into a daily segment) The hydraulic steering system; If I remove the hose at the motor what should I expect? A lot of pressure? Just fluid running out? This may seem simple, but I wanted to ask before I disconnected it.
I got some serious bonding time with my metal mistress tonight. I removed the helm, cabin wall, and the remainder of the cabin interior. Some bad news, the PO had replaced the floor. I joked about the pour in foam with him. I thought he was joking when he said " I mixed some up and replaced what I tore out." He was not joking. I had been thinking i may only have to deal with the foam in the cabin. (where he did not replace the floor)
My question tonight. (I know this is turning into a daily segment) The hydraulic steering system; If I remove the hose at the motor what should I expect? A lot of pressure? Just fluid running out? This may seem simple, but I wanted to ask before I disconnected it.
Just remember before you put it back together, clean the inside of the tilt tube like it's a shotgun barrel, they are filthy inside and causes the steering to be rough and jerky.
Just remember before you put it back together, clean the inside of the tilt tube like it's a shotgun barrel, they are filthy inside and causes the steering to be rough and jerky.
Awesome, thanks for the advice! Speaking of a shotgun, I saw a Browning 12ga auto prototype yesterday that was beautiful. I tried to trade the Admiral for it.
I can not wait to get to the construction phase of this project.
No progress was made today. Left for business in Cincinnati this morning at 5am and did not get home until 9pm. But it works out as it rained most of the day. If the rain holds off tomorrow, I will start tearing the flooring out.
Well he wouldnt bite on the trade... So i guess he knew her to well!
I am pretty lucky with the paint removal, the bottom of the hull is bare aluminum. (only 1/3/ of a hull to strip paint.) I will haul her out to the family farm to remove the top of the cabin and "turtle" her for paint. A buddy of mine has a soda blasting set-up. He said I could borrow it. I'm not certain if that is the way to go with the paint removal or not.
Waterman, I am on page currently reading your Chieftain thread, I have finished a couple others build threads. Yours may take a while. I can not believe how helpful the members are on here. It seems most peoples questions are answered within 24 hours. Thanks for your help to this point.
When the forum is up & running right, I'd bet most questions are answered in a couple of hours. Often the fly so that a problem is completely dissected & solution found in less then 12hrs.
When the forum is up & running right, I'd bet most questions are answered in a couple of hours. Often the fly so that a problem is completely dissected & solution found in less then 12hrs.
It is an incredible tool! I know i have been/will be gaining valuable knowledge. This is my first boat restoration. It probably wouldn't be happening if I had not stumbled across this forum over a year ago.
Problem: the personal message system is ridiculous. I can't send messages as apparently I have reached my PM quota. And, as I go in to delete anything/everything, nothing gets dumped out. iboats forums "upgrade", nice.:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:
So, if you'd like to talk: jasoutsideatgmaildotcom
Problem: the personal message system is ridiculous. I can't send messages as apparently I have reached my PM quota. And, as I go in to delete anything/everything, nothing gets dumped out. iboats forums "upgrade", nice.:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:
So, if you'd like to talk: jasoutsideatgmaildotcom
