Restoring a 12ft Montgomery Wards Sea King Aluminum Boat

[Bondo]

Re: Restoring a 12ft Montgomery Wards Sea King Aluminum Boat

Please take heed of the max weight capacity of that lil bugger..I have a 14 footer that is tipsy at times.
Will it always be just you in this or you plan on filling it with a buddy and ice chest and all the goodies? 500lbs adds up real quick..

Ayuh,... Agreed,... I see a sinker, not a floater...

 

[Huron Angler]

Re: Restoring a 12ft Montgomery Wards Sea King Aluminum Boat

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Hey all,
I've been working on this boat and will be taking pictures to show you how I'm doing. Cutting the plywood to fit the decking was an emense challange. I tried the cardboard/paper template approach, but didn't really do that well. Hopefully, the carpet will hide some of my mistakes. I have on important question that I need to solve to get my front decking on. I need to make another seat bracket like the one shown in the picture. I'm guessing I'm going to have to buy a sheet of aluminum and fabricate my own. Unless one of you know where I can find one or something close. Thanks.
-Dennis

Buy some aluminum angle and rivet it into the side of the hull ABOVE the waterline. if you use two pieces then it would be pretty easy to reproduce that type of bracket to attach a bench to.

I agree that keeping the weight down is a major challenge on tiny boats. My 12 footer gets overloaded quickly if I eat a large meal prior to launch