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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113469

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farmerboy wrote:

Busy day!


For sure

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113470

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Waterwings wrote:

Excellent progress so far, keep up the good work!!!

bBob


Thank you!

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113472

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Today I took a break from the paint and worked on the floor. It was my first setback with the project that I noticed I needed to cut through the fiberglass that covers the wood floor of the boat. The wood was so rotted that it needed to be removed. Unfortunately I didn't take any "Before" pictures I guess I was frustrated :) However there is a picture of a barrel full of some of the rotted wood.

This is the floor with all of the rotted wood removed









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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113474

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Also had to replace the wood at the stern.





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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113475

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Reinforcing the seats here



I made a paper templet.




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Re: 1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113479

mpmitri,

NIFTY RIG. = I LIKE.

yours, satx

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113484

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Excellent progress, and welcome aboard.

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113492

Great progress, your moving right along!

Bob

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113551

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Finishing the transom today. I will totally complete the transom when I install the floors.







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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113610

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Transom in and tight. I am still going to reinforce the back and perhaps add an additional piece of wood in the area the motor will attach.

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113625

if you do look to re-power, tim calmes, a merc expert has a warehouse full of mercs, and can repair just about anything, and is fairly close to you. tim lives in silver lake on the border of perry,n.y. ron
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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113663

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vuyosevich wrote:

if you do look to re-power, tim calmes, a merc expert has a warehouse full of mercs, and can repair just about anything, and is fairly close to you. tim lives in silver lake on the border of perry,n.y. ron


Thanks Ron! I will check that out...What about Paradise Boat Works in Castile, NY? I hear some really nice things about the guys there. I have a '58 Johnson Seahorse on another boat that needs to be looked at.

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113664

Boy you are going quickly!

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113667

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farmerboy wrote:

Boy you are going quickly!


School teacher and I have 10 more days before I start coaching Cross Country then my time will be limited. Plus I always need to be doing a project! :)

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113672

That makes sense I was wondering if you ever slept even at it full time you are moving along quickly.

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113673

Tim is the owner of paradise boat works...

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113674

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Ah that makes sense :)

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113675

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farmerboy wrote:

That makes sense I was wondering if you ever slept even at it full time you are moving along quickly.


Keep in mind I pretty much wear the same outfit every time...grungy old work shorts and a white tshirt. So it might look like I'm doing it all in one day :)

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #113702

Ha I resemble that remark!!! She's coming along nicely!

Bob

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 7 months ago #114106

Nice project you have there. Good Luck!

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 6 months ago #114463

wonder what happened to the guy with the customcraft project. probably got a lot harder than he thought.

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 6 months ago #114466

I wouldn't say that. The really hard stuff is pretty much already done. Probably just doesn't live on the board, or been busy, or something came up.

I'm restoring a Mark 58 but it's taking a while as I have other things to do too. Don't see getting it completely done until next spring.

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 5 months ago #115499

since we haven't heard from him, i'm assuming he got in to far over his head. i hope he proves me wrong. ron

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Re:1958 Custom Craft Project 8 years 5 months ago #115556

He said he is a teacher and Cross Country Coach, so I'm pretty sure there is no time for the boat right now.
I hate it when work gets in the way of a project !

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