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Re: Other: New project
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 11/2/2011, 2:18 am
In Response To: Re: Other: New project (Paul Sylvester)

: Have to dissagree to a point. When the rivets are old and the boat
: has been dry, water will seep on your first outing. Going over
: all the rivets lightly every 20 years or so wil help keep it
: tighter.
: What do you do if clinch nailed and all looked good? Let it
: swell......minor issue.
: Agree on proper restoration but it was common to use butt blocks to
: save an otherwise good plank. Remember that these boats were
: mostly work boats and did not usually have a long life.

Well....originally they were work boats, those though that were unrestored are likely all gone by now, this was in the late 1800's. Unrestored work boats generally don't last 100+ years. The ones that need rebuilt now were generally recreational boats to start with.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Other: New project
Kent LeBoutillier -- 10/28/2011, 8:58 pm
Re: Other: New project
Dave Gentry -- 10/29/2011, 12:53 am
Re: Other: New project
mick allen -- 10/29/2011, 12:55 am
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Kent LeBoutillier -- 10/29/2011, 7:51 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/30/2011, 2:34 am
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Paul Sylvester -- 10/30/2011, 10:26 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/31/2011, 1:58 am
Re: Other: New project
Paul Sylvester -- 11/1/2011, 7:58 am
Re: Other: New project
Bill Hamm -- 11/2/2011, 2:18 am
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ancient kayaker -- 10/30/2011, 4:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/31/2011, 2:02 am
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Kent LeBoutillier -- 11/2/2011, 11:48 am
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Etienne Muller -- 11/2/2011, 12:27 pm
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Kent LeBoutillier -- 11/2/2011, 4:36 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 11/2/2011, 6:41 pm
Re: Other: New project *PIC*
Kent LeBoutillier -- 11/3/2011, 5:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/3/2011, 2:24 am
Re: Other: New project *PIC*
Kent LeBoutillier -- 11/3/2011, 6:36 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/3/2011, 6:51 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/3/2011, 6:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/3/2011, 6:56 pm
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Kent LeBoutillier -- 11/3/2011, 7:40 pm
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Paul Sylvester -- 11/4/2011, 4:44 am
Re: Other: New project
Kent LeBoutillier -- 11/4/2011, 6:02 am
Re: Other: New project
Bill Hamm -- 11/4/2011, 7:32 am