1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

[Streetgang]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Small update.

Saturday was relatively nice day, some sunshine, mid 30's, brought boat back home and did some platform and deck fitting.

A good friend of mine who did some wood boat building a while back recommended using a "Joggle Stick". He gave it to me with some instructions and I googled it for further insight. Interesting such an inexpensive straightforward tool can be so useful.

I searched through Iboats and couldnt get a hit on it...which thought curious.

Anyway, if you dont have an old template and especially have something to copy with a lot of insets, angles, corners this is way to go.

Used it on foreward platform and came out good. My pattern board was bad choice, the cedar was too soft and should have painted it white so marks showed up better but live and learn eh.

Sunday wasnt quite so nice, gray skies, high of 26 and forecast wasnt nice for here let alone a lot of the country.

Took the boat back to storage. Woke up today and of course just some more of the same ole same ole.

Starting to feel like I am jinxing this weather thing just by working on boat outside......

very wet, heart attack stuff

 

[Pmccraney]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Nice work... The joggle stick appears to be a fancier version of a "scribe tool" that some of us on here have used from time to time (mine was a pointed dowel with a pencil shoved through a drill hole)...

sorry about the snow... Ready for March to "go out like a lamb"

 

[Watermann]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Now that's determination, to keep plugging along on what you can even when the forces of nature spit in your eye. Spring has sprung here, stable warm weather. I will wish some your way.

Oh yeah that's some nice looking ply, it always scares me to start cutting it, I have this fear in the back of my head I screwed up the measurements.

 

[Streetgang]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Nice work... The joggle stick appears to be a fancier version of a "scribe tool" that some of us on here have used from time to time (mine was a pointed dowel with a pencil shoved through a drill hole)...


Thanks for the drive by. I have seen the "scribe tool" you refer too in yours and others threads. Had to give this joggler thingy a try though. I want to use it a few more times to get a better feel and will post up results....cant have too much info eh.

sorry about the snow... Ready for March to "go out like a lamb"

Just me crying the blues. majority of country / Iboaters in same situation. Funny though, the southern boyz dont hesitate to jump in on nice weather yet dont ever hear about love bugs, red ants, insects, red tide....

 

[Streetgang]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Now that's determination, to keep plugging along on what you can even when the forces of nature spit in your eye. Spring has sprung here, stable warm weather. I will wish some your way.

Thanks for efforts on weather. Looks like you may have had some influence for this neck of the woods.

Oh yeah that's some nice looking ply, it always scares me to start cutting it, I have this fear in the back of my head I screwed up the measurements.

Yup, the short hairs stand straight up when I hit the power switch on the saw....

 

[Streetgang]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Small update but sure feels good:

There is a common theme among all the resto's as one of the benefits is knowing your efforts will produce something better than original. Whether towing a tuber or throwing a lure not a bad feeling to know what is under your butt eh.

Those u-bolt tie downs on the transom or on bow are nice but the crapola washers provided are just that...thin, and non funtional. I noticed when taking mine off trans. how they dented into wood and as we have all learned, that just lets the good ole H20 in to interior of wood.

So, stopped in shop and saw the shop super again....he smiled and said what is it now. Again, he is a boater and really good fellow so he has interest in what might work on his boat also.

Showed him the samples, described the problem...he says thats it, nothing else ? Jus for now my man, just for now.


factory versus fabbed from shop in stainless

another shot

Fabricators rock !

 

[Watermann]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Hey I need a couple of those for my stern eyes! I'm sure you saw in my thread how I fixed my bow eye problem.

SG your lucky to have the resources to come through on your little details like that. Oh and spring has sprung here big time, I'm going to have to fire up my irrigation this weekend, it's getting dry!

64? | 36?Sat

68? | 39?Sun

70? | 41?Mon

72? | 45? Tues

 

[Streetgang]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

SG your lucky to have the resources to come through on your little details like that. Oh and spring has sprung here big time, I'm going to have to fire up my irrigation this weekend, it's getting dry!

What is dry ? doesnt compute here in the midwest.



64? | 36?Sat

68? | 39?Sun

70? | 41?Mon

72? | 45? Tues[/QUOTE]

Beauty forecast !

 

[Streetgang]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Not sure what happened but Saturday was mid to upper 50's, sunshine, small breeze. Hope all the neighbors, MI, IN, PA, NY, Il and the Canucks acroos the lake are getting the same thing.

Brought boat back to get deck finished cutting, dry fit and some sanding done.

Be careful viewing these pics, they may be bright for so much sunshine. maybe some cool shades eh

5/8" deck

front platform pieces in

a few bums were soliciting in neighbor hood and hit me up for adult beverages

seems guy on right is describing a fish length

seems guy on left caught a bigger fish

Well, forecast is for rain / snow so back to same.

 

[Pmccraney]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Wow...deck going in...nice!

Wish I had seen this before I installed my transom eyes... Feeling a bit inadequate right now!

Looking good! Sea nymph gang is rocking and rolling!

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Man, couple a slacker bums ya got there: consuming the adult bevs & totally not working on the boat

The boat & the decks looks great out in the sun shine... Nice progress...

 

[Watermann]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Looks like some of my weather has made it east. Great conversations are had over the gunwales! Keep up the good work, your ahead of me on the decking, that's my next adventure.

 

[Streetgang]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Fellas,

As much as I like credit and props....this was nothing more than a dry fit, still have riits, foam, paint, epoxy..blah blah blah.

 

[Streetgang]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

what in the living hell is going on here:

maybe censored but just gettin to that point of frustration

 

[Woodonglass]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Global Warming!!! Call Al Gore!!!!

 

[Pmccraney]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Tell those guys to show some respect and at least "coaster" their beers on your nice plywood....

 

[Watermann]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

what in the living hell is going on here:

maybe censored but just gettin to that point of frustration

Good lord, what kind of sick April fools joke is that?

Sorry to say but it's been in the mid 70's here in my clearing in the sticks and having to run my irrigation now.

 

[Bwana Don]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Been a balmy 30 ish here in Michigan. I feel your pain bro. My outdoor workshop is unsuitable for epoxy, gluvit paint....... I'm thinking Sea Nymph was a Norse Goddess of ice. Can't snow forever, hang in there.

 

[Streetgang]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Sorry to say but it's been in the mid 70's here in my clearing in the sticks and having to run my irrigation now.[/QUOTE]


I am over the funk and certainly no reason to feel bad about 70's. I do have to say though that after watching your resto for some time now I am on to your code words. "Irrigation" = how long you hold that tap open on cold German beer.

 

[Streetgang]

Re: 1979 Sea Nymph FM 161 resto

Global Warming!!! Call Al Gore!!!!

Good one Wood !

Little know item:

Al Gore and Tommy Lee Jones were roomates while at Harvard.

that and solid $100 will get you a coffee.