Parmaboater
Cadet
- Joined
- Apr 21, 2009
- Messages
- 8
Hello everyone Still pretty new here but so far I like the advise I've been given and this sure looks like the place to share in what I hope is a successful restoration!
I guess I should start off with what I have as the title tells you its a 1967 aluminum hull Lone Star Del Ray (what the boat title says) And the Plate on the hull says its made by Chrysler. This is my first boat but I realistically don't expect to have her on the water till next summer unless I fall into some cash. I bought the Boat, trailer and motor for $350 At first it looked like all I had to do was replace the plywood deck and side panels but after tearing away the rotten plywood and the old glass I find out that the boat also has inhabitants, a nice colony of carpenter ants! They have made a part of the foam into swiss cheese and after removing some screws, plates and glass also turned my transom into swiss cheese as well. Surprisingly none of this scares me to much but I cant say the same for my wife.
So anyways here are some pictures of whats ahead for me.
Brackets that are riveted to the hull that screw into the transom.
The cap on the top of the transom has 6 screws in it and a drain hole.
I have yet to get up into the bow but the glass still looks good. Its been out of the elements unlike the rest of the deck aft of the dash.
Swiss cheese foam right in the middle of the boat.
I've read a few threads on replacing the transom but I have a question or two. Should I remove the back exterior aluminum transom cover or just try and remove the top cap, pull out the plywood and replace it? If I drill out the rivets and replace the wood in the transom are there any special rivets I need to buy to replace the old ones I drill out or will any kind of aluminum rivet of the appropriate size work? If I try and remove the top cap there will be only 12 rivets to remove if I remove the entire transom there will be a few hundred.
Next question has to do with the foam the ants have tunneled into. Should I cut out the bad parts and when I lay my new plywood deck down just drill holes and pour in the 2 part expanding foam or rip out all the foam and replace it all? Most of it is still very solid, I can stand on it and there is no give at all. I have yet to price the foam and I would like to do this restoration minimizing expense but obviously not quality.
As soon as I get a friend over to help me remove the motor I can start on removing the old wood in the transom and hopefully I can try the easier of the two options and also depending on the advise given on the two.
I guess I should start off with what I have as the title tells you its a 1967 aluminum hull Lone Star Del Ray (what the boat title says) And the Plate on the hull says its made by Chrysler. This is my first boat but I realistically don't expect to have her on the water till next summer unless I fall into some cash. I bought the Boat, trailer and motor for $350 At first it looked like all I had to do was replace the plywood deck and side panels but after tearing away the rotten plywood and the old glass I find out that the boat also has inhabitants, a nice colony of carpenter ants! They have made a part of the foam into swiss cheese and after removing some screws, plates and glass also turned my transom into swiss cheese as well. Surprisingly none of this scares me to much but I cant say the same for my wife.
So anyways here are some pictures of whats ahead for me.
Brackets that are riveted to the hull that screw into the transom.
The cap on the top of the transom has 6 screws in it and a drain hole.
I have yet to get up into the bow but the glass still looks good. Its been out of the elements unlike the rest of the deck aft of the dash.
Swiss cheese foam right in the middle of the boat.
I've read a few threads on replacing the transom but I have a question or two. Should I remove the back exterior aluminum transom cover or just try and remove the top cap, pull out the plywood and replace it? If I drill out the rivets and replace the wood in the transom are there any special rivets I need to buy to replace the old ones I drill out or will any kind of aluminum rivet of the appropriate size work? If I try and remove the top cap there will be only 12 rivets to remove if I remove the entire transom there will be a few hundred.
Next question has to do with the foam the ants have tunneled into. Should I cut out the bad parts and when I lay my new plywood deck down just drill holes and pour in the 2 part expanding foam or rip out all the foam and replace it all? Most of it is still very solid, I can stand on it and there is no give at all. I have yet to price the foam and I would like to do this restoration minimizing expense but obviously not quality.
As soon as I get a friend over to help me remove the motor I can start on removing the old wood in the transom and hopefully I can try the easier of the two options and also depending on the advise given on the two.
Good luck.
