How do you.......

[Karl_Childers]

I don't really know how to describe it, but I'll try, here goes. On the bow of those old runabouts, and I am talking about the 1930's looking wooden "chris Craft-ish" Runabouts that are all mahogany or some other nice wood. Usually on the bow or topsides of boats like that, there is a wooden pattern that looks like wide strip planking with white "chinking" inbetween each board. I really want to know how to do that! So basically, it's a nice mahogany board then some sort of white strip, and then another nice board. I understand that the boards are stained, and then coated in epoxy, but how do you do the white stuff inbetween, and what is it?

I just got done reading Stitch and glue boats by Sam Devlin, but it dosen't cover that. Can anyone help me?


Thanks!

 

[maxum247]

Re: How do you.......

I don't really know how to describe it, but I'll try, here goes. On the bow of those old runabouts, and I am talking about the 1930's looking wooden "chris Craft-ish" Runabouts that are all mahogany or some other nice wood. Usually on the bow or topsides of boats like that, there is a wooden pattern that looks like wide strip planking with white "chinking" inbetween each board. I really want to know how to do that! So basically, it's a nice mahogany board then some sort of white strip, and then another nice board. I understand that the boards are stained, and then coated in epoxy, but how do you do the white stuff inbetween, and what is it?

I just got done reading Stitch and glue boats by Sam Devlin, but it dosen't cover that. Can anyone help me?


Thanks!

One of the way's I've read it can be done was in Don Danenburgs book "How To Restore Your Wooden Runabout". Groves are cut into the planks of wood to make it look like individual planks, these are known as "false seems" and where two planks meet is known as "live seems" the lines are then striped into the groves useing a pinstriping tool and paint or useing a caulking gun I beleive. The book states that most production boats where done useing "false seems" while some of the earliest makes acutally had individual planks.
This is not exact information I'm giving you as I am not an expert but might help give you a better idea of how it's done. Check out Don Danenbergs "How To Restore Your Wooden Runabout" volumes one and two if you get the chance.