Larson Lapline All American

Drb007

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Thanks guys! Now the fun part...putting all the shiny pieces back on!
 

gomopar440

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Drb007,
You've got a big box of goodies heading your way. Mailman just picked it up a little while ago.:encouragement: Can't wait to see this thing going back together. That new shade of blue really put some new life back into that old hull.
 

Drb007

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Thank you so much for that!
Can't wait to see the horn!

We are going to redo the seats a bit different than stock...mostly white with red piping...should really offset the blue nicely. We will keep the pictures coming!
 

Drb007

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Well, we are done painting, at least the big stuff. I think the only thing left is the steering wheel, but even if that has to wait until spring, we are ok. Got the stripes done today. Bring on the cold.

 

gomopar440

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Looking better than new! Just wait till you get it out on the water and people start asking where you bought it. That should be good for at least a few chuckles.:D
 

Patfromny

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Great job Drb. I used Nason on my boat. third season of it in the lake all summer and it is still like new. great stuff and not cheap until you compare it to imron.
 

Tnstratofam

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Been quietly following along. You all are doing a great job. The paint looks awesome!:thumb:
 

Drb007

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Well, life never turns out how you plan. Shortly after my last post I ended up with an emergency surgery. What I thought was a reaction to a flu shot turned out to be a ruptured appendix. I sat on it for a week before I went in, which was not a good idea. Ended up in surgery for over 4 hours with two surgeons. Spent a week in the hospital on IV antibiotics before coming home. Missed Thanksgiving, and all of the Fall to Winter work I usually do, so I've been playing catch up. I was on a couple of months' restrictions, so we are just getting back into the swing of things now. The seats should go out next week to get redone, and the trailer is at the powder coater now. We are wetsanding the deck now, and the hull to follow. We are making progress once again.
 

Drb007

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Oh, and we were playing cards with our new lake home neighbors, getting to know each other, and we started talking about the Larson project. Boy did he light up...turns out his dad bought the same boat, right down to the year, and he grew up using it with his family. He only got rid of it about 10 years ago. He is so excited to see this one done and on the lake again!
 

gomopar440

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I just had knee surgery last week, so I can sympathize with you a little about the appendix. Glad to hear you're finally on the rebound and looking to start back up on the Larson.

I've been away from my Laker project for a while this winter as well. The low temps were too much to handle trying to work on it outside in the tent, even with the heaters in there, so I put it on hold till it warms up some. I'm hoping to get back on it in about a month if all goes well.
 

Drb007

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It's a bit like exercise...easy to fall of the habit/routine of it. Glad you are back on your feet too. Summer is coming fast, let's get busy!
 

Drb007

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Spent quite a bit of time wet sanding tonight. Not a fun job, but really necessary to get a nice final finish. Plenty more to go.
For the seats, the upholstery plans keep falling through. We decided to go with a white seat since it is almost impossible to match the blue paint, and will use red piping. I found a guy on CL who wanted to trade my SeeRay project to redo the seats, but I think he is changing his mind. I went to a guy I've used in the past and he wanted over $2200 to do the 4 seats. Way over budget.

So, we are going to try using the SEM products. Look forward to those pictures when we get that done... IMG_6989.JPG IMG_6990.JPG IMG_6991.JPG
 

ezmobee

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I used the Duplicolor stuff on all my combing pads last Spring. So far so good.
 

57whitehouse

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Well, I haven't been on here in a while and forgot about your project. What fun it is to get to follow your all at once and get to the place you're almost done. Unfortunately the last set of pics isn't coming up for me to see the paint job. Could you PM me or repost them to this thread? Don't forget to look in on my Larson project posts.
 

Drb007

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Sorry for the delay. I, too, haven't been on lately. Time to get going on this! IMG_6620.JPG IMG_6623.JPG IMG_6622.JPG
 
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