Lund Nisswa Restoration

[erikgreen]

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Sure, if it's out of the sun you can just leave it. Personally I should have done that in a couple spots, it would have looked better to show off the wood than to go nuts coating everything

I got my section of rail with my garage... along with a 400lb slab of cast iron that I'm not quite sure what to do with.

Erik

 

[lundnisswa]

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Upper deck is PL'd and Clamped in.
The Transom cap my welder worked for me turned out great too.
Floor Boards are going in next.

Lund.

Erik, I was hoping to leave the wood look in some hidden away areas, thanks.
How do you even move that heavy chunk of steel?!

 

[lundnisswa]

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Floor boards are now PL'd in place.
Just a matter of glassing to the hull after a good 48 hours cure time for the PL.
Lund

 

[fixb52s]

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That is looking great! I know it has been said that it would be too bad to cover it all up so I won't say it again. You should get that boat back on the water before the snow flies again!

It is kind of cool to see other treasured railroad rail chunks. My dad has one that he picked up around 1972. He kept it in the trunk in the winter for extra traction (when cars were RWD). He beat many pieces of sheetmetal on it. It weighed down a lot of things. Heck, when I did my first V8 Fiero conversion in his garage in 93, I used it to weigh the rear of the car down when I removed the engine (the way it was on jackstands, the front would become heavy with the engine gone, and cause the rear to lift up off the rear stands). When I went up to NY to visit this past spring, I damn near tripped over it in his garage. He STILL has it, and he told me it is one of his best "tools". He also said when he passes, I BETTER keep that chunk of iron in the family!​

 

[ezmobee]

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Really nice job on that transom cap (and everything else of course).

 

[SnappingTurtle]

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Really nice wood working going on there, it is a shame to cover it up, but we all know what a great job you have done.

You write that you plan to spray it with “Rhino Liner”, any idea how much this stuff weighs in standard applications?

I would like to use it also, but my project boat at the moment is really small and the motor is even smaller. Do you have any previous experience with it in boat building?

 

[erikgreen]

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Erik, I was hoping to leave the wood look in some hidden away areas, thanks.
How do you even move that heavy chunk of steel?!

I actually don't move it much

When I do I use an appliance cart... I'm thinking I might move it once more to use in making a fire pit in the backyard... that stuff won't ever burn through.

 

[lundnisswa]

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Snapping Turtle;
I do not know how much weight the Rhino liner will add, maybe 12lb per gallon. So even 5 gallons only adds 60lbs.
I do know the boat will be lighter than when I started since it was so water logged, all wood was wet and the foam would have never dried, could wring water out of it like a sponge.
I am hoping that the Rhino Sticks good, it sure sticks good in the bed of my pick-up, the key is in the prep, give it something to bite onto.

Lund

 

[GregE]

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Lund, what kind of hinges and latches are you going to use on the storage hatches? And wll you put those on after Rhino liner coating is complete or coat them with it?

 

[lundnisswa]

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GregE;
The original livewell hatch was a Tempress Utility hatch, it lasted 22years so I decided to go with the same Brand.
So there will be three smaller hatches and one larger livewell hatch on the upper deck.
I am going to install them after the Rhino is applied, will seal them down with 4200, and of course the screw holes will be filled as well.

The rest of the hatches in the boat for the Rod lockers and aft storage areas are the original wooden hatches that I have refinished.

Lund

 

[SnappingTurtle]

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Thanks for the reply on the Rhino question.

It really doesn't seem to be that much extra weight for a boat that is being trailered.

I removed easily double that amount in wet flotation foam. I am using mega yacht size boat fenders secured under the benches for flotation now. Nice, clean, and water proof.

My biggest problem is my boat is/will be transported on the roof of my car (for a while) and I load it alone. Not only do I have to lift/leverage the boat up there myself, I also half to keep the weight under what is listed as the maximum allowed in the car papers. If I am stopped, and they will stop me if they see me, I have to follow the German Police to a weight station to prove that I am under the limit.

As much as I would like to use it, I think I will have to pass on this boat and stick the painted glass.

I am looking forward to seeing how it turns out on your boat though.

Cheers.

P.S. Has anyone tried “Trunk Paint” as a interior covering?

 

[GregE]

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GregE;
The original livewell hatch was a Tempress Utility hatch, it lasted 22years so I decided to go with the same Brand.
So there will be three smaller hatches and one larger livewell hatch on the upper deck.
I am going to install them after the Rhino is applied, will seal them down with 4200, and of course the screw holes will be filled as well.

The rest of the hatches in the boat for the Rod lockers and aft storage areas are the original wooden hatches that I have refinished.

Lund

Thanks, I'm interested in the look. I'm going to use Tuffcoat to coat wood in my jon boat and am interested in how this is all going to look since Tuffcoat and Rhino are visually nearly equal.

Also of interest will be how you're going to hinge the original wood hatches. Will you use above-deck hinges or a type that's hidden under the hatch itself?

 

[lundnisswa]

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For some reason a Great sense of accomplishment finally hit me today the minute I slid that center floor board in place. Even though I have a ton of work to do still.

Things have been going well,
- Had the stringers predrilled and filled a long time ago for the center floor board support and they actually fit and aligned.
- Fuel tank support board is glassed in as well.
- Upper deck edges are glassed in too.
- Transom cap is installed and the Cap corners went on good too

Lund

 

[i386]

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It's really starting to shape up! Sometimes we do a lot of work but it doesn't look like anything changed. The parts that make drastic changes are uplifting at times.

 

[oops!]

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For some reason a Great sense of accomplishment finally hit me today the minute I slid that center floor board in place. Even though I have a ton of work to do still.

Lund

you are not far away from done.


thst sense of accomplishment, is just a teaser for when you put the finishing touches on it.

awesome

 

[fixb52s]

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That is by far the best deck jobs I have ever seen. It looks fantastic! Just think, you will be fishing from it soon.

I thought I was home free, but we all know how things go with boats. I finished the interior and took it out on the lake last week. Besides running like crap (plug wires kept poping off) I have the famous Mercruiser engine die problem when I throttle up. I went to change the kinked drive cable (the source of the problem) and the cable barrel is FROZEN into the bellhousing. So far, I have it drilled out to the threads and have to get the proper easy out to get it completely out. I also am getting the proper tap so I can chase the threads (of course it has to be a special 1/4 18 straight pipe tap where a tapered will mess it up). I have to get it right the first time because one false move will destroy that bellhousing. My bro in law (a professional machinist) says if I do mess it up, he should be able to do a helicoil repair before he leaves for Iraq in a few weeks.

I am taking a time out on it for a week because I was ready to sink the damn thing. Frustration=boat repair. It seems like for every one thing you fix, 3 things come up... like those dang bombers we worked.

At least the deck is done, and it turned out great. Not as nice as yours though...​

 

[lundnisswa]

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Fix Buffs, I sure wish I had your engine troubles-that would mean I was done with the rebuild, the amount of time and effort and money and beer is amazing when it comes to doing a complete restore, I had no idea what I was getting myself into, have learned so much from you guys about fiberglass techniques.
One thing I have found sort of neat is all of the wood working I do is from my collection of 1960's Era Delta Rockwell power tools I have collected and restored.
Dont know if I will do this again any time soon but I do see how it can become an obsession, I think if I did do it again my goal would be to get her done with the least amount of money posssible,
unlike my current project which came in over budget..........
And I thought 6 gallons of epoxy was enough-LOL-15 gallons later......

Here are some Pix of my Old tools,
excuse the mess-I seem to be building a Boat.

Thanks, have fun boating, hopefully I will be out there in 3 weeks.
Lund

 

[zach103]

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Lund.. i was wondering what you did for the deck.. what did you put on it.. i swear i heard that you have to put resin on both sides before glassing it in.. but my dad says that were fine just glassing it in.. we just picked up 2 sheets of 3/4in AC plywood if that helps. . its suppose to be 80 all weekend so i was hoping to get a start on it

 

[lundnisswa]

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Zach, what I did for every piece of wood I put in the boat was.
Sand and Acetone the bare wood.
Bottoms and edges got 3 coats of Epoxy.
Tops got 8 oz fabric, two coats epoxy.
When attaching the pieces to the hull or Transom or whatever I would sand and acetone the area prior to filleting and apply 1708 to the edges.
So thats what I did, took alot of resin and time and cloth.

Lund

 

[erikgreen]

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Looks very nice. A quality job.