Pics of aluminum remodel

[Fishin' Jeff]

Thought I should snap a few pics of her before I go and get her wet this weekend.<br /><br />

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<br /><br />I had lots of fun with my dremel this winter...<br /><br />

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<br /><br />I used regular Rustoleum paint (rolled and tipped) for the exterior and interior. Made the decorative seat overlays and deck out of white pine because I had a bunch of it in my shed. As you can see. the front tip of the deck broke upon intallation. Not enough "test fitting" I guess. Oh well, now I hace a place to shove the rope that's attached to the bow.

 

[tashasdaddy]

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what make is the boat. has lines of an old lonestar. nice job. becareful. sitting that high in the bow, don't loose your balance and take a header into the water.

 

[Fishin' Jeff]

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The boat is made my Revco, a division of Southwest manufacturing out of Arkansas. I think they are no longer in business.<br /><br />I wondered if that bow seat would be too top-heavy...I will be very careful, as always when on the water. It's just me and my dog most of the time, so I can leave the bow seat and pedestal in the trunk. He likes to ride at the bow when we're under way.

 

[Bondo]

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Originally posted by tashasdaddy:<br /> nice job. becareful. sitting that high in the bow, don't loose your balance and take a header into the water.

I thought the Same Thing,.........<br />About Both seats,.......<br />They're Awfully Tall...... Your CG is Way High......<br />It Looks like it'll be Tippier than a Canoe.......<br /><br />Hopefully,..... I'm Wrong again.......

 

[Mark42]

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Nice dremel work. Both practical and ornamental. And if you ever leave the boat to your kids, they will have a nice reminder of 'ol dad. <br /><br />Did you cut your initials or name in there somewhere?<br /><br />Regarding the bow seat, I don't think it will be any tippier than if you were standing in it. But if it is, just cut down the post. Let us know how it turns out.<br /><br />BTW, did you do the dremel work totally "free hand" or did you have it in a jig sort of like a router? <br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Mark

 

[CalicoKid]

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I like the wooden treatments and engraving, the ruler really tops it off. Is it a 'fisherman's ruler', one that has smaller inches than normal? You could fix that broken piece up so no one would ever know better without too much trouble.<br /><br />What are you powering it with?

 

[Pony]

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The wood work is very nice. I agree with Calico, that ruler just tops it off.<br /><br />How did you like the rustoleum?? I plan on repainting the hull of my smaller aluminum to match my restored Evinrude. I had planned on using rustoleum so any comments you have on it would be appreciated.

 

[tashasdaddy]

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Jeff, didn't we exchange emails when you started this project.

 

[BoatBuoy]

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Great job on that. Nice touches in the wood. I did notice the glossy finish on the front deck. After a fish flops around on it a bit, be careful with footing. Could get awful slick.

 

[Fishin' Jeff]

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Thanks for the nice compliments guys, and you're right. That bow seat is WAY too tippy. I'll definitely have to shorten that pedestal.<br /><br />I sketched the fish on with pencil, then dremeled the rest free hand. The ruler is accurate, Calico...I wished I had known about the fisherman's ruler before I cut the inch marks. I have a mid-70's Evinrude Sport Twin, 9.5 HP. The boat's rated for a 16 but the little rude gets me where I wanna go.<br /><br />I was extremely pleased with the Rustoleum, PONY.<br />It covered real nice. I used a foam roller then tipped it with a decent brush. It does set up or dry fairly quickly, so I would reccommend only doing fairly small areas so it doesn't "wave".<br /><br />The helm seat's c.o.g. seemed okay, but as I said before, that bow seat is WAY too high.<br /><br />Tahasdaddy, no I haven't exchanged emails with you, but I have lurked around this forum for about 6 months now.<br /><br />I really respect and value you guys' opinions. Thanks!

 

[josh6780]

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how do you measure to fit the V?

 

[Pony]

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All I can say is the way I did it was to use a piece of cardboard and made a template which I traced onto wood.

 

[Fishin' Jeff]

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That's what I did too. Apparantly I didn't get mine fitted just right, and the tip broke upon installation.