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That was bad Garret. :eek:

I've dug around for pics of Concordias with their clothes off and everyone I have found seems to show a rabbet--not my arrangement. Could it be a replacement?

Rabbets appear to be standard. Every picture I've seen shows a rabbet--not a second board like mine. I had not thought of your theory. Good guess.

It is definitely two boards. I was quite surprised. You think that means it is a replacement? The keel timber looks in very good shape. I'm really hopeful I won't have to replace it now although...

It only just occurred to me last night that it is really no extra work to replace my frame from the bilge all the way up almost to the sheer plank. In the section I just finished, there are sections...

I'm not sure its a worm shoe. I think of those as going at the very bottom of the keel. I'm referring to the plank just below the keel timber but above the deadwood and above the ballast.

I agree Garret.

Yes Peter. Preserving it does weigh on my mind. And it is a nice piece of metal work as I said. Space is at a premium though. I can think of no good place to put a new cooler....

Not to hijack your thread but I'd like some suggestions on insulation material that works well and doesn't cost a fortune.

Yes--Now I am toying with the idea of removing the partitions in the old stainless box and adding insulating sheet and then glassing it. Might be the easiest way to go that would maximize the space...

Nigel Calder has some really good discussion of icebox/refridgeration issues in his Cruising Handbook.

Got the galley area back in. Took a surprising amount of time. My replacement frames were about 3/8" thicker than the old frames and that threw everything off! I definitely did not take enough...

Yeas--You guys have convinced me to bung the outside. My screw holes were almost 1/4" so cleaning out the hole with a 1/4 bit and then gluing the dowel piece worked well. All my holes are below the...

No--not bunging with dowels-- I didn't explain well. I'm not bunging the holes with dowels. I'm gluing bits of dowel in the old hole to fill the old screw hole. The end of the plug is not flush...

I just bought some mahogany dowels for the purpose of plugging old screw holes. Just do a google search. They are easy to find. My screw holes will never be used again so I am just going to plug...

Just thinking about a rock going through my planer makes me cringe. :( Not much chance I wll be planing these pieces on my bench top planer though.

Hmm--I was going to fair the surfaces myself. ...

How about this:

http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/cmeke0870/Concordia/6D2C39BC-3DD8-49FC-BF10-D5C02E3EC591-1914-0000009DCE544025_zpsbdc35b45.jpg
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Excellent info. Thanks all.

Rereading my post--it wasn't clear. Nothing to apologize for in any event. I still want to hear if he has some nice WO. As my other thread says, the stuff I got locally is junk. I've got not...

I called and left Peter a message. However, looking at his webpage, looks like he might only have local species like White Oak. And I wonder if his is going to be seasoned at all. What I was...

The UPS guy recognizes you in the office parking lot and hands you your latest package from Jamestowndistributing.

I took a quick look at Uship. I see some "tow on trailer" bids or prior shipments from the upper Midwest to/from the Southeast in the $1500 to $4000 range

I have had a lot of luck with Uship.com I've got some amazing savings on shipping heavy stuff. I absolutely would ship her/have her towed to Florida.

Like Wiz, I would think you could tow her with...

The last thing you do before you fall asleep each night is review what you just finished in the boat and the envision the next thing that needs doin.

I completely understand why the conventional wisdom on timbers is to use only wood "inside the sapwood." But why use only "outside the heart?"

I suspect the reason is because the heart is less...

I really do wonder if a lot of builders just were not careful with the WO they were using. As I said, the WO in my boat is 60 years old and, except in the lowest part of the bilge, is still in...

Google "Rockport Marine/Bolero restoration". They extensively used WO and Gflex. I'm convinced. Why use WO? Its really strong. Rot resistant. Available air-dried at reasonable prices. The WO...

Those are some pretty rivets. Thanks for the offer. I ended up ordering bolts.

Hey Tom. Thanks for sharing the link. I enjoyed looking at your pictures very much.

I got enough frames on the starboard side done that I could remove the garboard plank. I guess its the garboard plank--it doesn't reveal the entire keel timber. I did not realize until now that...

Coat of varnish, all repairs here complete and ready to put the galley back in.
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fyi--faeringdesigninc.com appears to have suitable nails with big heads. (I think this is the company Eric was referring to).

The cost savings is not as great as I thought. Once you get up to...

Fun stuff! I am learning. As usual, you guys, are a font of information.

I have done some looking around and have yet to see a copper nail with an oversized head on it. Except the slating...

Hmmm. Also, now that I have seen pictures of what the end of the nail should look like when peened over, I am worried that many rivets in my butt blocks may need replacement. I see very little...

Thanks.

Ian. I am screwing planking to frames. I'm just talking about the frame to floor attachment and butt blocks. I thought one does not use screws in butt blocks because of the danger of...

Hmm. So what am I looking for that would have a wide enough diameter head? A&R used rivets originally to attach the butt blocks and frames to floors. Does a burr and rove serve the same purpose? ...

Can someone educate me on the use of copper rivets. Or point me to a resource? It looks like I can save a lot of money using them instead of bolts to reattach butt blocks and attach frames to floors....

In one of the books I have "shutter plank" was used to refer to a single replacement plank. Or maybe the author was refering to the plank being replaced.

the planking method Nick describes...

Yeah CC had Continentals but I don't think any looked like that. She will be pretty fixed up

Pretty trawler (tug?)

Well, if Bruce says don't use epoxy somewhere then that is the last word! :d Fence section--okay

I would have ordered more! That's nice they gave you the artwork. That would be really cool framed up somehow.

Shameless self-promotion.

How many copies did you buy? :D

Oh my! That engine!

Nice hull too.

I've seen cuprinol in posts related to this topic but haven't found a place to buy it. Google searches indicate it isn't avail in the U.S. any more. Too toxic for the greenies.

When I search...

Most of the frame ends are just a tiny bit above the keel timber. May 1/4". Some more than that. Some touch. They are clearly in worse shape in the deepest places where, of course, they would be...

Hey--I know this has been hashed through before. THe last time by J. Madison who settled on pitch I think. My frame ends do not rest in sockets and I was wondering if this made a difference on...

Yes--I'm tempted to experiment with thinner lams. Staples aren't going to hold my 1/4" thick oak pieces. The trade off, of course, is it will take me more resawing time, more epoxy, and more wood....

In a desperate attempt to avoid any further punny business, I am offering this post and picture of actual wooden boat restoration.

Pictured is my solution on how to "clamp" the lower part of a new...

ARGHHHHHH!

I can tell you have had lots of practice. :)

Oh lord. My thread. Taken to new lows.

Touche! Your response is brilliantly lame. It takes a lot of cleverness to come up with a retort so . . . wooden. ;)