Misfit Boat restoration

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Paul SA
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Location: South Australia

Re: Misfit Boat restoration

Postby Paul SA » 25 May 2011, 17:54

No sorry brumby boats have a forward angle transom and not straight.
Give me a call on 0419826377 and i will organize with you to drop around and have a look.
Paul

chuckie
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Joined: 15 May 2011, 18:55
Location: Adelaide

Re: Misfit Boat restoration

Postby chuckie » 25 May 2011, 19:15

Hi Paul,
Thanks for that, thought I had it, I will give you a call early next week, I’m over York Peninsular at the moment.
Cheers.
Craig

chuckie
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Re: Misfit Boat restoration

Postby chuckie » 01 Jun 2011, 19:12

Update on misfit,
started removing old fibreglass from the stem, and guess what more rot! Well same old story, remove rot till you hit good timber, cut out a bit further and replace. Hopefully this is the last of the rot?
Here’s some pictures of where I’m at.
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Stripping off the old fiberglass along the Stem
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Not more rot?
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Yep more rot!
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And Taffy the pig has to get in on the act
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Remove rot ready for new timber
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Starting to replace the Stem
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Rot out, glue in new timber stem
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Hopefully this is the last of the Rot!!
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