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Permalink Reply by Dave Z on July 7, 2009 at 8:09pm

Welcome. You are in good hands here.

In order to oil the interior, you will need to remove all of the varnish, paint or whatever hard coating (if any) is currently on it. It needs to be down to bare wood. There are several oils that work well, but for me none better than the old down east oil. 1 part boiled linseed oil, 1 part turpentine, and a few ounces of pine tar. (Pine tar will darken it, and make it stink, but it also is gummy and aids alot in the penetration of the oil.)

Alternatively, you could buy Deks Oilje, Teak oil or other suitable oil.

On the exterior- What kind of wood is it? Likely Fir. Has it been epoxied, glassed, varnished, polyurethaned or painted? Can you tell? If it is fir, be careful with the sanding. Fir plywood has soft and hard grain, using an electric sander will cause serious "ridging" of the surface. You don't want that. Use a stripper, plastic scrapers and then and only then hand sand it. It will be considerable work, but worth it is the boat is sound and the wood is good.

Post us all some pics.

Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Waak on July 8, 2009 at 12:56pm

Dave, Thanks for the reply and the advice. I attached some pics of the boat the day I picked her up. I will snap some more of the work I have done since mostly just dismanteling to check all the the flooring and ribs. Its really in good shape much to my surpise. I have been sanding with a palm sander and far it looks good but I will keep a close eye on it when I wipe her down before the sanding. I think it is fur on the sides. Also in one pic u can see the bottem delaminating it is acutally a plastic type materials so I am hoping I can pull it off and reattach without to much trouble or am I dreaming. Any idea what that material actually is. Its just on the bottom the nose and the rub rail. Thanks again for helping me get started I am very excited to get her on the water. S

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Permalink Reply by Steve Waak on July 8, 2009 at 12:33pm

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Permalink Reply by Dave Z on July 8, 2009 at 3:54pm

She is indeed fir, and looks like a great restoration candidate. I am envious.

That bottom is UHMW (Ultra high molecular weight) plastic. Get rid of it. You should be able to get it off as it should be screwed on. You'll have to assess the bottom wood once you do that. Then you'll have to decide if you want to lay up some fiberglass on that bottom or do a wood skid shoe over the existing bottom. Read up on this forum about UHMW bottoms- the dis-similar materials contract and expand (plastic screwed to wood) at varying rates and the UHMW tends to warp, pull on the screws and ruin your bottom, catch flyline, etc....There are varied opinions on it. Mine is, its a pricey bottom treatment, and has too many associated problems with only 2 benefits- 1. it is slick, and 2. it takes a hit very well.

Regardless, It looks like a good, servicable boat and if you got her cheap, all the better. Keep the photos coming.

It looks like it either was oiled inside (and aged over the years) or it was stained and varnished. Have you figured that out yet?


Dave

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Permalink Reply by Steve Waak on July 8, 2009 at 5:39pm

Dave, The bottom is doing just as you described its pulled away and warping along the length of the bettom inbetween the screw sets. It appears to have been varnished most recently most of the wood was bare but under the boards it looked like startard floor polyurathane. I worked alot with this stuff so the smell and texture was very familar. Having said that some of the wood up in the bow storage area appears to have been oiled. It is not at all affected by sanding so I stopped working that for now. I picked up the boat and trailer for about $500 plus a couple hundred to my buddy and his friend for hooking me up and picking up the boat for me. Heck the minn kota electric anchor whynch is worth about $250 on its own and works great. I feel pretty darn lucky at this point. THe trialer is in great shape just a tiny bit of surface rust and the barring were just repacked and has a spare and all three tires are in good shape. I will post another round of pics this weekend. I wont get back to her untill then. My mistress as the wife calls her. S

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Permalink Reply by Dave Z on July 8, 2009 at 7:30pm

That's a great deal. Good luck with it.

I might be inclined to use it as is for the rest of the season and then redo-er this winter!

Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Waak on August 18, 2009 at 5:17pm

Ok after a prolonged illness my wife traveling for 5 weeks for work I am back to my boat. I have uncovered all the hidden nooks and crannys in the boats interior and found it to be in excellent shape. I have sealed up joints and patched the little bit of wood damage I found undernieth the tread boards. Very minor and easy to fix. So here is my next question I want to get all the dust out of the boat, I was going to spray the interior down and then let her dry for a couple of weeks. Is the any other way to effectively remove dust before oiling. I am thinking Teak old, I like the look, Any advice or opinions on that and cleaning the boat are more than welcome thanks guys. I will be moving the boat to my house in the next couple of day's from my buddies garage so I can spend more time working on it. So I will get more pics up then., S

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Permalink Reply by Jason Knight on August 19, 2009 at 3:55am

I wouldn't worry about dust when you oil. I just shop vac'd mine out and put the oil in... it's not like varnish in regards to dust showing or making a poor finish. In fact I wet sanded the oil onto the surfaces on the interior of my boat with a fine grit, then buffed the resulting "paste" with a rag - I probably wouldn't do it again because it took a long time... but that is traditionally how hand rubbed oil finishes are done. (well according to the articles I have read on the topic-and being curious I wanted to try it out). I put a couple coats on - until the last one wouldn't take much into the surface...

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