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Stem/Transom, Screw Question
Ok - So on a painted boat is is commonplace to plug the screw holes on the stem and transom? I usually see the screw pattern and it looks nice, but would it be better to just fill over the screw heads with thickened epoxy and sand it flush prior to painting? It seems like another place that water could potentially penetrate the hull. Thoughts on this? Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Mike Dearing on
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Jason,
I think this is a personal choice. I didn't plug any of the screw holes on my boat. I figured I would be repairing something sooner or later and wanted access to all of them. I also like the way the exposed screws look, but thats just my opinion. To seal the screws I took some flagship varnish and put it in a small fingernail polish jar with the brush attached and painted the inside of every screw hole on the boat. I take this same fingernail polish jar with me whenever we go on trips so if a get a little scratch its easily repaired.
Mike
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Permalink Reply by Jason Knight on
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Yeah I think I agree - the screws look nice.
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Permalink Reply by Dave Z on
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I use rings nails all the way around. its a nice look. So Jason, I assume you decided to "paint" your boat, based on what you stated above. What color? In that case, if the screws have been hidden by paint, I would fill them in, otherwise they look like imperfections in the final painted hull. Your choice, either way, I really wouldn;t worry about the moisture thing. You used 5200 on all those parts, and it seals up pretty good. Plus, you'll be storing dry.
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I am going to paint - although I have not decided color yet...that's a tough one. Leaning towards a dark blue. Right now the hull just has the epoxy coats on it. I used ring nails everywhere - except the stem and transom got screws.
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Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on
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Jason,
I filled em and then put a "fitted" nose on the stem and pieces of trim on the transom to absorb "direct" hits on both places... it will be pretty easy for me to replace the trim if it gets too banged up. But I do like the pattern of the screws on the front and back... kinda hated to cover them up.
for what it's worth.
GH
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Greg,
Do you have a pic of the "fitted nose"? I will look at you previous images - but I am not sure if I saw that detail.
Thanks
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Jason,
Here you go... nose and tail. I made them out of Mahogany to match the boat. Check out the "dents" to the nose I took this fall on that Wild and Scenic Rogue trip... I hit the canyon wall so hard it made my teeth hurt and left a nice little reminder...
Here's the tail...
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Nice caps Greg.
I too hit a part of Mule Creek Canyon wall last fall. Here's some pics of what it looked like before and after the guys at Willie's fixed it. They are every bit the craftsmen that the wood boat builders are here, cant say enough good things about them.
Mike
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Ouch!! Bet that made your teeth hurt too??
GH
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Those Willie boats look nice - that's a tight aluminum repair as well.
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Thanks for posting these pics Greg - that looks real slick.
What is the piece of wood I can see a little bit of in the upper right corner at the top of the transom?
Just curious... thanks!
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THAT, my friend, is one of those things I tried that did not work.
In planning for the Rogue trip - I was particularly concerned about "squeezing" my boat through the narrow Mule Creek Canyon. So I had this idea of "tucking" my oars in the boat and using my third oar as a rudder out the back. I created an oar lock and clamped it to the transom and "experimented" out on the McKenzie... It worked great so I bolted it to the transom. Here's a couple of pictures...
I was pleased with my "innovation" and practiced running the boat with just a rudder on both the McKenzie and the Willamette. When I described my plan to get through Mule Creek with a rudder, I was "shot down" by a couple of guys who said it wouldn't work... "can't control your speed with the rudder... won't have enough time to switch from two oars to one... you could spin around in there and snap a single oar or dump your boat..."
When I got to the entrance of Mule Creek, I saw the long tunnel & the big drop and realized, they were very right... we went "rippen" through there and I needed both oars to control speed and navigate the walls... I didn't even try it - I had both hands full...
Oh well. It's still on there because I'm thinking of "other" applications -
Stay tuned.
Thanks for noticing... sharp eye!!
GH
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