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Boat repair
Last week I had a accadent and my bout sunk. I got out of the Salmon River in better shape that my boat. The back of the boat tore off half way and the oak rails broke near the front and there is a softball sized dent between the middle ribs and also split two ribs. Can a wood boat be repaired? Does any one know if I can get parts for a 16 foot Tateman boat
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Comment by Robb Grubb on December 24, 2014 at 11:02am
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David,
Glad you made it out of the Salmon with your life! (that water is cold this time of year). AJ Derosa and his crew in Jackson Hole, WY are the masters of fixing framed boats. Give him a call (he is on this site as well), he would be very helpful. Randy Dersham (the curator of this site) may be able to help you with dimensions of the Tatman boats for you to build replacement parts. I have a 16x48 Don Hill framed boat that is half original and half new, they can be rebuilt!
Cheers, Robb
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Comment by chris towles on December 23, 2014 at 10:25pm
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Sure, anything can be fixed. You need to replace the parts that are broken, just like anything. A framed boat is beautiful in its simplicity. It's literally a set of frames, a plywood cover and sheer and chine reinforcement. All that said, you may need to replace almost all the plywood on the boat. Hard to say without seeing the damage. Could certainly try to scarf in patches to join the parts snd remove the mangled plywood.
Let's see some pics and you'll get better advice.
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