My wooden boat gets a make over.

Hello, my name is Steve. I live in Spokane Wash. I have owned what was represented when I bought it as a  Don Hill 16 foot dryfly classic for over 20 years .This boat saw steady use and abuse for a good part of 15 years .For last 5 years or so the lack of care and proper storage caught up and here starts the work and brain damage. With the blessing of a wife of 30 plus years and a full blown wood shop cabinet shop it was time for a make over. After a lot of research and some phone calls I realized a professional restore wasn't cost effective to my budget. That's about when I found Wooden Boat Peoples site. What I didn't know was with the site came a blessing and what has turned out to be a good friend and boat mentor aka Rick Newman about 3 miles as the crow flies from my home and shop. This boat is a work in progress that is over due to start posting as its been going on now for about 3 plus months. With Ricks help, I hope to over the next couple of weeks to get caught up with text and pics.  I have been so thankful for Rick and the posts on this site. The site is a wealth of not only knowledge but some truly friendly and gifted craftsman. I thank you ahead of time for any responses and suggestions as this is part of the learning curve.

The party starts and yes that's the plastic shoe hanging there.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by steve putnam on December 9, 2013 at 10:15pm

With the inside now oiled,it was time to address the floor. I had some checking at the rear of the boat. There was also some minor damage from water sitting on floor not drained and not stored properly. After much research and plenty of discussion with Rick, it was decided a layer of epoxy and glass was in order. We used up the left over triaxal in the first three sections from the bow back and first section from the transom forward. The rest of the sections were filled in with the left over glass from the sides. A good coat of epoxy was applied and roughed up to a 80 grit tooth. I added a extra drain hole to go with the one already in the transom floor section.I had done a lot of research on bottom coatings.Both the pros and the cons. I read all the posts I could find on WBP. I also went back and forth with Rick. I decided, I would do a bottom coat on the inside of my boat. The product I settled on was, Herculiner from Napa. I was told it was made for them by Duraliner. The difference is, only 3 color choices and less uv protection at half the price. The boat was taped off to protect the ribs. Also tape was put up the sides to keep the product where it belonged. The kit came with brushes and rollers.The directions were clear. A 2 coat application was applied in 80 degree plus weather. We stirred the product often per the directions. I am very happy with the end results. Feel free to add some insight Rick. I will get some pictures of the finished floor up. At this time the boat was flipped over and put on a stand. A back saver and a good idea thanks Rick. Next we started prep for paint work.

Permalink Reply by marty whipple on March 29, 2016 at 11:30pm

hey steve i've got a 16 ft driftboat it has uhmw thats coming off i saw this post and liked it could you tell me how much fiberglass and resin i will need to do the bottom ans about 6 inchs up the side hope you can help first bottom job thank you 

Permalink Reply by Terry E Walsh on November 29, 2013 at 5:02pm
Looking good!
Permalink Reply by steve putnam on November 29, 2013 at 8:01pm

Terry, thank you what a project. I wish I had stock in a sandpaper company. lol

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