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After the 5 day cure of the bottom, we will remove it from the trailer. Next is adding new bunks to the trailer & flipping Her over for the work on the insides. (the sides will be last, so we can seal all rivets that will be used for seats and front casting platform.

Our next step was to apply the 3rd and last coat. We switched gears and went with a pan that would allow the steelflex mixture more room to minimize the cure (not to be sticky to quick, more work time). Used a small styrofoam roller for the last application. Had my helper hit the rivets with a...

The cure of the first two coats completed. Etched the second coat (very easy, compared to all the etching). Took a leaf blower, and blew the dust, followed with a wash down of acetone. That was followed with a "tact cloth" to remove any & all dust.

Temperature is now in range, we are back on the Ryancraft. After all the sanding, etching, preparation - our first and second coat of steel flex (dessert sand) went on today. We'll give it 5 days to cure, and etch the 2nd coat, and add a 3rd coat to fill the voids. These "yougart" cups made the...

BONDING WOOD - TRANSOME If you're going to use the TB III wood glue then I'd recommend fabricating your transom like this. Apply the glue liberally to both pieces of the plywood and then use 2x4 cauls spaced 6" apart to clamp them together. Let cure for 24-36 hours. Then apply "OLD TIMERS...

I went with Bluetooth speakers. Using my phone as my hub to connect. Purchased a pair of "Santanna" speakers. That are portable, rugged and quality stero sound. I'm able to have great tunes in my tin boat, and in my big boat...

I'm back on board too. Been 2-1/2 years since my double lung transplant. Took awhile to build my stamina. Back to work on My tin boat and farm related projects, helps keeping me motivated.

Took a long siesta from my Ryancraft project. Had alot of catching up to do on the farm and shop. Took longer than I imagined to build my strength up from transplant. Flipped the ole gal over, and now have the bottom Etched and sanded.

Done with the inside preparations. Only thing left is paint. Time to flip Her over, and prepare getting the bottom sanded, roughed up, and fix a small leak. Leak came from "beaching it too many times" Need to wait on 70° degrees once again, to paint so bottoms up!!

Been awhile since I peddled with this project. Too busy catching up on life that I have been missing, due to my lung transplant. Just past the 1 year mark on this "tin boat". This week, I painted my fender washers in steel flex (corrosion protection). They cured, so I mounted my transome brace...

Spent a month surf fishing on Ocracoke Island N.C. The Bluefish were so aggressive, they were running fish upon the beach. No pole needed.

Perhaps my plan of attack on rivets my be wrong. My plan is to use G-Flex. I cleaned up around the rivets while scuffing the floor. Clean the area around the rivets with vinegar. Add the G-Flex, and heat the rivet, so the G-Flex gets pulled into the rivet, and seals it.

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Doing some custom seat work in my Kayak. Working with 1" × 1" square stock aliumium. I ran into these brackets, that were beneficial to my project. I can see where they would also work with alot of "tin boat" builds, that require cross members.

Jumped ship from my tin boat to my big boat. I'll be back to finishing up the tin boat mid October. My 20 hp YAMAHA got delivered, and stowed away. Ordered October 15, 2021, got it July 10, 2022. All good, Just checking in ......

I'm sorry - I did not see the link posted on Your original post, regarding "installation instructions".

Here is some more ...

Got to install 2 this week - sorry about quality pics, - I did not see anything regarding prop wash. The transducer and sending unit need to be 12 inches apart or more. Not sure the order that is being loaded, best I can do right now.