The plans are to replace all the wood in the boat with Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry Wood) - It is a very hard wood and I am using it because it was available at a great price. I am also stripping the paint and plan on using steelflex for the bottom but have not decided how to paint the above water portion or the inside yet. I will be putting in a shallow floor in the bow and adding a top area to mount the trolling motor again. I would Also like to enclose the area behind the back bench now that i have a duel bank charger to install.
This is the boat with last years addition of the TM. A few things i want to improve on is the TM mounting, Installing a floor and getting the fuel away from the battery.



Here are some recent photos of the boat striped of all things that attach to it. The previous owner put a lot of holes through the gunnel. As a result i am in the process of patching them with epoxy putty while preparing the wood.



I have been using a wire cup & wheel on my drill to remove the previous coats of paint, but i do not like the pattern that technique leaves behind. I will most likely be running the first part of the season with no paint on the boat. From advice I found here on tinboats, i will be using a scotch pad on my orbital hand sander. I have used it on a test area and like the results.

I will post more as I continue to work on the project. I have a mid April deadline, but i need to get out and fish way before that.