Recent content by HendersonPhoto

Aluminum rivets are pretty weak, I'd only use them for sheer, non-structural forces. In your case, use steel. Steel however, reacts with Aluminum. To get around this and at least minimize corrosion, I coated mine with 3M 5200 Marine Epoxy. It serves a dual purpose, water-tight seal around the...

Worked on aft bench today. Got the interior frame, top and storage doors built. I decided to separate the bench to add storage on the outside compartments, while adding strength for the fishing seat since the base won't span the width of the bench. Used 1/2 CDX and 2X4's, attached with stainless...

-Got the inside stripped, cleaned and primed with Self-etching Primer. Did some testing on the bow with white Rustoleum for the edge. -Looking at truck bed liner options to finish it with, probably Herculiner. -Cutting new seat tops from 1/2 CDX, sealing with Thompson's Water Seal today...

Looking great! How did you support the front and rear decks that you added? How are they attached to the hull? Did you add any support for the seat poles underneath the seats? What type/brand of liner did you spray on the inside? BTW, the bow lights look bad ***. Gonna have to get a set of...

Finished up the second coat of the Oil-Based Rust Stop Red today. Does it look like a professional painted it? No. Does it look good from far away? Hell yeah! Tomorrow I plan to build something to rest it on, so I can start working on the inside. I plan on first, spraying a couple coats of bed...

Oh I determined a long time ago that this boat is a basketcase... but I'm stuborn, and this has been a great learning opportunity.

Gray is done, first coat of Red done.

Oh yeah... found out that the trailer was complete junk... surprised it didn't fall apart on the way to my house. So, I'm in the market for a new (used)(cheap) trailer.

Your build has been an inspiration to me during my own build. - How is it holding up without the bench to side supports? (I really want to pull mine...) - How did you attach/support the front deck? Do you have any photos of that part of the build? - How did you support the post seat in the back...

Aaand the final exterior paint! I can't wait to get the red on it!

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Well, fire season ran into Halloween, which turned into Christmas, which turned into spring... boat work virtually non-existent. But, I've ramped it back up to full speed now, hoping to have this project completed by the end of April. Here's what I've been doing: - Since most of them were...

Leak checking the aft end of the boat after new hardware and applying PC-11. Looking pretty good. Still leaking rivets at the base of the transom support in the center, but I knew they were there and haven't worked on 'em yet. All the places I have repaired held up. Time to start planning the...

Any stability problems with building the deck over the middle and front bench?