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sounds like they will last forever

Thanks for the reminder I think that is what I might do. Thanks Fred

Thanks Konrad That may be something to think about. I have never heard of that kind of finish

I thought of that to but I figured the spar varnish would give it more protection Thank You all for your ideas and advice

Thank You for your advice. I was leaning that way too

What would be the best way to finish my wood seats and wood gunnels. Should I rub paint on them than cover with spar varnish or just paint them or just varnish them. I would like them to have a color. Also would it be better to stain and varnish them. Thanks in advance for all your information

Thank You All for your help and Knowledge.

Thanks for the site I was on that site last summer but couldn't find the right rivets. I must have missed them. Anyway thanks and I will check them out again.

I steamed the 3/4 strips and bent them a little at a time and kept clamping as I went along. I did one strip at a time. as I got one fitted, I drilled the holes and put some 3/16 bolts in to hold it in place. After about a few days I did the same again with the next strip. It took a while and...

No I didn't have any way to groove the 3/4" oak. Besides the thickness of the metal is less than a 1/16" thick so that would not make much difference in the length of the rivets. I was not the one who took off all the wood and rivets but to my knowledge the original wood was not grooved either...

Hi All It's been a while but life gets in the way. I am getting ready to resume working on my AT. Got a couple questions hope someone here can help me. I am replacing the wood gunnels on my boat. The original ones were all rotted. My problem is the rivets. What size are the rivets that are used...

Thank you mbullen for the quick response. I believe you are correct. I have been on the Fiberclassics Aluminum boat section and what I found from pictures and also some brochures, I believe my boat is a 1959 EX-14 (Explorer) model Semi Vee open Utility HD boat. This is the only one that matches...

I have an Arkansas Traveler Aluminum boat that was giving to me many years ago by a good friend who has since passed. I am trying to get it back some what to what it originally was. This boat was first Owned by the Barrington RI Fire Department as it's rescue boat. I have the ID number The metal...

How are you setting the points.Points should be set to .020 while the point block is on the high side of the lobe. If points are set on the low side of the lobe points will always be open

I have an AT and it is 13' plus Looks exactly like yours. I am in the process of replacing the wood gunnels I have white oak Very hard to find long enough here in Vermont. I could only get 3/4" instead of 1/2'. I am using it as 3/4 since buying enough to cut it down to 1/2" was very costly. I...