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In the last month or so I was able to flip her over and completely wirewheel the bottom. Without having my steelflex yet, I decided to start work on my deck framing. I found a recycling center that had what looked like brand new angle aluminium for $1.50 per pound. The progress is slow, but...

Made a little progress over the last couple of weeks. Removed the old transom that was treated lumber and all of the hardware including the side brackets. I think I will replace the brackets because the sides are much less rigid now without them. After reading and searching about replacing...

Finished up the outside today. Still need to flip it over and finish the bottom. I uncovered a small tear in the hull that was covered up by some sheet aluminum and screws. It's about 2-3 inches long. Any suggestions on repairing that? Second question is about the metal brackets from the...

Mine is going to be "No Patients" I'm a medic, soon to be a nurse.

I noticed that you did not replace the small brackets from the top of the bench seats to the sides of the boat. Do you feel the bench seats provide enough support to prevent flex? I have a 1969 14' Rich Line that I am working on. If I can remove those, it would be much easier.

Here is some progress with the wire wheel. I had a quote done to have it soda blasted. $450+ just to do the outside. I think I'll keep on spraying, scraping, and wire wheel'n! It's actually kinda theraputic...a labor of love. I'm sure all of you know the feeling. Just can't wait till this...

Nice shirt Jamie! Mine looked about the same. Glad I'm not the only one! After reading these stories, it seems I'm not doing too bad! LOL

Maybe it's me, but my wire wheel and I are not getting along. My forearms have so many bloody wheel marks on them, it's embarrassing. And then it happened.....While the drill was locked in the "on" position, the wheel grabbed my t-shirt a proceeded to wrap its self over and over until the...

Thanks for the reply! There is a pic of the drain plug, it's the first one on the list. I have the original plug for it, so I haven't had to shop around for one. I hope to sell the 5.5 Evinrude for a newer 9.9 some day. I had her out for a leak test when I bought her, but after all the...

Better late than never! I finally started working on my boat mod. I started removing the 4 layers of paint on the bottom of the inside, the outermost layer being a thick black bedliner paint that was peeling everywhere. I didn't take any pictures right at the begining, but you can see from...

Well, I just got back from Bass Pro in Mason, Ohio. I ended up getting the WeatherSafe Travel Tite Cover. It is size "A" which is for 14-16' V-Hulls with a max 75" beam, and 600 denier polyester. It included the buckle straps and went on quite easily even with the blowing wind today. It...

Thanks for the info! I was hoping to add a PVC support structure like the one featured on the main page. With the added arch, any idea how wide I should go on the cover? An additional 2 feet? I worry that if I increase the width of the cover the length is going to increase considerably.

I am going to Bass Pro Shops next week looking for a boat cover for my 1969 14' Richline Semi-V. Its 60" at its widest point. Does anyone have any suggestions on the style or brand to get? I plan on doing my mod soon, so the seats will be removed and nothing much higher than the gunwales...

She's a great dog! She loves going out in the canoe, and I'm sure she's gonna love the new boat as well. Plus, she has her own life jacket! Does anyone else take their dog out on the water? I'd love to see some pics!

"WELL....THAT WAS EASY!" :D

I can't seem to get an avatar picture resized down to the file size required. The smallest I can get it is 31kb. I got the pixel dimension right but the file size is still too big. What's the trick?

I haven't started my mod, but here are my pics. https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=17351

What do you guys think? Is my boat a Challenger?

I found this ad on the internet. I have a 1969 Richline which is almost identical to the one in the ad. I hope this helps.

Thanks Jasper! It was tuned up a couple years ago and runs great. It has character to say the least!