1955 14' Arkansas Traveler

[Mbriddler]

[-o< Just started restoring my boat, ive had it for a few years stored and just recently had the time to start. Ive got the seats stripped gunwales sanded and cracks filled and now im working on cleaning to rivets so i can seal it with coat it ( did a leak test and had a few spots and seams leaked at bit). Ive been using a brass wire wheel to clean the rivets, the outside button heads have not been too bad but the inside where the rivets is raised is a nightmare. There has got to be a better way, but i dont know it. If someone does please help me out or im never going to get this thing done [-o<

 

[Colbyt]

Welcome to the fold.

Looks like a worthy project. Take lots of pictures and when the hours add up you can refrer to them to see where they went.

What part of KY?

 

[Mbriddler]

Im in Goshen, KY Thinking a die grinder with brass brush is going to be best way to get rivets inside hull clean, whats thats done i can really get rolling

 

[wwcenturion]

Check out this build by Dyin2Fish:

https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=9177&hilit=wood+gunnels

This guys probably can tell you anything you want to know about wood gunnels.

Good luck with your build.