Frogman Ladue
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1960 Crestliner Sportman's 12 Shallow-V Re-Mod
Ok fellas, here's what I got....
1960 Crestliner Sportsman's 12' Shallow-V, that I had restored and modded in the summer of 2010. Sorry, no "before" pics. I am currently in the process of doing some small add-ons and touch-ups, so I figured I'd post a couple of pick. It started as a chipped aqua, light blue, hunters green hull, with a 1965 summers gold and brown oak leaf cammo interior, with seats that appeared to be salvaged from an old picnic table. It was sanded, seams were welded, seams were dressed with Herculiner, and the whole thing was painted with Sherwin William's industrial enamel. Then it got attacked with a few rattle-cans.
Upon a Harbor Freight Trailer...
...front seat "deck" to be lengthened 2" and have a seat affixed. The first board was the original seat. The two planks infront of it were added on. The small space infront of the original seat, coupled with the steep vee, made this area useless, and impossible to step into, so it got decked. I now have enough room underneath for the anchor, rope, 3 life vests, and I have a flat platform to step on during beach loading.
...second seat, sides were added fore and aft to make storage for oars, ropes, and other long stuff...
...third row seating, with bullet proof storage.
...I added a .30cal ammo can, with lock, that holds the boat registration, distress flag, fire extinguisher, distress wistle, naviagation maps, and some stringers in a permanant, secure, and dry box that's always with the boat.
...the transom pad inside is 1" x 5" red oak, spared, Herculined, and painted. This pad is considerably larger than the well rotten original. Eye-lets were added for stringers.
...the rear transom pad was cut from red oak plank, spared, Herculined, and painted. This pad is also considerably larger than the original. Had I known then, what I know now, I wouldn't have cut the transom so low as to match the original. I could use the extra couple of inches in height for the motor.
...more to come..
Ok fellas, here's what I got....
1960 Crestliner Sportsman's 12' Shallow-V, that I had restored and modded in the summer of 2010. Sorry, no "before" pics. I am currently in the process of doing some small add-ons and touch-ups, so I figured I'd post a couple of pick. It started as a chipped aqua, light blue, hunters green hull, with a 1965 summers gold and brown oak leaf cammo interior, with seats that appeared to be salvaged from an old picnic table. It was sanded, seams were welded, seams were dressed with Herculiner, and the whole thing was painted with Sherwin William's industrial enamel. Then it got attacked with a few rattle-cans.
Upon a Harbor Freight Trailer...
...front seat "deck" to be lengthened 2" and have a seat affixed. The first board was the original seat. The two planks infront of it were added on. The small space infront of the original seat, coupled with the steep vee, made this area useless, and impossible to step into, so it got decked. I now have enough room underneath for the anchor, rope, 3 life vests, and I have a flat platform to step on during beach loading.
...second seat, sides were added fore and aft to make storage for oars, ropes, and other long stuff...
...third row seating, with bullet proof storage.
...I added a .30cal ammo can, with lock, that holds the boat registration, distress flag, fire extinguisher, distress wistle, naviagation maps, and some stringers in a permanant, secure, and dry box that's always with the boat.
...the transom pad inside is 1" x 5" red oak, spared, Herculined, and painted. This pad is considerably larger than the well rotten original. Eye-lets were added for stringers.
...the rear transom pad was cut from red oak plank, spared, Herculined, and painted. This pad is also considerably larger than the original. Had I known then, what I know now, I wouldn't have cut the transom so low as to match the original. I could use the extra couple of inches in height for the motor.
...more to come..
