1979 FM160 16' sea nymph (1658) (UPDATED WITH PICS)

[rasmotherman]

okay i have been lurking around this site for almost a year now getting ideas. i have begun my project but first i need an answer to a quick question. DOES THOMPSONS WATER SEAL REACT WITH ALUMINUM?????????? i just read somewhere that it does now i am worried. help please!

 

[dyeguy1212]

no, it doesn't

 

[rasmotherman]

oh thank god! okay now i will work on getting pics of my fully watersealed floor on here LOL.

 

[rasmotherman]

okay here is what i started with. it doesnt look too bad on the surface but its is cluttered and NO storage. also the front deck was just a bit small

 

[rasmotherman]

when i got the floor up it was a disaster. the front had about 200# of water logged foam in it. lots of work getting it all out

 

[rasmotherman]

so i hit up the home depot and wanted to compare their prices on thompsons to walmart. the guy at the counter said he wasnt sure if they had any because they arent going to carry it anymore. the first can he pulled out was the same price as walmart but was last years stock. then in the back of the shelf there was a can marked down from $73 to $27. i snagged it up. when i got to the counter it rang up at $18. WOOO HOOO!

 

[rasmotherman]

so i spent a few hours getting everything cut out. i couldnt use the old pieces as a template because the previous owner wanted to save a few bucks by running a 4' wide sheet of plywood lenght wise in a 5' wide boat (hence the 2x6 supports so he had something to mount to) here she is with her new floor

 

[rasmotherman]

so i tried to get an idea of where things are going to go. i decided on putting the rod locker back in. it had one when it rolled out of the factory. it will help with support also

 

[rasmotherman]

i mocked up the console to make sure i had room to walk and i got started on the rod locker when the battery died in the drill so i called it a night. i will pick it back up tomorrow.

 

[rasmotherman]

reading all of the threads on here is what gave me the idea to tackles this project. tons of info and some good guys lending their advice. thanks to everybody on the site. here are a few of my catches from the boat last year

 

[dyeguy1212]

Thats the same thompsons I'm using. Got it for 6 bucks a jug at HD. Man is that stuff ugly though haha

 

[rasmotherman]

Thats the same thompsons I'm using. Got it for 6 bucks a jug at HD. Man is that stuff ugly though haha

yup but it will workyou cant beat the price

 

[dyeguy1212]

Got that right. I actually prefer something with a little color so I can tell what I've done once vs twice, and spots that I miss/chunks of wood that chip off are instantly brought to my attention.

 

[rasmotherman]

ok a few pics of the little i got done. i did get a good bit of head scratching in though. im not sure what im going to do with the LW yet. it needs some work. might go with the high quality plastic LW. you will notice that i ripped everything off from this site and i will continue to do so. im not sure what to do with the bow yet. not much to attatch to. my buddy went with a bulkhead which would solve the problem but i would have to drive an hour to get another sheet of ply...and im lazy. ok enough with the babble and on with what everybody loves...THE PICS!

 

[rasmotherman]

here is all i got done

 

[rasmotherman]

i will lock everything together tomorrow. i have to lay out all of my hatches also

 

[rasmotherman]

okay more progress. i had to figure out some better bracing on the slope of the bow which took some time. the front deck is now completely framed in. i still have to do the rod locker. carpet will come down the line. everytrhing from the deck up has to be watersealed. i will have more done tonight.

 

[rasmotherman]

the framing

 

[rasmotherman]

hopefully i will get some more done tonight. it is going slow but everything is coming out great.

 

[dyeguy1212]

Nicely done =D>


You got smart well before I did. I used strong ties for the vertical bracing for majority of the mod, instead of just throwing a screw into the ends... Makes it a heck of a lot cheaper and gets the job done just as well