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Buckethead's 1974 Duracraft 1720
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<blockquote data-quote="Buckethead" data-source="post: 311094" data-attributes="member: 9470"><p>Well I've been making progress as time allows, got the transom installed, got the frame pieces installed on the gunwales, was wanting to get my floor and foam installed today but with all the rain we're getting I decided to wash out metal shavings from inside the ribs. I'm sure the neighbors thought I was off my rocker when they drive by and see me with the garden hose in my hand washing out a boat in a rainstorm, seemed like the perfect time to me. I didn't get a lot of pictures of the transom while I was putting it in but I went ahead and removed the knee braces and put it in in one piece. Since then I used 1/4" x 5/8" button head stainless steel screws with nylon washers and nylock nuts and 3M 5200 in place of the rivets I drilled out. I decided to mount the frame pieces on the gunwale in the horizontal holes left after bench removal, I figured the holes were there and had to be dealt with so I made it work. There are 3 or 4 on each side that couldn't be covered by the 1 x 2 but should be fine. You'll see where I drilled a 5/8" hole on the inside of the frame piece, my thought is that when I get the floor installed I'll run it up the side and cut it off flush with the top of the new frame piece, this will hide all the holes and only have the screws used to mount the floor piece with exposed.</p><p></p><p>My friend who lurks this site, along with my youngest son and I are headed out this weekend to try to fill his boat full of slabs, should be a great time.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy the photos.</p><p></p><p>Buckethead</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buckethead, post: 311094, member: 9470"] Well I've been making progress as time allows, got the transom installed, got the frame pieces installed on the gunwales, was wanting to get my floor and foam installed today but with all the rain we're getting I decided to wash out metal shavings from inside the ribs. I'm sure the neighbors thought I was off my rocker when they drive by and see me with the garden hose in my hand washing out a boat in a rainstorm, seemed like the perfect time to me. I didn't get a lot of pictures of the transom while I was putting it in but I went ahead and removed the knee braces and put it in in one piece. Since then I used 1/4" x 5/8" button head stainless steel screws with nylon washers and nylock nuts and 3M 5200 in place of the rivets I drilled out. I decided to mount the frame pieces on the gunwale in the horizontal holes left after bench removal, I figured the holes were there and had to be dealt with so I made it work. There are 3 or 4 on each side that couldn't be covered by the 1 x 2 but should be fine. You'll see where I drilled a 5/8" hole on the inside of the frame piece, my thought is that when I get the floor installed I'll run it up the side and cut it off flush with the top of the new frame piece, this will hide all the holes and only have the screws used to mount the floor piece with exposed. My friend who lurks this site, along with my youngest son and I are headed out this weekend to try to fill his boat full of slabs, should be a great time. Enjoy the photos. Buckethead [/QUOTE]
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