TinBoats.net
The original aluminum boat site!
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Blog
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Boats
Boat House
I thought I'd quit working on old boats, but I dunno....
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support TinBoats.net:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Kismet" data-source="post: 412515" data-attributes="member: 8516"><p>Getting there...</p><p></p><p>Put about 50lbs of gravel in sacks in the bow and took the repainted and leak-patched RB out. Calm, sunny day and the little thang just loved it. It still wants a bit more weight in front. The 5.5hp moves it along, but I'm going to put the 55-56 10 HP Johnson on it, I think. Wandering through town and saw a yard sale. I picked up an old ?yoga mat? to use as temporary cover for the front bench; the original cover is torn in one spot and pretty brittle all over---but, it is probably 60 years old, and when I reached that age, I was kind of brittle myself. :? </p><p></p><p>It is a quite stable hull. Fifty-four inches wide and 140 inches or so long; virtually the same hull as my 14 ft Alumacraft 1959 Model F. The wedged floors stayed firmly in place through transit and the two hours of steady water use.</p><p></p><p>I'm still dithering about closing off the cowl. Right now I can see the weight sacks and anchor wedged up there, but I'm considering putting an arch firmly attached with a hinged door under that, so that I can access the space, but don't have to see the ballast.</p><p></p><p>The puppy likes it. Before too long, the two dogs and I will have an adventure on the lake. [-o<</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]84587[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]84589[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kismet, post: 412515, member: 8516"] Getting there... Put about 50lbs of gravel in sacks in the bow and took the repainted and leak-patched RB out. Calm, sunny day and the little thang just loved it. It still wants a bit more weight in front. The 5.5hp moves it along, but I'm going to put the 55-56 10 HP Johnson on it, I think. Wandering through town and saw a yard sale. I picked up an old ?yoga mat? to use as temporary cover for the front bench; the original cover is torn in one spot and pretty brittle all over---but, it is probably 60 years old, and when I reached that age, I was kind of brittle myself. :? It is a quite stable hull. Fifty-four inches wide and 140 inches or so long; virtually the same hull as my 14 ft Alumacraft 1959 Model F. The wedged floors stayed firmly in place through transit and the two hours of steady water use. I'm still dithering about closing off the cowl. Right now I can see the weight sacks and anchor wedged up there, but I'm considering putting an arch firmly attached with a hinged door under that, so that I can access the space, but don't have to see the ballast. The puppy likes it. Before too long, the two dogs and I will have an adventure on the lake. [-o< [ATTACH type="full" alt="RB bench seat cover with Tinker 5-2016 001.jpg"]84587._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="good RB tinker.jpg"]84589._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Boats
Boat House
I thought I'd quit working on old boats, but I dunno....
Top