...then pick out the loose filler in the screw holes. Tighten the screws that you can and fill the holes with a wood filler. After that apply Smith Penetrating Epoxy or also called CPES to the bottom as a rot prohibitor from the waterline down. Tape and fill the seams with SikaFlex 291 and let dry....

Sorry to dig up a dead thread, but I ended up ordering 2 qts of Pettit Copper Bronze last year but didn't end up having time over the summer to do anything with it. This summer I started scraping and the bottom paint started coming off in sheets (What a fun job! :lol: ). So now that I am down to bar...

Re: Joanroy, I know, I have maintained the boat for the last 10 years, just never really needed to delve into refinishing the wood until now. I didnt think you meant an actual power router, but wanted to clarify, I understand what you are saying now. Kjhoffman: I dont know if I am ready to trade jus...

Sorry for the delay in response, thanks for all the replies. Owning this boat was one of my grandpas dreams and he definitely achieved it. I consider myself lucky to be a steward of the boat and plan to keep it in as good of shape as I can and own it the rest of my life (26 right now). It was restor...

So I'm kind of at an impasse for my boat, the bottom has been in not great shape since I inherited it from my grandfather. The first year he bought the boat he drained the oil into the bilge :( ... that was in the late 80s. Since I would say probably 2002ish I have pulled the floor boards and scrubb...

The rotor in the distributor spontaneously exploded last weekend when I was out and I am having a hell of a time trying to find a new one... It is in a '37 CC Runabout and it is an autolite dist. Can they still be bought new? and if not, does anyone have used ones for sale? Thanks!

Paul