antique boat
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 5:07 pm
when I was about 13 my dad bought an old marina and with it it had several old boats. he brought one of them home and restored it at that time. we used it lots and when I was about 35 I brought it home. I didn't get to it and my dad took over the project and restored it a second time. he replaced most of the ribs and some of the planking. It all had to be steamed and bent to shape. As you can see nothing is square , every part is a special shape. its professionally built. I'm guessing it's over 100 years old. Its rare since most rotted away long ago but it is also very special to me because it brings good memories. It's full of hand made square nails.
It leaked and we didn't use it but it sat upside down in the sun for a few years. Now I just brought it home and want to restore the hull again. Its so nice to fish with just oars or to take the lady for a romantic ride, its easy to launch and handle. it will take a small motor but its nicer to just row it.
it is unsinkable. If this boat is flipped over in the water it simply flips back. my dad tried to sink it by loading it with steel to get the paint of once and it simply dumped the steel and righted itself like magic. The design is very traditional. some lifeboats share the design but are larger usually.
its about 13 feet, two people can easily lift it. I have never seen another boat so nice to row. It has a displacement hull which means it glides through the water but only up to a certain speed. you pull on the oars and wait it just glides a minute , then you go again.
I want to learn more and to restore it again. rather than epoxy there is a tar like substance ( oakum) that you pack between the planks. boats like this normally leak when dry but then swell and tighten up if kept in the water.
I took a pic of the inside, its still nice. there is a stain from a wasp nest in the photo.
He didn't' put the name back on it but her name is Joli, which is half his name and half my moms name and also means happy (or jolly? ) in french.
when he chose the paint for the hull, he was misled by a paint salesman. He was told it was epoxy but it wasn't a two part epoxy. I really want to find out what is the best way to treat it , some boards are a bit checked. Its cedar with oak ribs. im not sure what type of paint it should have but that's important here obviously.
It leaked and we didn't use it but it sat upside down in the sun for a few years. Now I just brought it home and want to restore the hull again. Its so nice to fish with just oars or to take the lady for a romantic ride, its easy to launch and handle. it will take a small motor but its nicer to just row it.
it is unsinkable. If this boat is flipped over in the water it simply flips back. my dad tried to sink it by loading it with steel to get the paint of once and it simply dumped the steel and righted itself like magic. The design is very traditional. some lifeboats share the design but are larger usually.
its about 13 feet, two people can easily lift it. I have never seen another boat so nice to row. It has a displacement hull which means it glides through the water but only up to a certain speed. you pull on the oars and wait it just glides a minute , then you go again.
I want to learn more and to restore it again. rather than epoxy there is a tar like substance ( oakum) that you pack between the planks. boats like this normally leak when dry but then swell and tighten up if kept in the water.
I took a pic of the inside, its still nice. there is a stain from a wasp nest in the photo.
He didn't' put the name back on it but her name is Joli, which is half his name and half my moms name and also means happy (or jolly? ) in french.
when he chose the paint for the hull, he was misled by a paint salesman. He was told it was epoxy but it wasn't a two part epoxy. I really want to find out what is the best way to treat it , some boards are a bit checked. Its cedar with oak ribs. im not sure what type of paint it should have but that's important here obviously.