3rd post of Restoration

It is now July 28, 2010 just 18 days after my boat purchase and I am very surprised at how fast it's going.  Of course I get up early and try to work on things that are not TOO loud, for my family is still sleeping.  And almost every night I try to work 1-2 hours on it.  It's progressing well.

OK...what have we done since last post. James and I put in floor joists and I still have one more to go. I sanded all the paint off the gunwhale and sanded, sanded, sanded the inside to get most of the old gray paint out.  I vacuumed, vacuumed and vacuumed some more and then blew out the inside twice with an air blower. (I found a democrat who talked in front of my boat and all the hot air cleaned it out perfectly. ;-).

Anywho....I then bought Preserva Wood oil penetrator, stain and sealer and sprayed the inside and outside with that before I paint the inside and fiberglass the outside.

I found out that the boat hull is made of HARBORITE.  Harborite was a new idea and "THE THING" back in the 40's - 60's.  The following paragraph is what an article said about it at the time:

 "This is Harborite... a Super-Quality Marine Plywood with two tough, abrasion resistant surfaces of plastic resin impregnated fibre that are permanently welded together.
    Giving "Armor Plate" protection, the plastic-impregnated fibre surfaces of Harborite add greatly to the strength of the already strong plywood "core." AND that very important quality,  found only in wood, "resilient life" is fully preserved. "Resilient life" is why plywood boats seem alive, and out-perform boats built of other materials. Now the new Burchcraft Harborite boats are superior to all others.
    Design tops everything in boat building. Using the best in materials is one Burchcraft feature ...Good craftsmanship is another, and Burchcraft employs skilled craftsmen... but unless a boat has proper design and proportions, its performance will be disappointing... and above all else Burchcraft excells in performance! "

Interesting huh.  Well tonight I took a spray gun and sprayed inside and out with the oil penetrator.  My next step is to cut out the outside transom and laminate it to the back and start on the bow ribs then the dash and whatever else needs to be added to the boat and screwed from the outside.  Once everything is screwed in from the outside thru the hull, then the fiberglass will commence.

Calm Seas,

Dan