My new wooden boat project..
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Topic: My new wooden boat project..
Posted By: JoeinNY
Subject: My new wooden boat project..
Date Posted: April-23-2009 at 1:49am
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Well with Billy, Alan, Pete, and others picking up great new wooden boat projects I figured I better go out and get on the bandwagon...
Of course this is a long way from a CorrectCraft, but it is a classic. Its a Red Cedar Strip Michigan Model 3x27 Proboat that was designed and hand built by the late great Gene Jensen. 
Currently filthy, needs one small glass patch on the bottom, a bottom job/wetsand, a slider in the back, a bow cover, center cover (and remove the non original center thwart) and then we will try to race it this summer. Not the fastest boat we ever had but two guys that weigh in at over 200 each cant complain too much about a 39lb canoe. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1477 - 1983 Ski Nautique 2001 1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5MkcBXBBs - Holeshot Video |
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Posted By: MaddMarxx
Date Posted: April-23-2009 at 3:36am
Joe...are you going to put a 408 in that or just a stock 351 ------------- |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: April-23-2009 at 10:02am
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are you renting a spot at Dracula's castle?
nice boat, ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: April-23-2009 at 10:13am
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All right Joe!! Next step is a wood CC!! (no repower though - it's got to be original!!)
When all your repair is done on the Michigan, Make sure you get at least 3 coats of marine spar on it. I happen to like Pettit/Z Spar Flagship because I feel it goes on the easiest but it also has the highest content of UV filtering. You don't want the epoxy going white on you!! Then keep it out of direct sunlight as much as possible. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 65 'cuda
Date Posted: April-23-2009 at 10:34am
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Spent some time around racers when I was a kid, my folks still have a jenson design at the house. (glass boat) Very nice!
------------- Gary http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=941" rel="nofollow - 1965 Barracuda SS |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: April-23-2009 at 11:31am
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Beautiful canoe ya got there Joe. Do you have plans to replace the aluminum supports (thwarts) with wood? It sure would beautify an already gorgeous "ride". ------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: April-23-2009 at 11:55am
Joe, The aluminum has got to go!! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Morfoot wrote:Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: April-23-2009 at 12:55pm
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it really is an admiration for you Pete, but I was watching Hank last night, he was sorting out a pile of screws and measuring each one to put them in the proper drawer, im completely opposite....throw them in a 5 gallon bucket and take an hour to find what you need ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: JoeinNY
Date Posted: April-23-2009 at 9:36pm
Keep it original Pete endorsing modifications to the original boat.. blasphemy... Gene built this thing to race. Anyway in use they will be covered by the spray covers that need to be added. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1477 - 1983 Ski Nautique 2001 1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5MkcBXBBs - Holeshot Video |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: April-24-2009 at 12:14am
My thought exactly when I saw the pics..... Nice lookin' ride tho..... john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: JoeinNY
Date Posted: April-24-2009 at 3:02am
We don't refer to it as a man cave for nothing... ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1477 - 1983 Ski Nautique 2001 1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5MkcBXBBs - Holeshot Video |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: April-24-2009 at 3:20am
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Well ya got it named right.
john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: April-24-2009 at 10:36am
Joe, Thanks for straightening me out. I sure fell of the wagon on this one. Must be the wood boat in me. Seeing the aluminum angle and tubing must have blinded my thoughts - temporary insanity!!! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |