Steve Sanford
Well-known member
Good morning, All~
The latest in an ever-growing string of South Bay Duckboats was hauled back to Long Island yesterday afternoon. This was not a full "spa treatment" - but it left here ready-to-hunt - at least once it gets fully thatched with Salt Hay.
The vessel was "as bought" by its new owner - structurally sound but with the usual signs of age and wear with which we are all familiar.
View attachment sm BEFORE 01B - FULL profile.JPG
The thatch rails were basically sound - but the ends needed work.
View attachment sm BEFORE 03 - Thatch rail end 2.JPG
The rails twist quite a bit in their final 3 or 4 feet - and rarely land well on the deck.
View attachment sm BEFORE 02 - Thatch rails end 1.JPG
The forward ends - even when new - project forward which a notch that can foul lines.
View attachment sm BEFORE 08 - forward thatch rail ends.JPG
Other rails - like this one on the spray shield - had dried and warped from lack of paint.
View attachment sm BEFORE 06 - Spray shield thatch rail.JPG
Here's the afterdeck rail. The vinyl edging on the hatch had rusted through and become brittle.
View attachment sm BEFORE 01 - Stern deck thatch rail.JPG
The motor board was sound - but its galvanized steel carriage bolts had almost rusted through where they passed through the hull.
View attachment sm BEFORE 11 - Motor Board.JPG
Here is one of the better ones on the bench.
View attachment sm SSB Motor Board - bolts before 1.jpg
Most just twisted off during "disassembly" (demoltion?).
View attachment sm SSB Motor Board - nuts before.JPG
The lower corners by the motor notch frequently get chopped by the prop.
View attachment sm BEFORE 13 - Hull patches 1.JPG
Now to get to work....
(continued in next post)
SJS
The latest in an ever-growing string of South Bay Duckboats was hauled back to Long Island yesterday afternoon. This was not a full "spa treatment" - but it left here ready-to-hunt - at least once it gets fully thatched with Salt Hay.
The vessel was "as bought" by its new owner - structurally sound but with the usual signs of age and wear with which we are all familiar.
View attachment sm BEFORE 01B - FULL profile.JPG
The thatch rails were basically sound - but the ends needed work.
View attachment sm BEFORE 03 - Thatch rail end 2.JPG
The rails twist quite a bit in their final 3 or 4 feet - and rarely land well on the deck.
View attachment sm BEFORE 02 - Thatch rails end 1.JPG
The forward ends - even when new - project forward which a notch that can foul lines.
View attachment sm BEFORE 08 - forward thatch rail ends.JPG
Other rails - like this one on the spray shield - had dried and warped from lack of paint.
View attachment sm BEFORE 06 - Spray shield thatch rail.JPG
Here's the afterdeck rail. The vinyl edging on the hatch had rusted through and become brittle.
View attachment sm BEFORE 01 - Stern deck thatch rail.JPG
The motor board was sound - but its galvanized steel carriage bolts had almost rusted through where they passed through the hull.
View attachment sm BEFORE 11 - Motor Board.JPG
Here is one of the better ones on the bench.
View attachment sm SSB Motor Board - bolts before 1.jpg
Most just twisted off during "disassembly" (demoltion?).
View attachment sm SSB Motor Board - nuts before.JPG
The lower corners by the motor notch frequently get chopped by the prop.
View attachment sm BEFORE 13 - Hull patches 1.JPG
Now to get to work....
(continued in next post)
SJS