Richard Lathrop

So we went and picked up the boat. Its awesome. The boat above was built in 1930 and it’s in great shape. Jim has some beautiful boats...

Richard Lathrop submitted a new resource: Turn over and installing top ribs - Widgeon, top rib, interior Read more about this resource...

The next step was turning over the boat to install the top ribs. I unscrewed the molds from the strongback and flipped the boat over...

I thought the term was "near drowning" since drowning is considered fatal. I think your quotation is AI generated and we all know how...

My understanding is that priming also prevents the wood from sucking the epoxy out of your fillets and glass weakening the joint.

Baling wire is good for hanging parts if you need to paint or varnish both sides.

Free boat Some of the most expensive words ever.

Dave, That looks similar to the drive shaft straightening tools used by YouTube creators like Keith Fenner at Turnwright. Rick Lathrop

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Dave Those bars and the cast iron support are very stout. I think it would take more than lifting to crack and bend them. I think a...

To those that may be following this thread, a little background FWIW 😎 I worked in a tool and die shop for the majority of my career...

Scott, I certainly am not an expert on rot and hopefully never will be but I think you would be better served by removing the transom...

Dave, I use Fusion360 as well. Rick

Richard Lathrop submitted a new resource: Ribs, Keelson and bottom - Widgeon ribs Read more about this resource...

After the holidays, I was back working on the boat. Working from the stern forward I installed the remaining ribs. When installing the...