87 TDB getting ready for the 2018-19 seasonx

The Clark's soaked the originals in a trough of linseed oil, allowed them to drain, and then painted them with Pettit's. Mine were oak, a bad choice to go with an open grain wood in a marine environment. The stanchion base sections that mated with the boat were never well sealed, allowing water intrusion. I unscrewed all the mount hardware and coated the threads with a shot of 5200 in the mounting hole. I also put a 5200 bead all the way around on the hull/deck junction immediately upon receipt of the boat. When I removed mine to replace them, I was surprised by how flimsy the whole mount system was. I ended-up using a two-part paste epoxy to secure fiberglass plugs in the original mount holes, after enlarging them. Then I re-drilled all the mount holes and reseated the delrin rails. I sold it in 2015, replacing it with a TDB-17' Classic that I refurbished. The boat is now in northern Georgia, occasionally making trips east to the coastal salt marshes, but still going strong
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Last spring I sanded, sealed and painted my grass rails, seems to be holding up just fine other then normal wear and tear. I do have a few screws that?s are stripped out, plan on replacing those over the winter.

Recently upgraded to a newer 2006 Yamaha 25hp 2 stroke.
 
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Good morning, Rob~


Great thatch job!


Looks like you customized the blind. Is there a "flap board" that folds down - in front? Got other photos that show the blind details?


Happy New Year !


SJS

 
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