posted 10-16-2008 10:11 AM ET (US)            

One morning at work my phone rang..it was my wife. She said "I was taking Gracie to school this morning and saw a boat for sale. Have you seen it? You should call."

posted 10-16-2008 06:36 PM ET (US)            

I raced and owned 25' Checkmate, 28' Checkmate, 24' Skater, 32' Skater, and 36' Skater. One boat ran 145 mph. I have four APBA World Championships and a room full of trophies. I stopped in 2000. I am living on the water and the longing for a boat took hold again. I wanted some thing to just go in the ocean and play.

The Montauk 19 was to me a classic Whaler design I rode in years ago. It was cheap and basically maintenance free. I thought of getting a bigger Whaler vee bottom but decide the price was way more and I would need rougher water to have fun. I also toyed with a used 24' Skater. That would eat gas like mad and require rebuilt lower units fairly often as I would be running it hard along with other parts as in racing.

Friends told me you nuts you'll sell the Whaler in a month it is not fast enough. You all may think I am nuts but I like running in big waves for a thrill. Finishing my second season and I love my Whaler. I drop it off some big 6-8' waves that are breaking. I also get some bigger ones I like to surf in with the boat. I am totally amazed what the boat can go through. The boat is just solid and hits with a thud. To date I don't have a hairline crack in the transom.

It is simply a great boat design and build process. Finish and hardware are first class. The boat runs a long time on 50 bucks worth of gas. It can go through some real snotty water safely. So from 145 mph to 39-40 mph I am still glad I bought the 19 Montauk. I can go and run in the bay with 3 footers and still have a thrill.

posted 10-17-2008 12:21 AM ET (US)            

Craig, a buddy of mine working at my place of employment just happened to be a veteran Salmon Fishing Guide out of the old Painter's Lodge in good old CR.
When talking about the ongoing refit of my Grand Lady, it naturally came on the subject that he had ran for many years one of the two best Montauks working for the Lodge's fleet.
His comments were that
"My preferred boat, and one of the fastest out of the fleet of some two dozen could and had been used for thousands of working hours.It was incredible " he was saying ;"The ruggedness and the dependability of that boat was unbelievable".He went on to say that most of them having all the same power were much slower then his..We both came to the conclusion that a lot of them were badly water logged and therefore much heavier. My Montauk was still running faithfully the day I left, some four years ago he quoted with pride..

posted 10-17-2008 12:48 AM ET (US)            

Great topic, but I have to agree with Tohsgib, how much time you got.

They're amazing vessels. They will, literally, take you anywhere you want to go. Minimal fuel and maintenance, maximum safety, incredible fun.

Waterskiing Lake Powell, midnight trips to Catalina with a rising full moon, fishing, scuba diving, whale watching, playing with dolphin, harbor cruising. I used to drive my 17 Montauk to work once a week, an hour each way.

I proposed to my wife on The Whaler, spent my bachelor party on The Whaler, part of my wedding day was spent on The Whaler. Now my five year old's favorite thing to do is go to Catalina Island on The Whaler, just ask him. And, then there was the trip around the United States, Only In America.

The Whaler is one of my oldest and dearest friends and I cannot imagine my life without that molded piece of fiberglass with the center console, reversible seat, gas tank and outboard sitting on the transom.

John Mirassou
Redondo Beach,CA

posted 10-17-2008 01:32 AM ET (US)            

I know the sound of truth when I hear it..

As much as I spent a good many years working on the water, and when I hear of your testimony, I can't help but to think back of my countless hours spent working and fishing with nothing but my boat,the sky and the briny sea for companions.
I know and understand of your times spent on the Salty.
Friendly Cove and Mutchalat Inlet are my backyards and I have been haunting these parts for well over thirty years..
Your recalling of your true and personal events are a Testimony to your quality of life including our common threads and friends "The faithful and beloved Whalers"
and espacially for you your faithful Montauk.

Thank You for your memories, John.
PS What name did you give her?

posted 10-17-2008 03:52 PM ET (US)            

Matt Insley
Huntington Beach Ca.
1965 16' Whaler
"No Respect"

posted 10-18-2008 02:19 AM ET (US)            

Craig, today has updated me as in the number of Montauks plying the inside passage in the last season.
No less than a score of Fifty Montauks have been at work with "leased out " 50Hp Yams for power, each and every season since 1989, he has personally witnessed.
"It is common to see these boats put in about 1200 HRS a season.And I have personally seen a score of them having done this type of workload for more than a decade" He went on to say.
When I read about the testimony given by Matt about his fateful 16 footer that is so closely related to him that maybe she should be called "Matty"... as the are so admittedly befriended.I personally see this as a true blessing.
I get the feeling that I am not the only one who could be walking and touching My Girl before turning in at night.
Thank You Matt for sharing of your "special" family friend.
Sapple,
I think that your dear wife is a true mariner and a good manager.
It is true that the wishes and prayers of a lot of us could be so blessed as having an attractive mate with such briny common sense.

posted 10-21-2008 05:05 PM ET (US)         

The original gelcoat is waxed to a high gloss, all original teak now varnished ten coats, including new instrument panels with full instrumentation, console raised 4", the black and shiny, Detweiler bracketed, Merc 150 with new 19" Laser II prop, now installed. Looks incredible, basically a brand new "old classic" boat.

posted 10-21-2008 08:44 PM ET (US)            

Nice to hear from you.
I am truly enjoying getting some of your input once again.
Through Jim's very good site I have enjoyed getting some admitted testimonies about a lot of our common Whaler friends and their special and often precious Whalers.

I guess that You and I, owning so closely related family members, has had Fate thrown our Lot;
Yet, Together once again.

Some may even say that we would just about be"In Laws" or members of the same family..
But aren't we all?

I am tickled pink for you but not quite envious about your beautiful Classic.
After all I have plenty of pride for my own Great Gal here.I am sure that you will understand.
Never the less I am pleased that you have this special place for her, so dear to your heart.
I think that you are a true Conaisseur in Classics.. A rare quality these days...Where mass production and net profits have perhaps taken precedent over traditional values.

I was glad and excited that; as in the "Ice Man" discovery, someone had discovered a practically intact and original individual.
This been seen as,
A great source of information for the rest of us here in the whaler community.

Having said that,I will have a number of pertinent questions that you may be able to attend to.If you will render this service to the community.

I have viewed with keen interest your photos taken of your girl.
I am sure that having been on one of my thread before;

A-That you have been made aware of my ongoing process of carefully regelling the surfaces of my unit.

B-My gell ordered specifically from Spectrum and applied with great care seems to be of a darker Desert Tan shade than yours.

1-Is your unit factory Desert Tan or was it a special order color?
2-About having raised your console 4". Were your inserts teak of fiberglass?
3-What were your reasons for raising said unit?
4-Did you have to attend to the gas tank filling hose and the vent conduit on your "special" gal?
5-Your stern Whaler logos seems to have the added word Classic below the appellation. Is this factory?
I know that you will find these questions interesting in their natures and a testimony to my commitment to the Outrage Classic 19'4".
I am sure that you will look forward to chatting with us again about your precious girl.
And of my true appreciation for your expertise.

Serge.

posted 10-22-2008 12:58 AM ET (US)            

I hope that he will forgive me for this slight transgression in protocol by having me; a perfect stranger; naming his favorite craft.
I will plead guilty of the self imposed charge and further will offer as an excuse that "I couldn't help myself".

The grain and depth of the story having reached me in my personal moments of Whaler related thoughts and further did give me some mental images of the two of them at sea together.
There is something that rings very true about the relationship of these two Old Salts..My Compliments to Your Crew.
I would be pleased and would consider it an honor if you could find a way to share a photo of You and your Girl on this thread.
And I don't really care if she is shiny or not as I like to show of your true and valuable relationship.
You may call yourself "No Respect" but I like and respect of what the both of you do represent for us as a community...
I will be looking for you out there at sea and here also..Where you do belong.

posted 10-22-2008 01:38 AM ET (US)         

At the risk of boring the others here, not owners of 19's, I'll try to answer your questions.

The original factory gelcoat on these hulls is a lighter, almost white, cream color on the outside, both the bottom outer hull casting and top shell, and the interior of the hull casting and console is darker, supposedly Desert Tan, as used in the 2nd generation Outrages. Because I had to re-rig my power from twins to a big single, I had to fill transom bolt holes, which involved gelcoating both of the colors on the inside and outside of the transom. I ordered Spectrum "Outrage light Gray" for the outside, which is what they showed for these hulls, including the 21's. Not even close! I also ordered the Desert Tan, also not even close. My boat was stored indoors all it's life, and the colors are still very close to original, not altered by UV exposure. I have found before that Sectrum's color codes are simply off, way off, for these 70's boats. Fortunately, they included their color tinitng set of black, dark yellow and dark red. I had to simply do my own color matching for the old engine bolt holes, and it took about one hour on each color to get close, which I accomplished. A painstaking job, but worth the effort. So if you are using Spectrum's colors directly from the can, you are not going to get BW's original colors. But I do admire your efforts to to re-gelcoat rather than paint. You are doing it the professional way, and the boat will much more valuable and easier to maintain with gelcoat.

I have raised the console on all my Outrages, as I think they were simply too low, designed for people not as tall as I am.
The early "winged" fiberglass console design on these boats is even worse, as the wheel and engine controls are lower than on the later versions. So I used my standard 4" TEAK riser detail that I have used on my other boats, which makes for MUCH more comfortable and controllable boating. On this boat I am also in the process of determining whether to raise the Pompanette pilot chairs 6", an original 50% price increase option over the RPS, but too low, also.

The 40 gallon fuel tank in my boat was never used, with the owner instead opting to use a 6 gallon metal Johnson tank for each engine, for the little use he gave the boat. So the tank is brand new, and all I had to do was install a water separating filter under the rear seat cross molding. I left the fill as is, and the vent hose, but de-activated the fuel withdrawl fitting so as to keep the new alcohol resistant fuel hose concealed and not running across the beautiful teak fishwell hatch cover. I may have to change out the vent hose for alcohol fuel also, but have not yet worried about that. Rhe fill hose is so short that it seems to not be a problem

The BW logo on the boat is original, and all I added were the 1975 numbers, as I have done on my other classic Whalers. Saves the standard question by onlookers, while at the same time initiating their interest in these older Whalers.

Keep up the great work on yours, and let me know if I can be of additional information. There will be some new photos up on my son's Photobucket site soon.

posted 10-22-2008 01:43 PM ET (US)            

Well, yes of course refit projects can be long and tedious but must always be a lot of fun.
That is the golden rule here.

I mean,
It all depend on the state of the boat really.
I have seen photos of some of the repairs done out there and had to marvel at the state of undue care and attention that these crafts had been subjected since been bought..
Some were so neglected that they literally had to be entirely soda blasted and resurfaced.
I have given a lot of credit to the good mariners that rescued these precious crafts from the refuse piles.

It is then logically seen that each refit will have it's own time line and degree of expertise put into them.
If one can afford to contract out all repairs; all the better for them.
I for one have enjoyed to do all the step by step repairs to make things "Right"
There is three phases involved in part one of my project
Phase One- Resurfacing of the Cap section. Completed
Phase Two- Redoing the decking surfaces.Ongoing.
Phase Three-Resurfacing the hull.To come.
Of course there will also be the resurfacing of the console and the refurbishing and update of all Teaks and Mahoganies.
I am planning to ad some extra wood to the gunwale sections.
Plenty of exciting work to be still done..
You were saying that your hull number is 0021.
Is your unit a 19'4" Outrage 1973?
My Girl is a 75 #771.
The question being that How many hulls has the Whaler production lines have produced in one year?
Reading further I see that you have studied well of your hull's capacity and characteristics. I always thought that my swamping capacity was 4000lbs.
Hence my question to you.Did you actually personally measure up your Outrage?
It is possible that you could be the owner of a rare model here.
You know, After having talked with our friend Chuck Bennett from the Great Whaler head office.He stated to me that the top sections were of a desert tan color and that the hull itself was light or pale grey.
It made me wonder of the origins of both components.
I would find it very plausible that the cap came from a certain factory and that the hull itself could have been made elsewhere altogether.The assembly could have been made at neither but possibly yet another facility location.
Who knows?These are the questions that have remained unanswered.
I also have deducted that in a refit of one of those models, the cap section will involve a lot of cosmetic repairs.Not exactly the cup of tea for some of the owners out there.I have seen a number of those caps having been removed into a capless conversion.
The work is always ongoing, weather permitting..

posted 10-22-2008 08:29 PM ET (US)            

Having been here more than twice will show a net advantage on your side as I have not yet heard of your place of work and residence.

Bob Writ from the well known local group is the owner of Painters and also April Point.
There is also Salmon Seeker and Oak Bay Marine (group)
Big business all that and better left for another topic as there is a lot of buzz about the working conditions there.

If ever you do plan to show up, I will be glad to facilitate in any and all areas of your planned visit.
Being here and all would only show good proper etiquette and courtesy for one of our Whaler family member.
I will be glad to point out that there is absolutely nothing boring about our precious 19 Outrages.And even for different model owners, it will be a good read.

In the gel coat topic;
Upon my ordering,I have explicitly requested from the good Spectrum CO,
that the Desert Tan color for the Cap and decking must be exactly correct in it's tint.
Now I don't know if it is here or there, but the fact is;
There is a certain number of Classic hulls out there with slight variations in their gel coating hues.
And this from what I have; in the form of your great Classic
19; a proof today.
We are not here to split hairs in halves here but it comes to mind that there is a possibility of slight differences in the factory applied colors of the seventies.

I have ordered and am in possession of the Spectrum color adjusting kit.I have not had a need to use it as yet.
To my point of view in the finding of this new evidence in showing us an interesting possibility.
IE-UV exposure is in some cases a likely explanation but apparently not in all cases.
It is a well known fact that when gel coating "factory" or resurfacing by glass crews, ## The usage of different thinners will influence the color of the finished product##
So who really knows was was done and used on certain days on such and such orders..
As you well know the record will show that the color for the hull is Light Grey and that topside including all deckings will be Desert Tan for these model years.

It makes for an interesting refit does it not?
With two colors to contend with that is.
I am fortunate in the fact that;
I have resurfaced the ENTIRE areas with the Spectrum Gel of one color, and will be doing the entire boat areas in stages.
So not an issue with my project here...
Enough said about color.

I have taken the winged original console off and admittedly was intrigued about your customizing for height.
An interesting point to be sure.
If you ever happen to have left over teak spacers, send them my way as a testimony of your innovation, That is if you can.
I was mentioning of your tank components as a caution of things to come that is all.
My vent hose does run from the upper port side, under the gunwale and exit port bow with the usual brass chromed fitting.Easily replaceable.
I will be looking for replacement Whaler signs for each stern sections.
Let me know of your leads for those.
My refit has been a lot of fun and an attentive redressing in the acts of works in seeking her former glory.
It has been my pleasure to chat with you again.

posted 10-22-2008 08:58 PM ET (US)            

I have never contacted BW about the origin of Hull ID No. 0021. What I can guess about it is that it was built in 1972 and sold as a 1973 Model. At some point, I believe around Hull No. 165 or so, there was a slight modification made to the wood supports which are molded into the hull. There is a diagram of the wood supports available on the other Whaler website with the initials WC.

I would also guess that my boat was originally sold in Chicago through a now defunct BW dealer. It was probably originally outfitted for salmon trolling in Lake Michigan, because a kicker was mounted at some point in time. The boat's name was originally the "Sea Witch" in case any Chicago area Whaler fans might remember her.

She then spent at least a few years as a chase boat for a local private high school rowing team (St. Ignatius). The kids beat the tar out of her, and inflicted a million small dings. When I bought her in 2006, she had a 2003 Johnson 50 HP outboard, which was probably worth more than the boat. All the wood doors were gone, the bow rail was missing and the electrical system was a complete mess except for the motor harness and controls, which had been professionally installed.

Then after she became mine, she was re-Christened as the "Killer Whaler" and was once again outfitted for salmon fishing in Lake Michigan - which she did admirably this past year.

posted 10-22-2008 09:09 PM ET (US)            

All kidding aside, there is something slightly addictive about this thread. It may have to do more with your writing style than the content, although the content is very informative as well. Regardless, please take no offense. I crave more.

I think I may know what it is. Are you Higgins, from the Magnum PI show? As I read your prose, Higgins voice rings through my head. Do you at least have an english accent?

Either way, it's great reading after a long day. Please pardon my pathetic attempt at humor.

Best of luck with all of your adventures.

posted 10-23-2008 12:55 AM ET (US)            

Well,
I think that you have brought up for us an interesting point here again.
And this in the form of seventies Classic hull numbers.
I think that we are all interested in knowing how these numbers were individually appointed.
You know what? IF there is a need to be..
I think that you just possibly should give a quick call to a Great and helpful gentleman named Chuck Bennett of the Great Whaler head Office.
Asking for him to look in his records in relation to the allotment of hull numbers for the 1973-74 and 75 years.
And more specifically how many hulls were fabricated in those years and if he has the time;
We all know how busy he is..for how many hulls model's were made for those years.
The hulls for both models and possibly "Bare hulls orders"will tell the tale here.
That would contribute to a nice area of information for the seventies Outrage and Revenge number question.
I have a very strong hunch that a large number of "Bare hulls" were made and sold here.
You have mentioned to all of us of Salmon trolling in lake Michigan.
Being a professional Fishing guide, I will look forward to hearing of some of your early mornings adventures.
I really like your chosen new name "Killer Whale". A name given to your Girl and perhaps in time;
I will entertain you with some of my experiences meeting and being closely eyed by them.
I thank You for referring me to The Magic Brush Decal site.
I will enjoy contacting them presently.

posted 10-23-2008 01:27 AM ET (US)            

Welcome to the thread.
I do remember of hearing of Marvin, but that was a long time ago when everything was in black and white.
I've got a feeling that in our days and age;
Things can't all be simply black and white for the both of us here.
I am glad that you have found some informative subjects and as a bonus some humor in our daily chats.
There is no need to apologize as you were never pathetic about putting your opinion for all of us to read here.
As a matter of fact;
We liked your humor and will be expecting to hear more of it in future chats.
Funny that you should think of me as British..
There is definitely some Scotts in our lines here but of our well thought of cousins, perhaps not.
Wishing you well and looking to chat again.

Serge.

posted 10-23-2008 11:18 AM ET (US)            

Since that you deem to go straight to the color topic again.You of course,are always welcomed..
Well of course the cap is of a lighter color.
The photo that you have graciously posted for all of us here will clearly show that.
And we all can see that the inner and deck partitions are of a darker and most likely Desert Tan color.
So If I understand this right.
The Cap is "a lighter color" the decking is Desert Tan and the hull is light grey..
If you bear with me on this one, Larry ?..
My question here would be;
Upon very thorough inspection of your marvelously well kept surfaces and on the top cap and just below the red rubrail areas..Is there a lot of difference in both colors?
I wish that I could closely feel with my hand of those areas and closely eye the surfaces.
I am sure that My Girl would not be jealous as there is no need for her to know..
All joking apart,I am thanking you once again for so graciously bringing your beautiful Classic Outrage 1975 presence for all of us to learn from and this on this increasingly interesting topic..
I am in your debt.
It is always a pleasure to have you with us chatting a bit.

posted 10-23-2008 01:45 PM ET (US)         

The cap (inclucing the area in the bow that holds the bow compartment doors) and the OUTER fiberglass shell of the entire hull casting are the same color, which doesn't seem to have a name. Spectrum's "Outrage Gray" it is not. Like with the ribside 21's, the original Boston Whaler color code for the gelcoat on these old boats seems to be lost.
This would also apply to the 21' "bananas" also.

The inside fiberglass mold of the hull casting, which includes the non-skid deck, are supposedly Whaler's new color at the time, Desert Tan. So is the console and the narrow stern deck cross cap concealing fuel lines and engine cables as they emerge from the tunnel. But as I said, Spectrum's color code is WAY OFF on that one too.

But Serge, it doesn't matter, since the brain does not remember color well at all. Whatever shade of gelcoat Spectrum has sent you should be fine, and will look great.

Keep up the good work, and I admire your efforts to re-gelcoat rather than take the easy way out by spray painting.

posted 10-23-2008 03:14 PM ET (US)            

You know what?
Now that you mention it.
I seemed to have noticed if your photo sent that the inside of your hull as in deck section was noticeably darker in color ..then my unit here.

http://img185.imageshack.us/my.php?image=olympusphotos317wp4.jpg
I have entered a couple of photos describing the existing original colors of;
A- My decking section with my stencilled original number and
B-A view of the stern section of my cap in repair but still original gel.

http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=olympusphotos338vc0.jpg
On my unit both cap and decking areas are of the same color.
A bit darker than the hull section but still both unified as one color for the whole top section.
Hence my curiosity about your like new and paler cap section.
Thank for the good words of encouragement and for being here with us and having fun today.

posted 10-24-2008 01:37 AM ET (US)            

By the way, I looked at the Photobucket shots of L H G's 1975. It is positively sick how gleaming she is. Unbelievable.

I did notice that L H G is missing a piece of the wood trim just above the double doors to the bow storage compartment.

As it turns out, I have one of those pieces in the original Whaler wood. It will need to be refinished, but it is yours if you need it. Also, I have a set of original Whaler wood doors to that same compartment, but they have been drilled a few too many times and may have been sanded enough times that they are now too far gone.

I made new replacements out of Okume marine plywood. But I did consider having the holes in the Whaler wood doors plugged and then gluing a new layer of mahogany veneer over them. Those doors are also yours for the asking.

Also, to anyone out there who might be in need. There are some approximately 1 1/4 wide wood strips (I think these are teak, but hard to be sure) which run down the inner sides of the gunnels on the '73's and '74's (with the porthole cutouts). I got these pieces some time ago, thinking they had been missing from my boat when I bought it. Well, it seems that these may have been added to the models made at some point after 0021, since they don't fit on my boat.

posted 10-24-2008 09:39 AM ET (US)            

"There is a time for everything and everything in it's own time" As my Dear mother would often say;
Bless her heart;
And this is the time that we; as a concerned group must agree with you.
Larry's incredibly well kept Outrage Classic 19 is a picture perfect example of what a precious Classic should look like.
Gleaming and Sweet.I must give him full credit for the first rate cleaning job and detailing to make her so.
I think that he may take you up on the offer to help with some of the parts available.
Thanking you for your generous offer to help with the Teak moldings.
I am sure that someone in refit mode will talk about them soon.

Until then.

posted 10-25-2008 11:00 AM ET (US)            

You will understand that this thread is in fact the original;
"Do you want to talk about you Whaler thread"
It was shown to all of us that there was a temporary problem with this thread due to some technical problems. After having notified our good host Jim, he was kind enough to find it again and reposition it to the format.
I have notified Jim that I would like him to see the original thread title (mentioned above) put back on this chat line.
Just for the fact that some of you will still be looking for the original title in your efforts to post on your familiar grounds.
I am totally confident that Jim will find a way to make things right and put the thread as it was originally registered before the small glitch happened.
Playing with, troubleshooting and repairing machinery on a daily basis has brought me to understand of problems resulting from unforeseen circumstances.

On a slightly different note,
And since that I've got the floor;

I think that it is grand time that we should give Jim more credit; And this for his efforts in making this site,what it is..
Let's give him some input here.
Bringing Old Time Mariners and Whaler Salts together and this.. from widely diversed backgrounds;
Hey! is this the surf that I am hearing here or is it the clash of opinions in the turmoil?
I personally enjoy the differences of opinions.
If it ever was an issue, here on this site;
As from diversity will emerge "Newness" in the form of the way things are shaping to be.
I wish that the world as a whole would be that honest..and simple.
I will go on record to say as an Official Whaler Family Member by choice;
That I will officially ask the question;
Who will second me for my motion to nominate a special day of appreciation for our host and his very personal efforts in making his dream Whaler site a reality.
.And I'm not kidding about this one.
Let's see if I do get some come back on this positive thought.
Who will be my second in motion?

posted 10-26-2008 08:50 AM ET (US)            

But back to our Whaler project refit, the unequaled Classic Outrage 19'4" circa 1975.
I am presently at study for redoing the non slip molded polyester resin surfaces comprising about eighty percent of the decking areas.
I have come across a quaint method involving a soft type of rubber mat like molding.
A molding that when being applied to the freshly layed gel, will inprint the wet application with a "factory like" original surface pattern.
Another method considered will involve a sand or nut shell application to the wet gel surfaces and a further cover of gel.
I am leaning toward the original factory finish but will have to verify the availability of the molding product.
There may be several different source of this type of product available.

posted 10-30-2008 12:36 AM ET (US)            

I am presently looking at some new wood garnishing trim lately..
I have come across some twelve footers of one half by four,"Tiger" Wood right now.
It will be found at a small finishing wood supply store of my locale here.
It is a paler and very hard wood with the typical striping in the grain,hence the name.
I will be replacing the tiny teak slats with this marvelous new wood garnishings.
The idea here is to improve and update on the original set up.
I also have some personal updates to be designed as far as the set of three hatch's doors are concerned.
The teak part of the plywood is only skin thin and has been severely weather beaten and worn right out in places.
I am feeling very fortunate to have all this supply of very exotic and rare hard wood at my finger tips.
At twenty dollars, plus a linear foot, it can't be seen as cheap,
but the results in the looks and shape of my girl will make it well worthwhile.
I truly am excited about this winter work detail.