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Thanks Peter. Yes, there are probably a few high and low spots. I pulled the boat out into the sunlight yesterday, and took another pass with 320 grit. That 9th coat seemed to be a bit thicker and I didn't like the flow even as it went on. After the sanding, a modestly thinned (<5%) 10th coat was ro...

I recently renamed my boat, which required sanding the transom back to bare mahogany before ghosts of the old name were eliminated. I have since applied 9 coats of Epifanes and am now wondering: 1) Do I have enough coats?, and 2) How long do I wait before applying the new vinyl nameplate and then la...

Great news! Thanks for sharing the update!

Andreas - this is certainly not the update you wanted to post, I am sure. Have added you to our prayers.
Please keep us all updated.
Very best regards,

OK, so if only to show my flexibility in point of view, and perhaps keep this thread alive, here is an excerpt from a note I received from a fellow trying to sell a hooked Thompson: "The curve appears to be between an inch and and inch and one half is all. The boat would actually handle being d...

Well, it seems I have answered my own question here. The boat was delivered to me with the keel cap removed and, as I examine reattach meant on the upside down boat, I see he cut each of the attaching screws with a hacksaw, leaving the broken screw stump in the hull. Rather than gouge these out with...

OK, I am finally set to reattach the keel cap to my now flipped over '53 Thomboy. I am armed with a supply of new brass screws and as many as three tubes of Boatlife caulk. I will caulk the subtle garboard seam and then, to use Andreas's term, "butter back" the keel cap itself. What's the ...

Andre, I am not sure I understand just what gap you are trying to fill. There is another thread running on reattaching a keel. Is that of any help. Separately, You have been a long time contributor to this forum, and have clearly done a major restoration. Any chance I could come and see your boat be...

Bravo. Rich and I are advocates of this approach as well. See recent posts on Hooked Bottom thread.

Thanks Andreas. Seems I should look into the brochure offering.

I have been looking around at Sea Coasters, and came across an ad for a 1960 16' Sea Mate. This is a new one for me. The seller does not know how to send a photo from his phone, but verbal description sounds very much like the Sea Coaster. Can someone explain the difference to me? Is it an interior ...

I have been out looking at 16' and 17' Thompsons and Lyman's from the 1950's and am amazed how many have a pronounced hook in the bottom. One seller suggested I need only soak the boat and add weight for some period for this to correct itself. Certainly not, and the issue of mold and rot was already...

Can anyone tell me the weight of a 1957 Thompson runabout, ideally without motor?
I am looking at boat lifts of various capacities, and don't want to buy more than I need because these get heavy and cumbersome to move in spring and fall.
Thank you.

This week I finished the Yellow Jacket that had consumed my attention, and made my first sojourn below decks on the Thomboy. It was generally a good report. Going forward, the inside of the hull displayed the decades of barn dust you'd expect, a little bit of blackened wood (but solid), and other se...

Peter So long since your last post some of us were convinced you'd finished and gone boating, leaving your readers stranded. There's a wealth of information and education in your posts. What to do next? My sense is you'd kick yourself if you did not go on to fix that hook, as you intimate. Keep us p...