joe bag o donuts Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 Well here's some pictures of the progress we're making on our 14' Sea Nymph. That's the real name on the side not something we named it. Anyway, every piece of wood that was in before had rot in it somewhere. Some pieces were so rotted they had to be swept out rather than ripped out. All the new wood was treated with preservative. Plus the deck is completely removeable so if it is rained on or whatever it can be dried completely before being put back in. Feel free to ask questions on how we did certain areas and I'll try to asnwer them. It was a fairly simple job, but it took alot of 'eyeballing' to get everything to fit the way we wanted to. The frot deck was by far the hardest part, but after alot of agony it now fits as snug as a bug in a rug. Now onto the pictures. Sorry for the quality. The finished pictures will be much better. I'll post those as soon as the carpet is done. Enjoy the pictures of the old Chrysler outboard. You don't see many of those around. For good reason too. This one doesn't run and never will. We're currently looking for another outboard. First step, see what we have to work with. Answer: Rot, everywhere. Here's a shot showing it stripped to the metal. Front deck was done first. A seat will be mounted soon as well. Here's a mock-up of the layout we decided to go with. We shortened the hatches to make them lighter and widened the sides so it's harder to crush a pole. A seat will be back here also. Stay tuned for updates!!! Quote
TopDog Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 Very nice boss! You have some serious skill! Quote
Super User cart7t Posted August 4, 2007 Super User Posted August 4, 2007 What are you doing to treat the plywood before putting the carpet down? Quote
joe bag o donuts Posted August 4, 2007 Author Posted August 4, 2007 What are you doing to treat the plywood before putting the carpet down? Up front we used fence post treatment and some undercoating. In the back I can't remember but it was weatherproofing for fences, siding etc. The pictures of the back were taken before the treatment. We did the two different types for comparison to see which rots first. Seriously though I'm pretty sure it should be fine stored in a garage and only used on bright sunny days. We looked for marine plywood, but the only stuff we could find was so warped it would have been impossible to use. And thanks for the comments guys. I hope to have it finished before the weekend is. Quote
Guest SkyChimp Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 Looks good. A decent waterproofer and a coat of carpet adhesive will create a floor that should last for years. Marine plywood for such an application is unnecessary. Marine plywood is heavier, and is corrosive to bare aluminum. Make sure there isn't contact contact againt the inside of the hull. The floor should be completely supported by the seats or hull ribs, but not the hull. Excessive contact with the hull can lead to leaking rivets or cracked welds as the floor places pressure on the hull itself. Best to leave a small gap between the floor and the hull all the way around. Quote
Super User Long Mike Posted August 5, 2007 Super User Posted August 5, 2007 Very, very nice work. Quote
FishingBuds Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 looken good joe, my project has been seriously delayed right now Looks good tho joe you know ;D Quote
basspro48 Posted August 6, 2007 Posted August 6, 2007 Very nice work Joe, I especially like the carpeting job Quote
joe bag o donuts Posted August 6, 2007 Author Posted August 6, 2007 Very nice work Joe, I especially like the carpeting job Hahaha! Ghetto rocks! Thanks for the comments everyone. The back deck is done. I'll see if I can get some pictures up. Quote
Clayton Posted August 7, 2007 Posted August 7, 2007 Hey looks pretty good! I too have fixed up an old john boat and love it! Quote
backpain... Posted August 8, 2007 Posted August 8, 2007 Hey Joe I have that exact same boat minus the console, mine is a strait utility John with a tiller motor. You are giving me great ideas here with what I can do and some things I might need to do differently because mine is a tiller. Make sure you get some good overall shots for us to drool over! Are you putting in a livewell? If so please share the ideas! Thanks for sharing this, I am getting stoked again at getting my boat "decked out". One last thing I would ask is maybe after it is all said and done letting us know how stable it is I am really wondering what the extra weight + higher center of gravity will do for stability. Quote
joe bag o donuts Posted August 8, 2007 Author Posted August 8, 2007 Hey backpain, I might have to turn ours into a tiller if we can't find a short shaft electric start motor. We wanna buy used so it'll be pretty near impossible. No livewell since we don't plan on going to any tourneys. If we do go saltwater and want to keep a few trout or reds then we just throw them in a cooler anyways. Stability was great with the old rotten deck. The new one will probably be better. The front deck is kinda small, but once you get used to it it's not a problem to stand and fish for a couple hours. With the seats installed it will be no problem at all. Later Quote
joe bag o donuts Posted August 8, 2007 Author Posted August 8, 2007 UPDATE!!! Well aside fromthe seats it's pretty much done. Sorry for the dirty carpet, It's still dirty from laying on the garage floor. : Oh well, enjoy anyways! The Sea Nymph.... Port side Hatch with proffessional carpet job... Cockpit area... Front view... Quote
MattStrykul Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 Nice job man! Its very unique, never seen one like it. Quote
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