What have you done for your boat lately?

[Bruce Baker]

Honestly, I didn’t think of a decal. That would have been cool.

The boys (7 and 10) wanted me to put a dragonfly on it, and we had this iridescent paint from an old craft project. I did look at stencils, but none seemed right.

So, I decided to try and draw one. Never been much for drawing, but since the painting on my 7yo’s vise board came out ok

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(Got his signature from his homework)

I figured I’d at least try. So we built a second, extra, deck and here we are.
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The real one will be painted smaller, at an angle, and in the wider part of the deck.

You are very talented!

 

[Jake Watrous]

You are very talented!

Thank you, but it’s more diligence than anything. You’re not seeing the 10,541 times the paint was wiped off/painted over.

 

[kerrys]

Thank you, but it’s more diligence than anything. You’re not seeing the 10,541 times the paint was wiped off/painted over.

"I Have Not Failed. I Have Just Found 10,000 Things That Do Not Work." ~ Thomas Edison​

 

[Eastside]

Any upgrades being done to it while it's in the shop?

I picked the boat up in Mollala, Oregon yesterday and towed it home. Stopped at the Clackacraft shop on the way home and everyone came out to look at the ”old school“ boat. I told them the last time I was there was in 1985 when I bought the boat. They were pleased to see it still in service. Should be good for another 40 years, a few more for me and the rest for my son when I give him the boat. Today, I redrilled the holes for the front seat positions and replaced the hardware with stainless. Tomorrow I am going to redo the rope rowing seat and wash the road grime and de-icer off from my trip back through Portland. Going to let the gel coat cure for a few weeks and then float it in the Yakima Canyon, hopefully with my son. For reference, I am including a picture of the inside before the work was done (the angle of the photo does not really show the wear that was on the inside from years of use. The dings and rock rash on the bottom was shown in my earlier photo in the thread. If you want to see the work that they did, PNW Fiberglass and Composite Solutions posted the restoration on their Facebook page.

 

[Jake Watrous]

I picked the boat up in Mollala, Oregon yesterday and towed it home. Stopped at the Clackacraft shop on the way home and everyone came out to look at the ”old school“ boat. I told them the last time I was there was in 1985 when I bought the boat. They were pleased to see it still in service. Should be good for another 40 years, a few more for me and the rest for my son when I give him the boat. Today, I redrilled the holes for the front seat positions and replaced the hardware with stainless. Tomorrow I am going to redo the rope rowing seat and wash the road grime and de-icer off from my trip back through Portland. Going to let the gel coat cure for a few weeks and then float it in the Yakima Canyon, hopefully with my son. For reference, I am including a picture of the inside before the work was done (the angle of the photo does not really show the wear that was on the inside from years of use. The dings and rock rash on the bottom was shown in my earlier photo in the thread. If you want to see the work that they did, PNW Fiberglass and Composite Solutions posted the restorationView attachment 56054 on their Facebook page. They do good work.

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Thank you for sharing this.

Also, it’s interesting to see two seats in the bow.

 

[Eastside]

Thank you for sharing this.

Also, it’s interesting to see two seats in the bow.

The third puck in the middle allows me to switch from two seats to one. Lately I have been running with the middle seat but for years my dad and brother-in-law went on a family trip. Dad did it into his mid-80s.

 

[Jake Watrous]

Tiny, tiny paintbrushes, a few nerve-wracking hours, and the boat now has a dragonfly.

 

[Eastside]

Tiny, tiny paintbrushes, a few nerve-wracking hours, and the boat now has a dragonfly.View attachment 56083View attachment 56082

Outstanding!

 

[Jake Watrous]

Outstanding!

Thank you

 

[Billy]

Tiny, tiny paintbrushes, a few nerve-wracking hours, and the boat now has a dragonfly.View attachment 56083View attachment 56082

Now let's see a 5 pound LM coming up to chomp it

 

[Jake Watrous]

Now let's see a 5 pound LM coming up to chomp it

Man, if I could draw/paint fish that would be pretty cool.

 

[Draketake]

@Eastside Beautiful Boat to begin with. Even more so, after the work. Old School brings back many memories. Congrats.
Thanks again also for the help with my boat anchor pulley system..

@Jake ....speechless all around on your creation.

Stay Warm.

Bob

 

[Jeff Dodd]

Tiny, tiny paintbrushes, a few nerve-wracking hours, and the boat now has a dragonfly.View attachment 56083

Beautiful work and boat!

 

[Jake Watrous]

Beautiful work and boat!

Thank you

 

[Kfish]

Tiny, tiny paintbrushes, a few nerve-wracking hours, and the boat now has a dragonfly.View attachment 56083View attachment 56082

Gorgeous! Nice work!

 

[Jake Watrous]

Gorgeous! Nice work!

Thank you

 

[cdnred]

Jake, were you planning to add a couple grab handles on the bow and stern for ease of handling..?

 

[Jake Watrous]

Jake, were you planning to add a couple grab handles on the bow and stern for ease of handling..?

Yes, and no. The eyebrows and decks function as handles.

The bow and stern decks overhang the water-tight compartments, creating a nice lip, and the curved eyebrow (that will hopefully help divert water that comes over the bow or stern) hangs down past the lip, making a nice and positive grip. (old photos below)

 

[mark wlker]

Just removed almost a foot of snow off the cover.

 

[Jake Watrous]

Just removed almost a foot of snow off the cover.

Hopefully for the last time this season