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longam · 11-10-08, 05:00 PM

Very Nice to see these guys taking the time to bring her back to life.

A leaving port video.

AVGWarhawk · 11-10-08, 09:43 PM

What is astonishing here is the fact that these vessels were made of wood. Salt water, fire and just the general environment took it's toll but they were able to get it back together after all these years.

Hylander_1314 · 11-10-08, 10:48 PM

Watch this little documentary of the ELCO Boat Company. It's in 3 parts. With all the glue and fabric used to cover the mahoganey, I'ld be suprised if the water got to much if any of the wood.

The contact cement alone would make it just about waterproof.

Neat camo paint on them too. Most of the boats in the early part of war were painted forest green by the crews in the field.

AVGWarhawk · 11-11-08, 09:23 AM

Well, they need to start making that contact cement again! If she lasted that long from fire and the environment, then the glue must be good

Hylander_1314 · 11-11-08, 01:20 PM

That's basically how I made my transom support for my aluminum boat. It's 20 layers tick, and laminated with Weldwood Contact Cement. Not the treehugger hippie envirornmentally safe stuuf, but the nasty fumes will knock you out if you don't ventilate stuff. I then coated it with epoxy resin after it was cut and sanded to shape, and routed along the top face for the aluminum edging. The layers are a little over 1/8 inch thick, so the transom is about 2 inches thick total, so it supports the outboard real nice. Finding the birch in thin sections sheets at 4ft x 6ft was the trick.

11-10-08, 09:43 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,274 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	What is astonishing here is the fact that these vessels were made of wood. Salt water, fire and just the general environment took it's toll but they were able to get it back together after all these years. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

11-10-08, 10:48 PM	#3
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Watch this little documentary of the ELCO Boat Company. It's in 3 parts. With all the glue and fabric used to cover the mahoganey, I'ld be suprised if the water got to much if any of the wood. The contact cement alone would make it just about waterproof. Neat camo paint on them too. Most of the boats in the early part of war were painted forest green by the crews in the field. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

11-11-08, 09:23 AM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,274 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Well, they need to start making that contact cement again! If she lasted that long from fire and the environment, then the glue must be good __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

11-11-08, 01:20 PM	#5
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	That's basically how I made my transom support for my aluminum boat. It's 20 layers tick, and laminated with Weldwood Contact Cement. Not the treehugger hippie envirornmentally safe stuuf, but the nasty fumes will knock you out if you don't ventilate stuff. I then coated it with epoxy resin after it was cut and sanded to shape, and routed along the top face for the aluminum edging. The layers are a little over 1/8 inch thick, so the transom is about 2 inches thick total, so it supports the outboard real nice. Finding the birch in thin sections sheets at 4ft x 6ft was the trick. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

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11-10-08, 05:00 PM	#1
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Very Nice to see these guys taking the time to bring her back to life. A leaving port video.