1. This project started when my dad said, "The motor seems a little wobbly. Can you take a look?"I figured the bolts that hold the motor...

2. These old boats had solid 2-side rivets on the major hull seams, and blind rivets for the corner plates. Almost all of the blind (pop) rivets we...

3. I had to borrow a friend's pressure washer because I don't know where mine is. Probably lent it to someone else. There is probably exactly 1 few...

4. You always want to seal watercraft on the outside. Anything floating is creating some water pressure with its displacement. So if you seal the s...

5. I bought 2 sheets of 5/8" marine-glued plywood. I really only had the square-footage needs for one sheet, but since all 3 seats are 16&quot...

6. I got the transom bolted in through all the same old holes. Added some stainless fender washers to the middle holes, where the wobbling engine h...

7. Each seat also had a pair of brackets to reinforce the rim of the hull and keep the boat from twisting under load. These are 1/4" thick alu...

8. Back to the Flex Seal. Everywhere a piece of stainless went through wood or through the hull, I wanted to seal it to prevent another round of ru...

9. When painting camouflage, you need 1 main base color (Oregano for me), a couple more colors for major breakup (Nutmeg & Leafy Green), and th...