" Gluvit makes a big mess, the few times I encountered it in repair jobs.
If you repair a structural area with epoxy...you have to put some strength into the epoxy. Some type of load carrying fiber or fabric. If you are just filling…"
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boat cover "bows" ?
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Anyone have any slick ideas on how to create and maintain a convex cover-shape when your dory is covered? A shape that stops water and snow from 'pooling' in the boat cover when the boat sits…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Don Hanson Oct 16, 2011.
Media (Medium?) blasted...
I just took on another Don Hill restoration project...This poor boat was media-blasted by the previous owner, him trying to remove the old checked paint with that process, according to my client. …Continue
Started Oct 9, 2011
Sureply?
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Has anyone tried this product for the boat sides/bottom?http://www.patriottimber.com/sureply.htm I got some the other day for the rear panel…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Don Hanson Jun 26, 2011.
a couple of ideas for your workshop
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No real boat content, but here's some helpful ideas of ways to make your boatbuilding a little easier maybe. Click on the pics for explainations in this Web Album below. You might have to paste…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Christian Lazarides Jun 21, 2011.
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Don Hanson replied to Greg Jensen's discussion Ipe Brazilian hardwood - has anyone used this??
" Ipe splits easily. The dust and oil from it is Brutal! Really odd when you sand it, you get a green dust. It has lots of silica in it that dulls up tools, but it should do the job if you are careful. Nasty stuff to work…"
Don Hanson replied to Ron Bakken's discussion UHMW Chine Caps?
" If you are building a dump truck, that plastic might be the "Right Stuff"...If you aren't concerned with water tightness, it might be the "right stuff" too. If you are sticking it on an aluminum hull where you…"
Don Hanson replied to Ron Bakken's discussion UHMW Chine Caps?
" Brass is not such a great metal for use in water. I am no chemist, but I think there's something about it that makes it very prone to electrolisis.
Bronze is the 'traditional' boatbuilding metal. I…"
Don Hanson replied to Ron Bakken's discussion UHMW Chine Caps?
" The Don Hill boat I restored recently came to me with UHMW chine caps and a stem cap of the same stuff. It was broken up and very brittle. Wouldn't be my choice. It left a bunch of the screws just hanging…"
Don Hanson replied to Gary Davis's discussion Driftboat Construction
" There are plenty of project boats for sale in the Northwest. I have one in my shop that a fellow bought last fall and has me doing the restoration, up to the painting stage before he takes over.
I…"
Don Hanson replied to Gary Davis's discussion Driftboat Construction
" Gary,
The boat you are speaking of...not the best idea. I don't mean to 'rain on your parade' and you can certainly get an attractive finished boat, doing what you propose....it is sort of how boats were…"
Don Hanson replied to Michael Rosso's discussion fasteners and waterproofing..
" Every screw should get something, if that fastener leaves access for the water. Many use 5200 or some of the caulks available. If the fastener will be left so you can remove it...I use Dolphinite, an old school goo available…"
Don Hanson replied to Kevin Kay's discussion Need help identifying my wooden drift boat
"Here's the plate that was on the Don Hill boat I restored last spring. You will note the size and the location of the plate is pretty much like the boat we're trying to identify, but different information that has been surmised..Just…"
Don Hanson replied to Kevin Kay's discussion Need help identifying my wooden drift boat
" I will say I do not like Reed and Prince screws. I encountered them in bronze while working in a shop that restored and built traditional wooden craft of all types...and Reed and Prince seemed the easiest to strip out of all of…"
Don Hanson replied to Kevin Kay's discussion Need help identifying my wooden drift boat
" It looks like a Don Hill boat to me. I am no expert, but I see some clues and the overall lines just look "Don Hill" to me. The knee hooks, the location of the brass plate, the shape of the top of the stem, the shape of…"
Don Hanson replied to Loren Turnquist's discussion Fasteners
" One way the Gougeon Bros. have used staples as 'hold while the epoxy kicks'....is to put the staples through some polypro banding tape....Like the stuff that gets wrapped around crates....You staple right through the plastic,…"
Don Hanson replied to Tyler Johnson's discussion Custom Cabinetmaker wants to built a Custom Drift Boat..
" Don't get me wrong, everyone. Boats are a lot more 'precise' than cabinets. Each piece has to fit and perfectly, and each piece is not the same as any other...except sometimes the one on the opposite side of…"
Don Hanson replied to Tyler Johnson's discussion Custom Cabinetmaker wants to built a Custom Drift Boat..
" Tyler, welcome
I am a cabinet maker and a boatbuilder. The two are different. Boats don't *have* to be square, plumb, level or any of that...When I apprenticed as a boatbuilder after having my own…"
Don Hanson replied to Don Hanson's discussion boat cover "bows" ?
" Kirb...thanks.
I should come visit sometime. Haven't been to the Hole in years. Marie and I are fine..we see Susan Heddon often and she keeps us up on all the happenings in the valley. I run into Workers more…"
kirby williams replied to Don Hanson's discussion boat cover "bows" ?
"Hey Da, long time no see. I stretch a strong cord from bow to stern very tight on my 1754 Ray Heater drifter. With good tight bungy connections to the trailer in the oar lock area it makes a nice tent to repell water but not much…"
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My Don Hill boatowner is quite pleased
He came up yesterday and got his "new" boat. A very happy and somewhat amazed (by the boat's transformation) fellow. He insisted I take a small bonus payment for my work, which I did not turn down. With the bonus, I made just about minimum wage..almost. Other than the sanding, re-working the old Woodie was really quite fun.
We put almost $1000 in materials and supplies into the job. I had over 100 hrs of labor as well.
In our original discussions and my quick…
ContinuePosted on May 24, 2011 at 7:29am — 2 Comments
Finished her up..15 May
As promised to the owner, his boat is ready. Before official summer..Memorial Day. 
Doing this restoration was enjoyable and I think the customer got good value. He now has a very serviceable boat that is also a genuine piece of history.…
ContinuePosted on May 17, 2011 at 11:15am — 1 Comment
Moving right along with this one
A progress report on the refurbishment of the Don Hill boat:
I've finished with the bottom, the rock shoe install, the chine and a new stem. Finished up the sides while it was upside down, too.
Flipped it over and...sighed. More, a lot more... basic sanding, staring me right in the face.
I put three coat of Dura Tuff clear coat finish on the outside. This is the finish that Don Hill used. I called the fellow who bought out Don Hill's patterns and…
ContinuePosted on May 8, 2011 at 8:04pm
R&R on a Don Hill boat being done now (late April, '11)
I have not figured out how to post pics here yet. For now, I will reference you to my Picasa web album(s) with about 20 pics of this project as it's progressed 'till now.
I was commissioned to bring this boat back to life late last fall. It was soaking wet, full of ice and leaves, a forlorn sight as the client pulled up to my shop with it. He's a recreational floater, wanted the boat saved, if possible, so he could float it this summer. He seems to be OK with…
ContinuePosted on April 30, 2011 at 11:00am — 1 Comment
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