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If your going to glass the boat, there are studies which were conducted by Gougeon Brothers in BayCity, Michigan as to how resins and stains react. If I remember correctly oil base stains such as minwas do not allow the resin to penitrate and adhere to the wood as it should and will allow...

My father in-law has a classic mercury 35 horse. I'm trying to talk him in to using the 60 hp Scott Atwater he has instead. We'll see.

She emergesafter five months of work It's been five months of work on the old girl but we're 95% complete and ready to send her off for the new interior and electrical system. The new interior will be off white seats with a burgondy stripe. Here are a few updated shots.

Getting some where Bottom stained and ready for epoxy Epoxy, varnish and ready to flip over New Deck is on Looking like a boat again Custom Die-cut Clyde logo reproduction Just a few more shots of how she is looking Looking to have her out to get wired and new...

Progress is being seen. Boat was rolled over yesterday to begin work on the bottom. Looking to have it preped and stained by Memorial day with epoxy being applied during the week. hopefully I'll be applying spar varnish by ext week end and ready to roll back over. Matchbook grains in...

WOW!!! at least I can say the one I'm working on is solid.

Been a little tied up on the restoration and other stuff but love the windshield.

Hey Chuck, thats was one first time out. Yes, I'm in Michigan. Does your boat still have the original manufactures plate at the back transome, port side under the transom support? I would be interested in seeing what is stamped on it. Sounds like you have done a lot of work tot he boat...

A few clues: 1. Aniline dye has to be placed on fresh wood for it to penitrate in to the wood to create the affect of the pronouced wood grain. If the wood was prefinished it would have sealed the pores of the wood and not allow it to penetrate. Even if stripped you would not be able to...

Hey Chris, anyway to change the name of the thread to 1946 Clyde since the hull number is 610-46? Thanks for the gallery I posted a hand full of shots and comments. The build is going well so far but taking our time to do it right.

Okay where to begin. The stain is not a stain. This is an aniline dye. You can tell this by the pronounced grain in the wood. Also the deck was replaced at some time. The deck should be a quarter sawn sapele mahogony and not what appears to be either douglas fir or birch on your boat. I...

Thanks, the fun now begins. I found some problems but at this point nothing that worries me. I'll document every step of the way.

Have a handful of motors to pick from. My father in law has the original merc which is basically parts at this point but he is hoping to put a 66hp Scott Atwater on it that he has and runs. Not certain of it's year but by the style of the housing looks to be fitting for the boat. The boat was...

Hey Chris, pulled the Clyde out of my in laws garage today and brought it home. My wife and I started on the disassembly, cataloging and documenting of parts and pieces and have a lot of pic's. Found the original manufacturers tag and it is really a 1946 17' 8" runabout. Let me know how...

Restoration is going to get under way in the next month. Went to get pictures and well it was dark and semi burried by stuff, well the camera phone didn't do justice. So We'll be pulling it out in the next week and traveling 40 mile north to my house for the work to begin. The deck and tops...