'Oh Joy' Restoration - 02/26/10

[CharlieCobra]

Another rainy day in the shop. I received some fasteners from Jamestown Dist. and started working on actually bolting down some deck beams. We had soaked the clamp with Ethylene Glycol a few weeks ago and followed up by plugging the bottoms of the bolt holes today and filling them with CPES. I also sanded the old paint off and brushed a coat on for good measure. We then coated the deck beam end with it as well.

Once the wood was treated I laid out marking lines for reference to drill the outer holes through the deck beams.



This was a blind drill at an angle since there wasn't room to drill from underneath.



Luckily, it worked and the holes lined up nicely.



The next step was to drill pockets so I could get the carraige heads flush.



Of course this required some chisel work too



We found a not so nice surprise when we got back from lunch.



Hopefully I can figure something out soon since the Admiral starts work this coming Tuesday.

So tomorrow, we get to go back and see about getting more done. This was the first part we actually started reassembly.

[Target9000]

What was not so nice when you got back from work? Photo didn't show up.

Its a lot of fun to watch this project progress.

[Blue Stocking]

You're getting there Charlie You fit doublers between the beam ends?
Bummer on the paperwork thing.

[CharlieCobra]

Doublers? I had to pull that shelf today and make a new one because that on decided to split. I'll post up when it's completed.

[CharlieCobra]

Originally Posted by Target9000

What was not so nice when you got back from work? Photo didn't show up.

Its a lot of fun to watch this project progress.

I was an eviction warning for the boat. I decided to delete it...