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E.J.
10-29-2004, 06:21 PM
Workin her out ...C..mon :hammer2:
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/524/2074Woodie.jpg
steelcomp
10-29-2004, 06:35 PM
Purdy!!! And with an FE Ford!! Cool!
Norseman
10-29-2004, 06:35 PM
Workin her out ...C..mon :hammer2:
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/524/2074Woodie.jpg
E.J.
Looks really nice!!!
I sure wish my 65 rayson Craft had a wood deck!!!
ssmike
10-29-2004, 08:08 PM
EJ,
Lookin good. What year is the lp and what is the deck material?
We have a 69 lp with monkeypod.....
Jet City
10-29-2004, 08:18 PM
Thats really a good looking deck, I love the grain pattern.
VD CRUISER
10-30-2004, 05:11 AM
A wood deck Rayson, what else could you ask for. :D
GofastRacer
10-30-2004, 07:11 AM
Sweet!. :cool: :cool: :cool: A friend of mine just had a new one made for his, sure is purdy!.. ;)
E.J.
10-30-2004, 05:16 PM
Hi guys,Thanks for the complements it makes all the sawdust eaten worth it. SSMike to answer your question my lp is a 63 and the deck is Hawian Koa my second choice since monkeypod is almost imposible to come by in sheet form. Mike post a pic of your rayson id love to see it.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc04189.jpg
MAXIMUS
11-01-2004, 07:29 AM
I'm not sure that there is anything better than a wood deck rayson... :rollside:
Hud
11-01-2004, 07:38 AM
Disneyland, thats great.....C'mon! :D
MAXIMUS
11-01-2004, 03:42 PM
Disneyland, thats great.....C'mon! :D
DUH!!! What I meant was... I'm not sure that there is anything better than a wood deck rayson... besides living in disneyland! :notam: NOW CCCC AAA MOOOOOON!!!!!! :devil: :)
V-DRIVE VIDEO
11-01-2004, 04:45 PM
I'm not sure that there is anything better than a wood deck rayson... :rollside:
Correction... a wood deck V-DRIVE rayson! Right Max? :D
coolchange
11-01-2004, 05:49 PM
<--------Hey I resemble that!
Nice deal. Did you redo the deck?
E.J.
11-01-2004, 07:26 PM
Yes all new deck. This is my buddy jack pulling the top layer of fiberglass off the old mahogany. The boat was a wood decker that went bad so they tryed to glass over that..and you guessed it that went bad also. So we tore it all offhttp://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc04438.jpg
E.J.
11-01-2004, 07:32 PM
This is what we had when we were done
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc04493.jpg
DaveA
11-01-2004, 09:14 PM
EJ, that is lovely. It's great to see this type of craftsmanship being kept alive. And it's a treat to see the photos before and after. Makes me appreciate what work went into a wood deck, since very few of them made it to the East Coast, apparently. My LP's both are all 'glass, but the newer one does have a balsa floor. If I keep the older one, I'll put balsa in it, too. Hey! Maybe a wood deck!? Now THAT would be ambitious...
DaveA
E.J.
11-02-2004, 05:34 AM
The easy way to change the bow eye.. :idea: ... :D http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc04499.jpg
MAXIMUS
11-03-2004, 12:15 PM
Correction... a wood deck V-DRIVE rayson! Right Max? :D
:notam: :notam:
Wish it had a jet! :hammerhea :rolleyes:
TRG
11-03-2004, 04:21 PM
thats odd,...the youngsters are standing around with their hands in pockets as the old timer is sweating!
E.J.
11-03-2004, 07:26 PM
thats odd,...the youngsters are standing around with their hands in pockets as the old timer is sweating!
He dont sweat he takes it easy and points at me when the bustin ass projects come up :hammerhea . Il bet i sweat a thirty pac of coors light plainin those gunnel rails out :p
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc05890.jpg
E.J.
11-03-2004, 07:37 PM
Getin ready for fiberglass on the rub rail
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc05897.jpg
coolchange
11-03-2004, 07:37 PM
Did you pull the deck completely off? Or veneer the old ply?
E.J.
11-03-2004, 07:53 PM
We pulled every thing down to the sub deck. The old mahogany was shot from years of neglect
This pic shows an 1/8 in layer of the old mahogany that we did end up taking off. We also ended up replacing all of the mid deck
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc04493.jpg
E.J.
11-03-2004, 08:00 PM
The SWISS CHeesE Dash has got to go... Cmon
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc05895.jpg
coolchange
11-03-2004, 08:17 PM
I'm about to do this to mine and I was about to pull the WHOLE deck off. Now I wonder if that may be too far? What did you use to fair in the rise on the deck?
E.J.
11-03-2004, 09:21 PM
Coolchange,
Ok this pic shows the sub deck exposed and the outer gunnel rails removed. If your boat is not to bad then by all means take off only the top layer or two. Just enough to fit the hight of your new sheet with just a little sandin room at the rails.The roll up the deck was done using a belly strap and bottle jack with a few props off the rafters for stubborn spots
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc04527.jpg
TRG
11-04-2004, 07:25 PM
im thinkin its about time to start on my 63 Buck Smith!
good thread, im in need of knowledge about these wood decks! :)
Todd
E.J.
11-07-2004, 06:38 PM
Hello all
I thought id post an update.This picture shows the new dash that was fridays project since i had the day off. The rest of the weekend i spent sanding.....Im beat.. :sleeping: http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc05902.jpg
GofastRacer
11-07-2004, 07:13 PM
Very nice!.. :cool: :cool:
coolchange
11-08-2004, 05:52 PM
Are you a shop? I'd sure like to eyeball some of that.
E.J.
11-08-2004, 07:15 PM
Coolchange,
Were just buildin boats in the back yard, well my good friend jack is anyways. Im just the student working on my rayson. Are you planing a trip up north? If so, come on by we will put you to work.... :cool:
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc04494.jpg
coolchange
11-08-2004, 09:39 PM
I've traveled farther for less! Is Jack the resident Guru?
How far Del Norte? I'm always lookin to get edjumacated.
Is that white w/blue boat a Rayson or Belmont or?
E.J.
11-09-2004, 05:26 AM
I've traveled farther for less! Is Jack the resident Guru?
How far Del Norte? I'm always lookin to get edjumacated.
Is that white w/blue boat a Rayson or Belmont or?
This here is Jack Fickle boat builder extroidinare.
At one time he was the raysoncraft dealer here in Stockton, in fact he orignaly sold my boat in 63.
That blu/wht boat is an avenger or so he says
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/524/2074Dsc05457.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/524/2074Dsc04546.jpg :rollside:
DaveA
11-09-2004, 10:18 PM
Now this is Old School Cool!
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/524/2074Dsc04546.jpg :rollside:[/QUOTE]
E.J.
11-21-2004, 07:22 AM
Some more of my work in progress
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc05918.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2074Dsc05922.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc05910.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc05913.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc05912.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc05917.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc05920.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2074Dsc05919.jpg