If you are restoring a pontoon (fully enclosed) style hull you'll need to inspect the whole inside to be sure there's no dry rot or failing joints ... in the same manner Chip Foose (Overhaulin') restores collector cars. What you have described so far is a repaint.Hello, I'm in the middle of restoring a 1954 Sailfish.
I don't know what kind of paint to use. I want something that goes on thick, but not too thick as to reveal the brush strokes.
Also, I have the original red and white sail, and I was wondering if anyone had any idea what the original color scheme was?
Ah. . ., you'd know best, having the boat in-hand. Sounds like a fun project.Pulling the top on this boat would be more trouble than it's worth, and it doesn't seem too necessary given the condition.
Be cautious with any old paint. No telling what people used. The probability of oil based paint is high, but that doesn't preclude other types ... epoxy paint has been around a long time too, but quite an expense in those days.It's good to know the original paint was oil based, and hopefully unleaded. Conventional paint stripper did quite a job on the several layers of recent paint, but didn't even touch the base red. I sanded most of it off.
I have an old 1950s Sailfish that was sitting on someones lawn and I just picked up. I know next to nothing about boat restoration, or sailing for that matter, but am interested in carpentry and thought it would be a cool project.
Turns out its pretty rotted so I may have to abandon this all together, but I really have no idea. The keel strip is entirely rotted, I went to chip it out and its so soft that I just poked through. There was even a little water in the hull, which I drained. Its a bit damp on the inside but not totally rotted. Should I give up or are there ways to restore/fix this? I know that this is a mammoth question and a mammoth undertaking but if anyone has even little shreds or bits of advice--or if you know now that this is doomed to fail, a heads up would be great.
Thanks!
Devin