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1. 
   Eef | Jul 23, 2009 03:25am | #1

   rob,
   so is she sea-worthy? looks like a good dutchman on that transom. replacing the whole thing is one thing and gettin' her in the water, so as to go fishing with your boy, is quite another...
   i'd opt for a job well done and get to sailing.
   thanks for posting.
   eef

2. 
   JMartinsky | Jul 23, 2009 06:02am | #2

   Wow!! How about an overall shot? Stem to stern?

   Best,

   John

3. 
   Eric | Jul 23, 2009 07:21am | #3

   Rob,

   I'm really happy for you!  I grew up in a 1956 Lyman 15.5 footer, which my dad restored tirelessly and I abused tirelessly as a teenager.

   They take a lot of love, but they are great boats.

   Unfortunately, ours is now in very sad shape, and need a whole new transem and decking.

   Keep her going, and that son of yours may turn out to keep her going strong a generation later.  I wish I had the time to do that to ours.

   Cheers,

   Eric

4. 
   sapwood | Jul 23, 2009 08:22am | #4

   Let's hear some more about the boat in general and some maintenance/repair issues in particular. There's a better then even chance that I'll be acquiring a Lyman that's in poor condition but salvageable. I might have bought it already but really haven't even had a chance to see it yet... just have been told of it by a friend. He's a wood boat addict and knows another when he sees one. What do I need to be on the lookout for when the day of inspection comes around?

   I'm moving really soon to an island paradise and I'll need a boat. What I don't need is another project, but hey, it's a wooden boat (and a classic) and I'm vulnerable.

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   Shoemaker1 | Jul 24, 2009 06:47am | #5

   Nice boat!! Lucky buggerI have 2 old Peterbourgh cold molded mahogany 14 footers, late 50 early 60 one is real sick one is primo with all the original hardware and horn. Need one small hull hole finish.
   The production #s are stamped on the inner keelson but I can't find a list of the serial #s to ID age and production info. Caught a few walleyes out of them and now they need some TLC. Maybe make one into a Casket with rods and a cooler!!Years ago I took my nephew out fishing and he caught his first walleye. Well he jumps out of the boat and runs up to my Mom and yells Grand ma I got to pe out of the back of the boat like the men and I caught a fish too. Moments to remember.
   Regards

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   JMartinsky | Jul 25, 2009 01:12am | #6

   "Grand ma I got to pee out of the back of the boat like the men and I caught a fish too"ATA Boy!!!John

2. 
   KiddervilleAcres | Jul 25, 2009 06:10am | #7

   Shoe,

   Good one.

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

5. 
   jbob | Jul 26, 2009 05:59pm | #8

   Rob,Saturday was the 10th annual Wooden Boat Show at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, NC. This is a link to some photos including a beautifully restored Lyman, if you are interested.Also a link to last years show.These are just a few of the exhibits at the shows.

   Robert Palmeter

   http://picasaweb.google.com/rpalmeter/BoatShow09#5362777274557027282

   http://picasaweb.google.com/rpalmeter/BoatShow08#

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   JMartinsky | Jul 26, 2009 06:25pm | #9

   Great pics!John

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   jbob | Jul 26, 2009 07:27pm | #10

   These are from the 07 boat show.http://picasaweb.google.com/rpalmeter/CFCCWoodBoatShow07#5227685679273431842

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   Knotscott | Jul 26, 2009 09:27pm | #11

   Nice job and nice story Rob - I was 14 when I bought my 1957 10hp Johnson and put it on an aluminum row boat that washed up and never got claimed after hurricane Agnes. Later I bought an 8' plywood hydroplane and put the motor on that...had a blast and must have put 100K miles on it! One of the bigger mistakes of my life was letting that boat and motor go....wish someone had stepped in and told a headstrong young 16 year old that he'd want that boat again someday.

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   robkress | Jul 26, 2009 11:38pm | #12

   Thanks for all the comments guys. Sorry I didn't get an overall pic before my father took it away for finishing. During the work, my father and uncle were asking me questions to which I could only reply..."I don't know, I'm not a boat builder".But now that I have done that quick fix it and in looking at the construction in detail for the first time, I'm sure I could have made that boat. Just a whole bunch of marine plywood with some bent ribs and a beefy keel. Really, nothing to the little thing. We should have replaced the whole transom.Yes, I have made a whole bunch of fond memories on that boat. Lot's of time with my dad and lots of time with my friends when I was just a kid trying to figure out how to be a man. To think I was the "man in charge" among our little group on the water. Oh the things I didn't know. Makes me a little embarrassed and nostalgic.My wife keeps asking why I still have that old boat. She says, "you never use it and our kids are never going on that thing.... they'll die when you sink". I just tell her that it isn't costing us anything to keep it and when the kids are older it will be a huge part of their childhood like it was a part of mine. She's not convinced. Yet.Happy wakes,Rob Kress