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1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 5 months ago #65455
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hi all, i just got a rocket and plan on fixing it up over the next few months. i'll have the deck off this weekend and then start on the stringers, as i found out they are soft. the transom seems real solid, but will check that out also. the motor is a 1962 75 johnson that the p o said was stuck, and i found out it is not stuck, but the control cables are. really does not matter as the 75 is to big for me, i'am planing on running my 50 hp merc and look for a period correct motor down the line. so i'am listing the 75 on the glassifieds, whole or parts just let me know if you need anything. wish me luck and i'll be on the water next year. thanks frog
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 5 months ago #65457
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Frog Welcome,
As a new member of the finned boat club, we all are eagerly anticipating the next posting of your project. 
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65495
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Frog, another nice project that should be fun. Looks good!
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65498
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thanks guys. i'll try to live up to doing a good job. it was raining here today, so didn't get any grass mowed and no work done on the rocket, and this week end will be busy untill sunday afternoon and then the deck comes off. will have more pic's. frog
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65684
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i got some work done on the rocket today. we had our 2 1/2 year old grandson over for the weekend so did not get started on the boat until after he went home and i got some grass cut, i'am going to have to make my yard smaller.lol. i got the motor off and all the controls, wiring ect. and got the deck loose, now just have to get 5 guys to help lift it onto one of my other trailers. transom is solid as a rock and only looks like 2 bad stringers. will know more when i dig into them. i was reading about the peanut butter, is this what i would use to set the stringers in the floor with? here are a couple of pic's for you of my progress. and by the way, the 75 johnson is for sale, complete or parts. let me know what you need and make an offer. frog
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65689
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I love the loader trick. That's the best way to do it.
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65691
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i call the tractor the Bull Frog it sure comes in handy. say littlefin will you e-mail me , This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. i have a couple of questons for you, thanks frog
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65698
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glad to see you starting on it frog,GO FROG!!!,john
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\"too soon old,too late smart\" my pap
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain |
Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65717
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loaders are great for mounting outboards....
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65755
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E-Mail is sent my friend!
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65757
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Kinda Like This?
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65760
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umm...green...ribit
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65768
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wow, littlefin you sure came thru for me. now i have some idea how it will look. thank you very much. i owe you big time. yes neil, ribit ribit lol lol frog
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65772
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heres what i came up with,not so good but different,lol i cant get the scan to work,crap.
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\"too soon old,too late smart\" my pap
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain |
Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65780
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White on White. Always a classic winner John!
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65781
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yeah,i know,i know,i drew a frog and dont know how to post it from adobe,lol,john
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\"too soon old,too late smart\" my pap
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain |
Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65814
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John, Take the picture to this site and have it switched to a JPG format.
www.online-image-editor.com/ Remember to change the Convert During Upload from PNG to JPG. |
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65817
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\"too soon old,too late smart\" my pap
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain |
Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65818
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there ya go frog,its not much,lol
thanks little fin i owe ya one,john |
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\"too soon old,too late smart\" my pap
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain |
Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65838
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And he's an artist too. The man has skills.
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65870
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boy o boy , john the frog came out great, i'am going to have 2 stickers made and am going to put them on the fins, and how did you know that i have buck teeth. lmho . it is great that everybody here has a skill to help the other members. my thanks to all of you . i got the deck off of my rocket tonite. and started to look at the work that needs to be done. the transom is soft, so will be replaced along with at least 2 stringers. so will have alot more questons. here are some pic's frog
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #65872
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The transom doesn't look to bad to do. I'm sure you will have it fixed up in no time.
Thanks for the update. |
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66158
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hi all, just got in from working on the rocket, started to strip down the inside of the hull. i have a soft spot in the transom about 6 by 8 inches but not square, so out it comes. and was wondering if you could use the seacast method for the floor stringers? i have 2 of them that are soft, and they extend under 2 floation compartments that are glassed on to the hull, would be a heck of a job to cut them out and have to reglass them back in. but if so i will do that. i promise i'll take some pic's tomorrow . good nite for now . frog
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66218
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i just got the inside of the hull cleaned out and cut 2 holes in the floatation compartments , and they will have to come out and be dealt with. what fun are we having yet. lol. frog
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66223
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Frog,
Stupid question, but don't those compartments usually have foam in them? |
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66227
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littlefin, my thoughts also. the front one had water in it, now i'll have to find out how it got there. and the back one does have foam, but is water logged and black. the rear will have to come out for the transom r&r for sure. i guess the front will be easy enough to do, just more glass and time.mite as well do it now then wished that i had done it. how is your boat coming along? haven't read anything in along time about it. take care buddy. frog. and thanks for painting my boat for me. frog
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66229
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Thanks Frog. My boat is getting wet every chance I get. The wife and I are still working some of the bugs out of it, but for the most part we are just using it and enjoying it.
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66623
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was up in duluth yesterday for a funeral and stopped at harbor freight and picked up a saw to cut out the floor and transom with. hope to have all the cutting done this week end. got some glass coming and picked up a sheet of plywood , so maybe i'll have some more pic's sunday nite. somebody here said never give up and they were right. frog
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66624
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Frog,
Next time you are up in Duluth hop over to my pad. (I like that one)  |
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66626
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hey littlefin, i need your address and phone #,i was going to try to get ahold of you and figured the wife would be to sad. next time iam coming north. i'll give you a call. frog This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66677
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Good progress so far, keep it up.
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66777
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thanks littlefin and bob, just got in from the garage and washed off some fiberglass dust. got a few pic's , did not get as much done as i hoped to do. i did get the front and rear floation chambers cut out and the motor well. i took out over 100 lbs of water logged foam from the rear compartment and at least 30 lbs of soaked plywood. now i can lift the back end of the boat off the trailer by myself. i'm planing on putting in a piece of pcv pipe from the center to the transom for the drain plug, as it is in the center of the boat now. just trying to get ideas in a row and writting them down so i don't forget. hope to have the transom out tomorrow nite. here are the pic's. frog
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66778
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Does the man ever sleep?
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66866
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hi all. i got the transom out tonite after work. it was still real solid, just acouple of rotted spots were the p/o beefed it up for the 75 hp johnson. if he would have left it alone it would have been good to go. so now i'll get the stringers cut out and check to see if the keel is solid or not. then the fun part begins, grinding the fiberglass smooth. i did find out that duct tape works good to get the iches off of your skin.lol here are a couple of pic's of the transom. i took it out in pieces as it was to solid to remove whole. frog
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66881
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Looking good Frog, hang in there buddy!
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66902
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Your working to fast. It makes the rest of us look bad.
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66924
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Looking GREAT. Yeah I hate that fiberglass itch. I have a few long sleeve t-shirts just for that reason. Yeah it makes you sweat more but saves on the itching! Keep up the good work.
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #66935
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thanks mark, littlefin, and bob. i got the 2 stringers cut out tonite and they were bad, the center keel is solid as i drilled a few 1/8" holes into it and it came out dry and brown. only 2 more items to cut off, and then i'am having a sanding party and all of you guys are invited. lol. no pic's tonite as i forgot the camera in the house will have some at a later date. take care for now . frog
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #67092
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Great job looking good
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Re:1958 shell lake rocket project 12 years 4 months ago #67216
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hi all, well i got the transom plywood cut and am going to glue the 2 pieces together sunday, and then i'll start to grind the fiberglass smooth and see if the transom fits. no pic's again tonite. i know you guys like pic's, next post will have some. frog
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