![]() The interior is in its original patina and looks fine, or if you wanted to brighten it up it would be an easy do. The windshield, deck and gunnels were revarnished. The hull was stripped to bare wood, sealed and painted. The motor has been gone through with new carb kit, fuel lines, points, plugs, impeller, etc and purrs all day long. Nothing is missing, broken or messed up - right down to original floor boards and canvas and side curtains. This is a superb unmolested original with the original 1957 Johnson Golden Javelin Electric start 35 Hp motor and original Cox trailer. It is not practical for me to own two boats so I am offering this gem for sale. I've owned it, restored it, used it, admired it, and now feel the need to do another boat project. I'm not going to answer detailed questions by text. ![]() Read the entire ad and if you want more information, Call me. I doubt any builder would intentionally create a concave aft bottom like that although some hook is often used for specific reasons like helping a boat get on to plane.If this ad is up the boat is still available. Usually you must install an additional rib or stringers or keelson to hold the straightened shape in place. If there are any cracked ribs/frames they should be replaced with properly shaped ones. ![]() Rig up a temporary frame inside the boat that can exert enough pressure on the afflicted concave bottom area to make the buttocks straight. Trailer bunks on outboard boats should always extend past the transom and this is the first thing to fix. The bow will be driven down at speed and the boat will be extremely wet, sometimes with water curling up over the forward sheer. I have seen older Lymans with this problem which severely limits performance if left in that state. Hogging is caused by an entirely different process and not seen in such small boats. More common in lapstrake since these tend to be a bit more flexible than other construction types. ![]() Most boats with this issue was caused by having too short trailer bunks with an outboard hanging on the transom. Seems like there's a pronounced downward hook at the transom - is that normal? There's daylight between the rollers on the trailer forward of the last roller where they don't contact the hull. Hogging: Have a look at these pics and tell me what you think. What do you guys think? I read somewhere that this joint between the garboard planks is a common source of leaks in old boats where the original caulking has shrunk long ago. On the inside under the floorboards someone has applied a reddish caulk along the edge between the keel and the garboard planks. Looking at where the keel strip covers the joint between the garboard planks on the bottom of the boat, I see discoloration that looks to me like where leaking could occur. My understanding is that this commonly told tale only applies to actual wood planked boats, not plywood boats because plywood does not shrink and expand like solid planks. Leaks: the owner says it leaks a bit in the spring until the wood swells up. I'm mainly a sailor and have owned a wood boat but I'm not very knowledgable about these. Hey folks I just looked a 50s era plywood lapstrake runabout and I have some concerns / questions.
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