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the Mckee
I finnally have gotten some work done on the McKee, and I got a new camera thanks to selling some parts I had. My Fuji finally fell apart, it was a good one, I've been shopping cameras for a while, I was figuring on buying the Olympus 850sw, but I came across the 1050SW at Costco for $20 more than the best price Ive found on the 850, so I went ahead and picked one up. Its the waterproof and shock proof camera, so hopefully it will hold up to my daily routines. So far, its seems to be working good.
Back to the McKee. First off, McKee has closed its doors, sound like its getting pretty ugly between the owner and the McKee family, too bad, they built a decent boat. theres a thread over on THT if anyone is interested. I was lucky enough to order and receive a new fwd hatch, my hatch was MIA, and any used one found was in pretty bad shape. I took a brand new virgin gel coated hatch, and sanded it down with a 40 grit disc, to prep it for Durabac to match the rest of the boat. Oh, I forgot to mention that I rolled the entire inside of the boat with Duraback. I ran into an issue with the original type rubrail( it cost more than the boat is worth), so I cut the lip at the hull to deck joint off, and glassed the two together so I could use standard type rubrail. I mounted an 18 gallon tank in the rear, built a tank cover that will double as a casting platform, and rounded up an extra seat to make this a four person boat(Me, the Wife, and the girls). My buddy up in Scranton, SC fixed me up with a fresh power head for the 60 Merc, I'm waiting for a fresh water mid before I bolt it all to gether. So here's some pics for ya'll. hull to deck joint(yes i had allready painted it before I went back and glassed the two together, who said it had to go togther in a reasonable order)    this is part of the lip I cut off, you can see how wide the lip was, you have to use a special t shaped inner plastic piece with a c section type rubrail to go over it to go back factory. It was going to cost close to $500 to put it back like it was.  after rolling duraback over the repaired area   new rubrail installed   fuel tank mounted, used two aluminum yardsticks from Walmart for mounting straps  here it is with the seats sitting in the boat, with the tank cover in place   thats about it for right now, I'm going to piddle with it a little tomorrow, I've got enough done for this weekend. That little boat has been my escape here lately, I've gotten a lot of frustration out on it, but its coming together. My goal is to have it done by Christmas, then I'm going to get back on the V. Last edited by spareparts; 11-01-2008 at 09:28 PM. 
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11-02-2008, 06:41 AM
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I like it. They're tough little boats. Keep up the good work.
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11-02-2008, 09:05 AM
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Nice work, Spare!!...there's a LOT of fun to be had in that boat down on the SC coast!!...
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11-02-2008, 09:50 AM
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Great post & project. I've got a 13' whaler I've had for about 15 years that i picked up as a project. took me about 5 years to get it up & running, but it is a great little boat. we go check the crab traps or scalloping or just riding around. they are like motorcycles of the water, when the conditions are right, ain't nothing better. i also use it as stress relief. every 4 or 5 years i take all the wood out and refinish and paint the hull. i know its a PIA but it also is kinda a zen thing. sand sand coat sand coat sand coat, etc.
looks great, enjoy it.
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11-02-2008, 01:35 PM
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thats one of the reasons I tried duraback, so I won't have to work on the hull again, we'll see how it turns out. I've got quite a few comments about duraback, but they deserve their own tread
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11-02-2008, 02:49 PM
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Looks nice Spare! Gonna start fixing mine up after I pay the property tax man.
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11-02-2008, 06:34 PM
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btw, this is what it looked like when I started on it
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11-02-2008, 06:48 PM
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Looks great! Lots of work there and great idea on the yard sticks!
The only thing I would have done different is painted the gunnles with smooth paint. That non slip paint is pretty hard till you wear down the sharpness some. But when you on a budget like most of us, you got to go with what you have! Keep up the good work!!! You are going to have a nice skiff there when you are done!
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11-02-2008, 08:19 PM
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i definately wanted the gunnels nonskid, beside the fact it saved me a ton ofwork by not having to block out the glass work, I did't want to have a slick spot on the deck, you never know when you might be standing on it. Besides, I think it looks pretty cool
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