pklonowski
Unrepentant Canoeist
I'm trying to remove the planking at the stem of my OT HW, so I can remove the deck, and strip the paint in the stem area. Both the rails and the stem are holding the nails very well -- I fear I'm doing more damage to the planking than I should be doing. I'm trying to lift the nails out by sliding a putty knife under the planking by the nails, and forcing the nails out, but so far I'm getting less than 50% successful nail removal, and the rest end up tearing the nail head through the plank. Needless to say, this doesn't look good for the planking. I'm not finding any tips in Stelmok & Thurlow... Any hints would be appreciated!
There is also some damage (splitting, a little rot) on the stem and rail ends), so I need to remove the planking so I can address that as well.
Thank you in advance,
There is also some damage (splitting, a little rot) on the stem and rail ends), so I need to remove the planking so I can address that as well.
Thank you in advance,
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