Easternrivers
Traditionalist
Sorry, no pics until tomorrow.
A question I have tho...Once I stripped off the uppermost run of planking to get at the rib tops, I was left with alot of ring nails sticking out that hold the ribs to the inwales. Of course I know that you folks know all about that...my question is how do I remove those ring nails without destrying the rib tops. Not all ribs need repair at this point, so I was hoping there is a way to remove them or maybe I have to cut then off flush and re-nail the rins later???
P.S., this stripping the varnish from the interior is a right pain. I only managed one third done on a 14.5ft. canoe!
Between the ribs was most brutal....I found a stiff wire brush to work best here. The stripper dried amazingly fast too, so keeping an area wet was also a pain.
I guess just more elbow grease huh.
Thanks
A question I have tho...Once I stripped off the uppermost run of planking to get at the rib tops, I was left with alot of ring nails sticking out that hold the ribs to the inwales. Of course I know that you folks know all about that...my question is how do I remove those ring nails without destrying the rib tops. Not all ribs need repair at this point, so I was hoping there is a way to remove them or maybe I have to cut then off flush and re-nail the rins later???
P.S., this stripping the varnish from the interior is a right pain. I only managed one third done on a 14.5ft. canoe!
Between the ribs was most brutal....I found a stiff wire brush to work best here. The stripper dried amazingly fast too, so keeping an area wet was also a pain.
I guess just more elbow grease huh.
Thanks
