Hope Floats…it really does!
It's a 1955 Thompson Sea Coaster a.k.a. The Picnic Boat! One year, 2 sheets of marine plywood, 6 quarts of varnish, 2 quarts of black hull paint, 2 quarts of two part primer—oh hell, lots of other stuff and more hours than I can count but the result is, well…Check it out!
Thanks to my team of experts:
Mike Strohm - Woodworking, counseling, finishing
Dick DeWert - Historian
Thomas and Greg Dangerfield—Electronics and mechanicals
Allcraft Marine—Motor Maintenance
Wooden Boat Shop and Jack McCarthy- Great advice, historian, supplies
Nick White - Labor