See the Extent of the Dry Rot Damage With the motor, flotation foam and rigging out, you really can see the extent of the damage. Port side is completely affected. Both stringers all cross walls and the ski locker floor and its stringer are rotted. Next step, remove all [...]
Restoring A SUPRA Boat One of our current restoration projects is this Supra that looks clean from the outside…..Not so much on the inside. The entire port side stringer set, floor and cross wall supports are rotted out. As the boat is an open bow design, we will need [...]
Boston Whaler As a Fly Fishing Platform This small Boston Whaler is being used as a platform for fly fishing. A new trolling motor had been installed incorrectly causing the screws to strip out of their holes. The owner was understandably concerned with losing his new motor and came [...]
Finish Work Completed This Boat Rebuild Finish work completed for this rebuild. The saw cuts were closed with fiberglass laminations on each side, sanded to shape and primed. Several unused holes were closed in the transom and the entire work area was refinished in gel coat. Stern hardware is [...]
Re-installation of the Splash Well Next step is the re-installation of the splash well and adding fiberglass laminates across the transom block. The owner had requested that additional stiffening be added to the port side of the stern to accommodate a anticipated kicker motor. That was easily done with [...]
Remove The Deck From The Hull This week we have removed the rub rail, disconnected the electrical harness in the stern area and used our four motor hoist to lift the deck free of the hull. With our hoist configuration we can slowly lift one corner of the boat [...]
A Challenging Boat Restoration This Bayliner Trophy is going to be a challenge. Leaking fasteners in the transom have led to dry rot spreading thru the transom block, into the transom braces, side walls and fuel tank wall. The only access into the area will be to cut and [...]
We get asked commonly about reconditioning older gel coat. Boat owners are concerned about damaging the finish when they polish and wax their boats. This article will cover the basics of polishing and waxing sun damaged gel coat beyond the limits of hand polishing that the owner can readily [...]
