Vintage Boat Restoration Projects

What's New In The Shop

Week of 10/26/2009

 

Our shop and it's experienced technicians work towards perfection and innovation with every project.  Developing innovative tools, methods and techniques is our goal to keep us as one of the leaders in the wooden boat restoration field.

 

                 View photos below of restorations in progress and watch a beautiful woodie come to life!                                  Also view mechancial processes and tools that can make your engine roar!

 Restoration

                                                                                                                                                                                                        

             

      Bottom shells have been fitted and are ready to be installed for the new cold molded bottom on this 1965 20' Super Sport.

      

             

         Frank is currently doing the final installation of the shells for the new cold molded bottom on this 1950 19' Chris Craft Racing Runabout.

 

               
    

               This 1991 Grand Craft is having the final coats of varnished applied.  Preparing for the installation of new engine.

 

            

Tim is currently removing hardware, interior, windshield, etc., in preparation for full refinish.

 

 Mechanical

 

         

This is a Ford Flathead V8 that has been pulled from a 1935 19' Chris Craft Custom.  Hull card confirms originality of engine which make this a rare combo.   We are having it rebuilt by a premier Flathead Ford builder.

 

       

This 1982 Grand Craft is having the engine converted to a closed cooling system so he can use it in Victoria, BC.

 

        

 This beautiful 1939 20' Gar Wood Runabout is having her engine readied for summer use.

 

 

       

We rolled over this beautiful 24' Chris Craft Express                      Brian and Herb attended the first annual Hamilton County

Cruiser using a revised method we've been working                      Fairgrounds Car and Bike Show.  Bringing a boat made it a

on for rolling larger boats.  The boat will be getting                      car, bike, and boat show however.

a new colded-molded bottom this spring.

 

        

Replace stiff throttle linkage on mid to                                       Antique Boat Center test carburetors.  Known   

late 50's Chris Craft Runabouts and Utilities.                               good carburetors that we use to diagnose,

Allows you to reuse the original dash handle                               troubleshoot, and verify engine performance.

and update the linkage with a modern Morse                              We have carburetors that fit many early

style cable.                                                                          marine engine.

 

    

Zenith idle jet blanks.  We are reproducing idle        This is one of our newest tools we developed to aid in more

jets that fit many of the Zenith carburetors            precisely repairing and rigging boat hulls.  We use it to locate

used in marine applications.  These idle jets are       align, and bore the shaft hole through the keel.

almost impossible to find now.

 

 

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