Vintage Boat Restoration Projects
What's New In The Shop
May 2012
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 and Mechanical
1966 21' Chris Craft Super Sport being reassembled after replanking.
1967 26' Lyman in for varnish and painting.
1940 19' Chris Craft waiting for deck stripping and reassembly after refinish and replacing.
1919 Fay and Bowen Launch undergoing reassembly after paint and varnish. The motor is being rebuilt.
1963 16' Thompson Sea Mate in for minor keel repair and bottom paint.
1950 22' Chris Craft has a new cold molded bottom and is now in for a full restoration.
1950 22' Chris Craft in for bottom replacement, being dissasembled prior to framing and new bottom.
1927 26' Chris Craft in for a new cold molded bottom and some frames replaced that were found to be bad.
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1953 Chris Craft Racing Runabout that was damaged in an accident. Replaced stem, salvaged planks and woodwork. Final sanding prior to stain.
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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.
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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