Vintage Boat Restoration Projects

What's New In The Shop

Week of 2/1/2011

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

     

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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