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Concordia Sloop

Gary has finished pounding cotton into the seams on one side of the boat and caulked them. He's started working on the other side now.

Cruising Sailboat

Shane has been repairing the centerboard and varnishing the mast this week.

Carolina Flats Boat

Shane has been working on the insets for the flush mount hatches and starting the first coat of deck paint.

Lyman Islander

Gary turned a new handle for the steering wheel and restored the steering assembly.

1946 Garwood

Jack is installing a new fuel filter and tuning up the engine. It was the perfect day to take this boat out in the yard and run it! We're getting it ready for a boat show in March!

1956 Continental

The guys took the 1956 Continental out to the lake for a sea trial!

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Lyman Islander

Hawke did some interior painting on the boat before we lifted it up high so Jack could take a look at the bottom. There was flaking and peeling paint there too, so Jack has been using the heat gun and scraping to remove that.

1957 Chris Craft Continental

Jack installed new seat frames and a battery box, ran new battery cable, and then screwed down the floors and installed all the baseboard trim. He also milled, cut, and fit a new quarter round rear deck trim. Shane has been working on the engine box.

Concordia Sloop

Gary is back from his adventures in Maine and he's packing cotton caulking in the seams of the sloop.

Carolina Flats Boat

Shane has been grinding the fiberglass edges here in preparation for installing the hatches on the deck.

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February 10-14, 2025

2/12/2025

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Welcome, Hawke!

This week we welcomed Hawke to the crew! He's contracted to work in the shop with us for awhile. It'll be nice to have another skilled set of hands!

1959 Chris Craft Continental

Jack reassembled the trailer and got the boat settled back on it. Hawke helped him reinstall the rudder and strut.

Lyman Islander

Jack pulled the bed log and found some damaged wood underneath. After some grinding and cleaning, it's ready to be installed once the damage is mitigated.