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April 29

4/29/2021

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The crew is heading to the coast this weekend for some fun-in-the-sun adventures. See ya next week!

'56 Continental
Dry fit with the seats and crash rail, and courtesy lighting

'55 Continental
Prepping for caulk lines

Deluxe Runabout
Shane installs the windows

18' Sea Skiff
After a successful sea trial last week we put the final touches on the Sea Skiff and we'll say goodbye to her today!

Century Coronado
We also say farewell to the Coronado today. Farewell!

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April 23

4/23/2021

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Spring is here! This week we had another sea trial. Check out everything else we accomplished.

18' Sea Skiff
I enjoyed my first real sea trial yesterday! Gary was the captain, Jack tweaked everything that needed tweaking, and I just sat there and enjoyed Lake Townsend. Still very educational though. Follow us on You Tube

'56 Continental
Behold; the bull nose!

Nicolas has finished the hidem upholstery. So pretty!

1960 Lightning
Nicolas put the first coat of paint on the Lightning

Below, Gary gives the crew a refresher in the "rolling & tipping" painting technique during class this week

26' Sea Skiff
Jack painted the innards of the S.S. last week so this week he's fitting the motor and all the other things.

I cut two mahogany bung holes and glued them in place all by myself! I also sanded and filled all the spray rail holes.

Eeyore
We just received Eeyore last week (friend of Piglet.) This week, I cleaned up some strange yellowing on the deck with a polishing compound, it came right off so we won't need to repaint; and I put a second coat of varnish on the rub rail.

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April 16

4/16/2021

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We had a fun and productive week!

Cruiser
We raised the mast on the cruiser to get dimensions for a covering. What a sight to see! We were speculating about how much the mast weighs. Any guesses?

Nicolas: *smiles in french*

26' Sea Skiff
Jack prepped and painted inside the hull

Century Coronado
Shane's been painting the Century Coronado and reinstalling the hardware. You can see him polishing a trim piece below too.

1960 Lightning (Nickels)
Nicolas has been tackling the Lightning. Filling gaps, hand planing, varnishing, sanding, painting.

Rolling and tipping!

'56 Continental
Filled spray rail holes on the '56

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April 9

4/9/2021

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Unfortunately for me, I was at home laid up all week after my second vaccine dose, and then an extra day with allergy-induced vertigo. But it looks like the guys got a lot done!

1960 Lightning (Nickels)
We're fast at work on the Lightning this week. Nicolas is doing woodwork on the hull where it was rotted and soft. Stay tuned, more work to come on the rest.

Cruiser
Shane finished painting the hull and waterline on the sailboat.

18' Sea Skiff
I finished mounting the rub rails, polished up the emblem.

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April 2

4/2/2021

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Hey y'all, we're busy doing more stuff. Lots of sanding, varnishing and second coats. And we had our first cookout of the season! We all brought a dish and it was delish.