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      • 1957 18ft Chris Craft Continental
      • 1953 18ft Lyman Islander
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      • 1957 22ft Shepherd Runabout
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        • 1954 16ft Correct Craft Jr.
        • 1995 15ft Budsin Electric
        • 1935 15ft ElectriCraft
        • 1934 15ft ElectriCraft "Duke Blue"
        • 1967 19ft Lyman Runabout
        • 1935 15ft Electricraft
        • 1955 18' Chris Craft Continental
        • 1962 18ft Chris Craft Holiday
        • 1957 26ft Chris Craft Sea Skiff
        • 1956 17' Sportsman
        • 1933 18' Electricraft Double Ender
        • 1957 18ft Sea Skiff
        • 2000 15' Budsin Lightning Bug
        • K Engine
        • 1982 15' Pelican Electric
        • 1959 17ft Chris Craft Ski Boat
        • 1987 20ft Grand Craft
        • 1963 18ft Century Sabre
        • 1933 Electric Double-ender "Sea Saw"
        • 1940 19ft Chris Craft Custom Runabout "Barrelback"
        • 1942 16ft Chris Craft Special Runabout
        • 1948 20ft Chris Craft Custom
        • 1934 Electri-Craft
        • 1946 18ft Garwood
        • 1959 17ft Chris Craft Special Sportsman
        • 1982 24ft Grand Craft Triple Cockpit
        • 1982 15ft Budsin Lightning Bug
        • 1958 21ft Century Coronado
        • 1963 18ft Chris Craft Cavalier
        • 1951 22ft Chris Craft Utility
        • 1956 19ft Chris Craft Capri
        • 1995 30ft Hacker Craft triple cockpit
        • 1934 15ft Electricraft
        • 1932 15ft Electricraft
        • 1980 15ft Cold Molded Electric Launch
        • 1954 20ft Chris Craft Special Sportsman
        • 1952 20ft Greavette
        • 2008 15ft Budsin Lightningbug
        • 2003 22ft Pulsifer Hampton
        • 1955 17ft Chris Craft Sportsman
        • 1951 18ft Chris Craft Riviera
        • 1960 18ft Chris Craft Cavalier
        • 2001 26ft Skiffcraft
        • 32ft 1973 Trojan
        • 1959 17ft Chris Craft Sportsman
        • 1956 23ft Chris Craft Continental
        • 1935 Electri-Craft
        • 1996 30ft Hacker Craft Triple Cockpit
        • 1964 18ft Lyman I/O
        • 1956 26ft Chris Craft Sea Skiff
        • Lily Electric
        • KLC Engine for 1956 17' Sportsman
        • 1934 Electri-craft "Bottoms Up"
        • Other Inboards
      • Outboards >
        • 1958 15ft Dixie
        • 1955 14ft Whirlwind
        • 1960 16-1/2ft Penn Yan Niagara
        • 17ft Carolina Skiff
        • 1998 17ft BayCraft Outboard
        • Bristol Outboard Runabout
        • 1955 15ft Lyman Outboard
        • 1959 14ft Whirlwind
        • 1957 13ft Lyman
        • 14ft Penn Yan Captivator
        • 1959 16ft Barbour Silver Clipper
        • 1960 17ft Cruisers Inc Outboard
        • 1955 14ft Penn Yan Commander
        • 1964 17ft Grady White Pamlico
        • 1959 18ft Shoup Princess
        • Other Outboards
      • Sailboats >
        • 1961 19ft Celebrity Class Sailboat
        • 1960 16ft Cruisers Inc
        • Windjammer 21 Mast
        • 15ft Lazy E sailboat
        • 15 1/2ft Windmill Sailboat
        • 1939 30ft Alden/Christensen Sloop
        • 1965 19ft Abeking & Rasmusson Sloop
        • Other Sailboats
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        • Budsin Lightning Bugs
        • 1981 17ft Whitehall
        • 1934 18ft Old Town Canoe
        • 1920 Old Town Canoe
        • 1973 10 ft Cape Dory Sailing Dinghy
        • 7ft Duck Boat circa 1972
        • 1975 20ft Grand Laker
        • 1954 13 1/2ft Thompson Bros. Rowboat
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    • Current Projects >
      • 1959 Chris Craft Continental
      • 1946 Garwood
      • 1970s Concordia Sloop
      • 14 ft. Punt
      • 1950 Chris Craft Riviera
      • 1965 21ft Super Sport
      • 1947 17ft Deluxe Runabout
      • 1947 18ft Chris Craft Utility
      • 1957 18ft Chris Craft Continental
      • 1953 18ft Lyman Islander
      • 1958 18ft Chris Craft Continental
      • 1958 19ft Chris Craft Riviera
      • 1948 17ft Deluxe Runabout
      • 1956 18ft Chris Craft Continental
      • 1957 22ft Shepherd Runabout
    • Completed >
      • Inboards >
        • 1954 16ft Correct Craft Jr.
        • 1995 15ft Budsin Electric
        • 1935 15ft ElectriCraft
        • 1934 15ft ElectriCraft "Duke Blue"
        • 1967 19ft Lyman Runabout
        • 1935 15ft Electricraft
        • 1955 18' Chris Craft Continental
        • 1962 18ft Chris Craft Holiday
        • 1957 26ft Chris Craft Sea Skiff
        • 1956 17' Sportsman
        • 1933 18' Electricraft Double Ender
        • 1957 18ft Sea Skiff
        • 2000 15' Budsin Lightning Bug
        • K Engine
        • 1982 15' Pelican Electric
        • 1959 17ft Chris Craft Ski Boat
        • 1987 20ft Grand Craft
        • 1963 18ft Century Sabre
        • 1933 Electric Double-ender "Sea Saw"
        • 1940 19ft Chris Craft Custom Runabout "Barrelback"
        • 1942 16ft Chris Craft Special Runabout
        • 1948 20ft Chris Craft Custom
        • 1934 Electri-Craft
        • 1946 18ft Garwood
        • 1959 17ft Chris Craft Special Sportsman
        • 1982 24ft Grand Craft Triple Cockpit
        • 1982 15ft Budsin Lightning Bug
        • 1958 21ft Century Coronado
        • 1963 18ft Chris Craft Cavalier
        • 1951 22ft Chris Craft Utility
        • 1956 19ft Chris Craft Capri
        • 1995 30ft Hacker Craft triple cockpit
        • 1934 15ft Electricraft
        • 1932 15ft Electricraft
        • 1980 15ft Cold Molded Electric Launch
        • 1954 20ft Chris Craft Special Sportsman
        • 1952 20ft Greavette
        • 2008 15ft Budsin Lightningbug
        • 2003 22ft Pulsifer Hampton
        • 1955 17ft Chris Craft Sportsman
        • 1951 18ft Chris Craft Riviera
        • 1960 18ft Chris Craft Cavalier
        • 2001 26ft Skiffcraft
        • 32ft 1973 Trojan
        • 1959 17ft Chris Craft Sportsman
        • 1956 23ft Chris Craft Continental
        • 1935 Electri-Craft
        • 1996 30ft Hacker Craft Triple Cockpit
        • 1964 18ft Lyman I/O
        • 1956 26ft Chris Craft Sea Skiff
        • Lily Electric
        • KLC Engine for 1956 17' Sportsman
        • 1934 Electri-craft "Bottoms Up"
        • Other Inboards
      • Outboards >
        • 1958 15ft Dixie
        • 1955 14ft Whirlwind
        • 1960 16-1/2ft Penn Yan Niagara
        • 17ft Carolina Skiff
        • 1998 17ft BayCraft Outboard
        • Bristol Outboard Runabout
        • 1955 15ft Lyman Outboard
        • 1959 14ft Whirlwind
        • 1957 13ft Lyman
        • 14ft Penn Yan Captivator
        • 1959 16ft Barbour Silver Clipper
        • 1960 17ft Cruisers Inc Outboard
        • 1955 14ft Penn Yan Commander
        • 1964 17ft Grady White Pamlico
        • 1959 18ft Shoup Princess
        • Other Outboards
      • Sailboats >
        • 1961 19ft Celebrity Class Sailboat
        • 1960 16ft Cruisers Inc
        • Windjammer 21 Mast
        • 15ft Lazy E sailboat
        • 15 1/2ft Windmill Sailboat
        • 1939 30ft Alden/Christensen Sloop
        • 1965 19ft Abeking & Rasmusson Sloop
        • Other Sailboats
      • Non-powered boats >
        • Budsin Lightning Bugs
        • 1981 17ft Whitehall
        • 1934 18ft Old Town Canoe
        • 1920 Old Town Canoe
        • 1973 10 ft Cape Dory Sailing Dinghy
        • 7ft Duck Boat circa 1972
        • 1975 20ft Grand Laker
        • 1954 13 1/2ft Thompson Bros. Rowboat
        • 1938 10ft Dyer Dink
        • 15' Skerry Sailing Dinghy
        • Other Non-powered boats
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April 29

4/29/2022

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We want to thank everyone who attended our 2-day class ​​Painting and Varnishing for Wooden Boats on April 23-24 here in Greensboro. We had a great time and will let you know when the next available classes come up. We also want to give a shout out to  VisitGreensboroNC.com for connecting our guests to everything they needed while they were in town!
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U-18
Jack finished up with the keel and keelson and installed it in place, he also finished with the outer chines.
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Budsin Lightning Bugs
The first coat of epoxy cured on the aft deck of boat 2, so I taped the lines off and put on the second application. Next, we'll sand it down so everything is flush and start building up varnish coats. I also put on a fresh coat on the bilge.
I'm working on replacing rotted floorboards and repainting. Shane is repairing and replacing the canopy frames as needed depending on whether we find rot.
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Carolina Boat
Nicolas is making progress on the transom and engine box. 
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1967 Lyman
Jack is wiring the engine to the dash on the Lyman, and installing the blower!
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April 22

4/22/2022

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U-18
​Jack had to replace all but two frames on the bottom. He's taking measurements for the new keel and fairing the angle to fit the gripe.
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Budsin Lightning Bugs
We put a first sealer coat of varnish on boat #2; the varnish on boats #1 and #3 are close do being completed. Nearly all of the interior pieces for all three boats are completely varnished. We'll start repairing and restoring the canopy frames next. The black epoxy finally arrived for the aft deck of #2, Gary and Shane will get started on that application and it will cure over the weekend.
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Chris Craft Holiday
We did a test run of the Holiday engine this week, it went well. We'll finish up some wiring before we take it out to the lake for a sea trial. Gary cleaned and restored the engine box.
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Bottoms Up
I started putting the ceiling boards back in the Bottoms Up and will finish after we get more of the electrical wiring done.
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Over the weekend, Gary held a class on Painting and Varnishing techniques for Wooden Boats.  Here you see the students intently listening to the finer points of watching paint dry. 
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April 15

4/15/2022

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U-18
With pinpoint accuracy, Jack is custom cutting each new frame. Things are shaping up nicely.
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Budsin Lightning Bugs
​Hey look...smiles! Nicolas and Gary finished the aft deck and we're mighty proud. We're just waiting on the black epoxy to be delivered now. In the meantime, I'm removing some rot near the shaft in boat 1, and making new hatch trim pieces to replace the ones we removed on boats 2 & 3.
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SnapDragon
The interior pieces are ready but first, Gary and Nicolas added the expanding foam stuff to each end.
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Carolina Skiff
Nicolas has cut and dry fit most the final transom pieces. The final step will be cutting a new bottom piece, scarfing the joint and dry fitting.
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1967 Lyman
We finished applying the non-skid on the floorboards.
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April 8

4/8/2022

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Happy Friday everyone! For legal purposes, we just want to clarify that the blog post from last week was indeed an April Fools joke. We have no Russian oligarch clients (that we know of) and we'll still be operating as a boat shop and not a wooden car shop. To whomever called the CIA, please forward this blog to them so they know we were totally kidding.

1967 Lyman
I dry fit the floor boards in the Lyman to mark up where the non-skid applications will need to be. Once applied, it takes a few days to dry so I'll leave it over the weekend. I've matched the modifications of the engine box top to the sides; staining, bungs, and varnish. I also put a fresh coat of varnish on the rear seat coaming.
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Carolina Skiff
The first part of the transom is in place, Nicolas will continue custom making the engine box.
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Snapdragon
Nicolas applied the final varnish coat on the interior pieces and once dry, he was able to start reinstalling everything. ​We're loving these beautiful colors! Shane is building up the coats of varnish on the paddles.
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 U-18
Gary is working on the engine and Jack replaced rotten framework on the transom and is installing the new chines and frames one by one.
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Budsin Lightning Bugs
Nicolas and Gary completed installing the aft deck strips on boat 2, and I installed the engine mount. I've also removed the electrical panels on all of them, we'll make some adjustments and reinstall. I've got boat 3 caught up on its last coat of varnish before we move it to the finishing room and apply the final coat. I'm also catching up the varnish coats on the hatches and tiller arms. Shane is building up varnish on boat 1 deck and hull.
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April 1

4/1/2022

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2022 is moving along swiftly! Since it's the beginning of a new month we thought we'd share some big news...
We're converting the shop to only work on vintage wooden cars. We also received news that one of our Russian oligarch clients is sending us their superyacht to have it custom fit for wooden siding. 
We'll keep you all updated on how that goes!
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Carolina Skiff
Nicolas cut a template for the new transom and will replace any frames that need it. He's also cutting the new final mahogany transom piece ...
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​Jack and Gary milled a bunch of white oak this week and Jack will begin fitting the chines.
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Ski Boat
We righted the Ski Boat last week after finishing the bottom. Jack got started on it and began scraping all the old varnish off the deck.
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Budsin Lightning Bugs
We righted boat 1 after Shane finished painting the bottom. He's dry fitting a new custom made coaming to replace the original damaged one. 
In boat 2, I've removed all of the old rotted engine block and dry fit the new piece to fit. 
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1967 Lyman
We're still adjusting the new engine in the Lyman and I'm freshening up the floorboards with a coat of paint. 
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SnapDragon
Shane got started sanding the paddles for the SnapDragon. Nicolas is dry fitting all the interior pieces and planning to apply the final varnish coat to everything. 
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  • Projects
    • Current Projects >
      • 1959 Chris Craft Continental
      • 1946 Garwood
      • 1970s Concordia Sloop
      • 14 ft. Punt
      • 1950 Chris Craft Riviera
      • 1965 21ft Super Sport
      • 1947 17ft Deluxe Runabout
      • 1947 18ft Chris Craft Utility
      • 1957 18ft Chris Craft Continental
      • 1953 18ft Lyman Islander
      • 1958 18ft Chris Craft Continental
      • 1958 19ft Chris Craft Riviera
      • 1948 17ft Deluxe Runabout
      • 1956 18ft Chris Craft Continental
      • 1957 22ft Shepherd Runabout
    • Completed >
      • Inboards >
        • 1954 16ft Correct Craft Jr.
        • 1995 15ft Budsin Electric
        • 1935 15ft ElectriCraft
        • 1934 15ft ElectriCraft "Duke Blue"
        • 1967 19ft Lyman Runabout
        • 1935 15ft Electricraft
        • 1955 18' Chris Craft Continental
        • 1962 18ft Chris Craft Holiday
        • 1957 26ft Chris Craft Sea Skiff
        • 1956 17' Sportsman
        • 1933 18' Electricraft Double Ender
        • 1957 18ft Sea Skiff
        • 2000 15' Budsin Lightning Bug
        • K Engine
        • 1982 15' Pelican Electric
        • 1959 17ft Chris Craft Ski Boat
        • 1987 20ft Grand Craft
        • 1963 18ft Century Sabre
        • 1933 Electric Double-ender "Sea Saw"
        • 1940 19ft Chris Craft Custom Runabout "Barrelback"
        • 1942 16ft Chris Craft Special Runabout
        • 1948 20ft Chris Craft Custom
        • 1934 Electri-Craft
        • 1946 18ft Garwood
        • 1959 17ft Chris Craft Special Sportsman
        • 1982 24ft Grand Craft Triple Cockpit
        • 1982 15ft Budsin Lightning Bug
        • 1958 21ft Century Coronado
        • 1963 18ft Chris Craft Cavalier
        • 1951 22ft Chris Craft Utility
        • 1956 19ft Chris Craft Capri
        • 1995 30ft Hacker Craft triple cockpit
        • 1934 15ft Electricraft
        • 1932 15ft Electricraft
        • 1980 15ft Cold Molded Electric Launch
        • 1954 20ft Chris Craft Special Sportsman
        • 1952 20ft Greavette
        • 2008 15ft Budsin Lightningbug
        • 2003 22ft Pulsifer Hampton
        • 1955 17ft Chris Craft Sportsman
        • 1951 18ft Chris Craft Riviera
        • 1960 18ft Chris Craft Cavalier
        • 2001 26ft Skiffcraft
        • 32ft 1973 Trojan
        • 1959 17ft Chris Craft Sportsman
        • 1956 23ft Chris Craft Continental
        • 1935 Electri-Craft
        • 1996 30ft Hacker Craft Triple Cockpit
        • 1964 18ft Lyman I/O
        • 1956 26ft Chris Craft Sea Skiff
        • Lily Electric
        • KLC Engine for 1956 17' Sportsman
        • 1934 Electri-craft "Bottoms Up"
        • Other Inboards
      • Outboards >
        • 1958 15ft Dixie
        • 1955 14ft Whirlwind
        • 1960 16-1/2ft Penn Yan Niagara
        • 17ft Carolina Skiff
        • 1998 17ft BayCraft Outboard
        • Bristol Outboard Runabout
        • 1955 15ft Lyman Outboard
        • 1959 14ft Whirlwind
        • 1957 13ft Lyman
        • 14ft Penn Yan Captivator
        • 1959 16ft Barbour Silver Clipper
        • 1960 17ft Cruisers Inc Outboard
        • 1955 14ft Penn Yan Commander
        • 1964 17ft Grady White Pamlico
        • 1959 18ft Shoup Princess
        • Other Outboards
      • Sailboats >
        • 1961 19ft Celebrity Class Sailboat
        • 1960 16ft Cruisers Inc
        • Windjammer 21 Mast
        • 15ft Lazy E sailboat
        • 15 1/2ft Windmill Sailboat
        • 1939 30ft Alden/Christensen Sloop
        • 1965 19ft Abeking & Rasmusson Sloop
        • Other Sailboats
      • Non-powered boats >
        • Budsin Lightning Bugs
        • 1981 17ft Whitehall
        • 1934 18ft Old Town Canoe
        • 1920 Old Town Canoe
        • 1973 10 ft Cape Dory Sailing Dinghy
        • 7ft Duck Boat circa 1972
        • 1975 20ft Grand Laker
        • 1954 13 1/2ft Thompson Bros. Rowboat
        • 1938 10ft Dyer Dink
        • 15' Skerry Sailing Dinghy
        • Other Non-powered boats
      • Special Projects
  • Marine Surveys
  • Boat Trailers
  • Boats For Sale
  • Merchandise
  • Contact
  • Links
  • Meet the crew