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      • 1953 18ft Lyman Islander
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      • 1958 19ft Chris Craft Riviera
      • 1948 17ft Deluxe Runabout
      • 1956 18ft Chris Craft Continental
      • 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
      • 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
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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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July 23

7/23/2021

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Hey y'all! Just a reminder that Gary is up in Maine teaching his annual classes. We're requesting that visitors either call ahead to schedule an appointment or wait until Gary returns in a few weeks. Meghan will be out of town on Friday so no blog this week, next week we'll be back to our regularly scheduled program.

26' Sea Skiff
Jack made patterns for the seat cushions to have sent off the the upholsterer. 

1960 Bristol
This week Jack started removing half of the bottom from the Bristle to further access more of the chine.
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Cruisers Inc.
Shane has been working on the Cruisers Inc., removing hardware, cleaning, and has began prepping the old varnish for more coats.
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  19ft Lyman
Meghan dry fit the keelson, keel, and both cheekboards, pre-drilled holes, and primed the cheekboards. Next she'll install cheekboards before replacing and repairing broken rib sections.
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Chris Craft Holiday
Nicolas sanded the bottom, filled in any holes and gaps with filler, and finished priming and painting the bottom. He had to remake the bow piece from a new piece of Mahogany which took some steam-bending. He's been hand planing between the planks to create a more smooth surface feel. 
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July 16

7/16/2021

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Chris Craft Holiday
Nicolas replaced part of the stem on the bow and then reshapes it with a hand planer. He dry fit both outer chines, also shaped with a hand plane, and installed them with the mahogany 5200.
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1960 Bristol
We turned the Bristol over to start work on the bottom. Jack is separating the bottom and sides from the aft chines sections in order to gain better access and assess the damage further.
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19ft Lyman
Meghan carefully matched the keelson angle to the keel. Check out the old pieces next to the new ones! She scraped and cleaned off the rest of the gunky stuff along the bottom ribs, and dry-fit the starboard side cheek board to mark it for hand-planing.
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Cruisers Inc.
Shane is removing the deck hardware, seats, and instruments to prep for a full cosmetic restoration.
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Gary up in Maine doing product testing!
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July 9

7/9/2021

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26' Sea Skiff
Shane is putting another coat of varnish on the windshield frame.
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Chris Craft Holiday
Nicolas and Shane have started to remove the old varnish with the heat-gun, the rest of it will be sanded off. The bottom is also sanded and almost ready for the new paint. Nicolas is perfectly shaping the chines before permanently installing them.
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1967 Lyman
I've replicated both cheek boards, I just have some hand planing left on the starboard side. The keel and keelson have also been replicated and next I'll cut new garboards.
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'55 Continental
The alligator dash panel is in and ready to be installed. 

1956 Sportsman
The elbow and repaired prop just came back in so we'll get the on asap!
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July 1

7/1/2021

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 We have a lot of updates this week since I only featured myself working on the big Lyman last week. Oops!
New boat alert: we're thrilled to have two new boats here; a 1960 Bristol and a Cruisers Inc.

1962 Chris Craft Holiday
Things are shaping up nicely. The chines are being completely replaced and we've sanded the bottom to get it ready for a repaint. Check out our Instagram for more pictures and videos of Nicolas working on it.
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26' Sea Skiff
Jack has really been chugging away on this one. He's on cosmetic stuff now, floor boards, rub rails, polishing original brass pieces, etc. We plan to test run it today!
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1960 Bristol
New to the shop - we'll be replacing the chines only.

Cruisers Inc.
New to the shop - Shane gives the Cruisers Inc a good vacuuming and then a good swab of the deck. On this one we'll be doing a full cosmetic restoration. Paint, varnish, touch-ups, etc.
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19ft Lyman
After removing the garboards last week we could get to the cheek boards and the keelson, which also needed replacing. We milled some solid oak and this week I used the hand-planer to replicate it. Here you can see Nicolas giving me some tips on hand-planing and chiseling.
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  • Shop Blog
  • 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