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September 24

9/24/2021

26' Sea Skiff
Jack finished sanding and shaping the teak swim platform and will finish the dryfit and install the mounting brackets.

Cruisers Inc.
Shane put another coat of varnish on the deck.

'55 Continental
Nicolas and Meghan finished installing the alligator upholstery on the crash rail.

Chris Craft Holiday
Nicolas finished another coat of varnish. The sponsons have been given a few coats of paint and are looking really great drying in our dust free paint room. Nicolas will be painting the bottom as well.

1967 Lyman Runabout
We've dryfit the keel and keelson in place; and pre-drilled the holes for the rudder and prop shaft. Gary and Jack have installed it in place.

16' Bristol
Jack has installed the inner and outer chines, and patched all the holes.

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September 17

9/17/2021

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1960 Bristol Runabout
Jack has been prepping and finishing the fiberglass seal along the the seams on the bottom and fairing.

26' Sea Skiff
Jack sands the swim platform for the Sea Skiff. He also adjusted all the bunks on the trailer including adding two new ones; and then he created and installed a stem cradle for the bow.

'55 Continental
Meghan assisted Nicolas placing the alligator upholstery on the crash rail.

Below: Nicolas tries the old "I stapled my finger" prank. Meghan remains unamused.

Cruisers Inc.
Shane preps and stains the Cruisers Inc.

1967 Lyman Runabout
Meghan filled the screw holes in the keelson and hull with 410; her and Jack added half frames aft of the engine block.

Chris Craft Holiday
Shane and Meghan put the stain on the Holiday. Once dried, Nicolas put on the first coat of varnish.

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September 10

9/7/2021

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Cruisers Inc.
The team successfully flipped the Cruisers! Next, Shane will start stripping the deck varnish and prepping the bilge for fresh coats of varnish.

Bristol
Meghan and Jack have been scraping the old paint and primer along the keel and chines to prepare for the next steps in installing the outer chines and outer keel.

Wooden Boat School
Meanwhile, up in Maine, Gary's having all the fun as usual. Here's a time lapse video he sent us showing his class fitting a partial bottom of the 17ft Sportsman.

Chris Craft Holiday
Finishing touches of sanding include very tediously going over the boat with a flashlight to get out all the fine swirls created by the electric sander. Afterwards, Nicolas will begin to stain.

19ft Lyman
Jack replaced the broken oil pressure and water temperature gauges and sensors and retested the engine to make sure everything was functioning properly.

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September 3

9/3/2021

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Cruisers Inc.
Shane finished the final coats on the bottom and sides, and installed the stem protector. Look at those crisp lines!

1960 Bristol
Jack has installed the new chines on the inside and transom frame pieces. He'll patch the holes, clean up the outer chine pieces then reinstall them.

Chris Craft Holiday
Nicolas continues the endless sanding.

1967 Lyman
I'm scarfing the rest of the joints on a few starboard frames and next I'll be filling the screw holes.

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