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Today we're doing some cleaning and rearranging as we prepare for a couple new incoming boats. It's also my birthday so we're having a pizza party, and Destini made me birthday cupcakes! Have a safe Halloween weekend everyone. C.C. Riviera Shane and I painstakingly reamed out all the seams of the bottom, by hand, in order to reapply the fresh marine adhesive. I sanded the bottom and the hull once we finished scraping the old varnish. He's also working on patching a few cracks in the hull.  U18 Jack is working on steam bending the bottom planks and dry fitting them as they cool.   Penn Yan I've been building up varnish coats on the deck of the Penn Yan. While Gary and Jack have been working on fixing the motor and priming, painting and rewiring as needed.  
 Carolina Skiff We're building up coats on the Skiff deck. That mahogany is really starting to glow! 
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Nice day for another sea trial, A re-powered 1967 19ft Lyman with a newly pitched prop.  Penn Yan I'm still working on building up varnish coats on the deck. I've also primed the sheer plank and tested two different colors to see which one will work better.    Riviera Shane is removing the rotten planks on the hull. He and I also worked on cutting out seams on the bottom and prepping it to be resealed and patched.
Carolina Skiff Gary put a sealer coat on the deck of the skiff.   Clays Boat Shane removed the cracked fiberglass on the bottom which revealed multiple holes and rotten spots.   1947 Chris Craft Deluxe Runabout. Hidden damage, not time to start putting planks back on....
Bay Craft Shane is making progress on the deck of the Bay Craft. A few rough spots need some extra coats of varnish.
 The Deluxe Jack continues to cautiously remove the planks and find rot on the hull.  U18 After bedding the plywood bottom, Jack was able to bed the keel as well.  Chris Craft Riviera Shane removed the splash rails and transom of the Riviera. The bow is pretty beat up and there is an unidentifiable gooey substance. We'll continue to heat and scrape the old varnish off.    Clays Boat After we flipped "Clays Boat", Shane got started removing the old cracked fiberglass on the transom.  Penn Yan I finished sanding the deck and prepping it for the sealer coat of varnish.   1967 Lyman We took the Lyman out for another sea trial and it is . We even raced a Bald Eagle at one point! 
  Lake Townsend Marina CC Holiday Another sea trial for the Holiday in the books! 
Penn Yan I replaced most of the Penn Yan's trailer parts. It got new bunks, all new brackets, new lights and electrical, a new winch and strap, repacked the wheel bearings, and a new swivel wheel and mount.
Lots of sanding and varnishing on the 1960 Penn Yan, including an NC State red steering wheel.  Bay Craft Shane started sanding and prepping the new Bay Craft for fresh deck varnish.
Clay's Boat New boat alert! We brought this 1934 electri-craft in last week and Shane got started on it; removing interior and cleaning the bilge to try to find the leak.
Deluxe Jack is making progress on the Deluxe Runabout.  Riviera After I removed the strut, rudder post, and prop, we flipped the boat to get a look at the bottom.
U18 Jack dry fits the bottom marine plywood on before securing the keel. A lot of dry fitting and detailed work to make sure it all fits just right.
We took the day off Friday due to Hurricane Ian. We are all well although Jack is still waiting for his power to be restored. It could have been worse. Thank you to all who have expressed concern. For those willing to help, please contact the American Red Cross for more details. https://www.redcross.org/
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- 1933 18' Electricraft Double Ender
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- K Engine
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- 1982 24ft Grand Craft Triple Cockpit
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- 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
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Outboards
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- 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
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- 1959 18ft Shoup Princess
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