Concordia Sloop Shane is almost finished with the seats for the sloop. It is looking so great! 1942 Runabout  This gorgeous boat is on its way to a boat show, but last week it was in the shop getting some final touch ups. Check out those crisp clean white lines! Super Sport   Everyone worked together again last week to install the other half of the bottom on this Super Sport. Custom Electric Boat This motor was all fouled up with fishing line, but that didn't end up being the problem.
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Lyman Islander  Jack has been working hard on these interior details. The seat backs and engine box are almost done! Super Sport   It took a full day of team work to install the bottom on this boat! It's a messy job that requires a lot of hands and screws!
Wooden Boat School boat launchCheck out the boat launch from the end of Gary's class in Maine! 1942 Runabout    Jack did a repair on this boat to get it ready for a show this fall. The precision is just amazing! Concordia Sloop  Shane has been working on some final interior repairs and is almost ready to permanently install the seats. Lyman Islander  Jack has put a lot of effort into designing, milling, and finishing these seat backs this week. They are getting stained today! SuperSport Shane has been preparing these bottom pieces, including scarfing on extra wood where ends were damaged. SportsmanCaity has completed a major sand and many coats of varnish on the ceiling boards for this boat. She's almost ready for the final coat.
Wooden Boat School, Maine Gary has been up in Maine all month, teaching at the Wooden Boat School. The restoration classes there have spent the last 5 years restoring this 1953 17 ft Chris Craft Sportsman. Sportsman Caity's been working on a Sportsman here in the shop too. She's building up coats of varnish on the new ceiling boards. She and Jack have continued to work on fitting, repairing, and installing the deck planking. Concordia Sloop Shane has been working on the new seat pieces. They're getting painted this week. Super Sport Shane and Jack steam bent new bottom planks to place the rotten ones. Flats Boat Shane has been working on these inset hatches. They are painted white to match the deck. It's all going to look so clean and fresh when it's done! Lyman Islander Jack has stained and sealed this engine box. It's so sturdy and absolutely gorgeous.
Sportsman    Caity has been working on finishing and sealing the ceiling boards for the Sportsman. You can also see a newly-made dash panel and some other interior pieces. Super Sport Shane has tacked on the old plywood bottom to see which pieces can be reused and which need to be replaced. Concordia Sloop Shane has been working on the interior! He's building out the bench seating along the sides. Everything looks so nice and fresh! Lyman Islander Jack has assembled the engine box!
Lyman Islander    Jack and Caity have been working on installing the interior and gluing up the engine box. Continental Sea Trial!  After getting the transmission back and reinstalling it, Gary, Jack, and Caity took this boat out for a successful sea trial. It only needs a little more work now! Flats  Shane and Gary have been working on the nonskid deck coating and the plumbing for the deck hatches. Sportsman Jack has been working on installing the ceiling boards on this boat.
Super Sport Shane has gotten half the plywood bottom installed this week! 1935 ElectriCraft This pretty little electric boat came down from Roaring Gap with some damage along the side. Gary got it all taken care of and Jack is taking the boat back up to Roaring Gap over the weekend. Correct Craft Mustang Jack installed a new blower (not pictured) and a bunch of new switches and buttons on the dash. Concordia Sloop  This side of the boat has a first coat of paint and is getting sanded in preparation for a second coat today. The other side will get the first coat at the same time. Jack has also been working on some varnish for the interior pieces in our low dust varnish room! 1947 Deluxe Runabout Jack and Gary picked this engine up from Georgia last Friday! Things are coming together! U-18  Jack worked hard this week to get the valves on this engine working.
Lyman Islander Our sign guy, Mike Gregson of Gregson Signs, came by to do the lettering on The Lazy B this week. Caity has been working on sanding the sides in preparation for painting. Concordia Sloop  Shane has been working on the seats and floorboards this week. He's run everything through the planer to take off a layer of dirt and paint, sanded edges, bunged and epoxied screw holes, and he's just about ready to prime all these pieces! SuperSport Shane fit and installed the aft sub-bottom plywood structural pieces and the new inner planking layer on the transom. Sportsman   Jack and Caity milled new book-matched wood for the forward covering boards on the deck. Jack started fitting all the deck covering boards. Shane painted the floorboards in preparation for covering them with flooring material. 1947 Chris Craft Deluxe Runabout Caity has been steadily working on these bungs! There are so many! Punt  Gary finished up the details on the punt and Jack delivered it to Roaring Gap this week.
We've been all over the place this week! Jack took a day trip up to Roaring Gap to deliver a boat, work on some boats at their moorings, and bring another boat back to the shop. Gary went up to Kerr Lake to do a marine survey. New Boat (a Roaring Gap boat) Jack picked New Boat up last week and brought her back to the shop, fixed the steering, and took her back to her boat house this week! Eeyore (a Roaring Gap boat) Jack brought Eeyore back with him from Roaring Gap and we're getting the prop to motor coupler machined. Lyman Islander   Caity has been working on sanding the exterior of the Islander this week and Jack put more of the interior back together. Concordia Sloop Shane has been working meticulously on the details of this boat. Punt We've got some of the interior pieces out for fresh varnish. 1947 Deluxe Runabout We've got two coats of primer on the bottom of this boat. It's almost ready to right! Sportsman  We laid out all the deck and floorboard pieces of this boat this week to see what could be used and what is missing or needs to be replaced. Shane is working on the floorboards. SuperSport Shane installed the battens on the transom this week. The word batten refers to a strip of wood used to strengthen something or hold it in place. These look like they'll do a great job! U-18 Jack's got the pressure washer and the ShopVac out today doing a final bilge clean out. Continental Jack adjusted the existing bunks on the trailer to provide a better fit and added some new ones as well. 1958 ContinentalWe don't have any pictures this week, but Gary dropped off the upholstered interior pieces at the upholsterer in Raleigh. That's an exciting step! Riviera  This boat passed its sea trial and is ready to go home. Check out that gorgeous trailer!
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- 1933 18' Electricraft Double Ender
- 1957 18ft Sea Skiff
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- 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"
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Outboards
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- 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
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- 1959 18ft Shoup Princess
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