Shop News 7/7/23

7/7/2023

Friendly reminder:
As some of you may know over the summer Gary Lowell, our owner, teaches classes in Maine. Gary will be out of office from July 4th to mid August. For all shop visits, boat questions, survey scheduling, invoicing and billing needs please contact Destini Ferraro our office manager at [email protected] or by our office phone at 336.274.0892. All emails & calls will be answered within 24 hours.

Your regularly scheduled blog update is posted below.

U18
The U18 is looking great! It is almost ready to stain and seal. Stay tuned for its upcoming finale.

CC Riviera
Shane is currently waiting to do the final coat of varnish on the Riviera. Next is reinstalling hardware and running gear!

56 Continental
Jack has been working on the final details & touch ups for the 56. He's working on the engine, he has replaced the ignition, and applied a new coat of paint on the bottom. Look below to see him removing the tape line, how satisfying!

58 Continental
Jack is starting to fit the repaired bottom planks over the new plywood bottom of the 58. Lookin good!

CC Celebrity
The new plywood subdeck has been fitted and installed on the Celebrity. The crew has begun installing dynel over the top of the plywood sub deck, Look at them go!

Whirlwind
Shane has put the keel on the Whirlwind and has made sure the stingers are all bolted down. Now Shane is prepping to paint. How exciting.

Carolina FLATS Skiff
After removing the plywood deck, fuel tank, engine & loose wiring the crew rolled the boat to begin work on the bottom. Meghan is currently sanding the paint off the bottom.

1992 Hackercraft
The crew has removed all the damaged boards and replaced them in the engine compartment. Jack has also cleaned, sanded, and painted the engine compartment with bilge paint. He has also installed a new fuel sender in the fuel tank, installed a new depth sounder gauge and transducer. But wait that's not it, he has also installed a new fire extinguisher gauge system, new fuel filter & fuel shut off valve. Lastly he has pressure tested the exhaust pipe for leaks. Stay tuned for more exciting boat updates.