Restoration and Refinishing

The Little Red Boat
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Built in 1972 and given a mid-life refit in 2019.
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Rotten side plank removed, rotted ribs replaced, interior cleaned and refinished with eight coats of varnish.
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New starboard side plank fitted. New motor pad on transom, new foredeck and gunwales fitted. Exterior fibreglass removed and replaced, and hull refinished.
Peterborough Speedster, ca 1950s
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Spray rail, steamed and formed.
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Bow, 2 layers of glass, 3 of epoxy. I'll put one more coat, then paint.

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Bow plank close up- match in grain before staining.
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New stem inserted.
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Bow plank fitted.
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As finished.
  • Rotted plank in forward deck was removed and replaced with new cedar with matching grain.
  • Wood was stained to match the color of the old decking.
  • Coaming had to be removed. Rotted wood in deck beam behind coaming was replaced with a dutchman.   
  • Cracked plank in after deck was removed and replaced with new cedar with matching grain.
  • Rotten stem piece was removed and a new piece inserted.
  • Spray rails removed and replaced with new wood steamed and moulded to fit curve of old ones.
  • All wood on deck was stripped. Deck, stem and spray rails were finished with eight coats of spar varnish.
  • Cracks in the fibreglass covering the bottom on the outside of the boat were repaired and the repaired area refinished to match the original paint.
NEW! St. Lawrence (?) Skiff
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This sixty-year old (?) skiff has some rotten ribs, cracked planks and other broken pieces requiring repair. Watch this site for progress.
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Cracked plank, broken and separated ribs.
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Ribs pulled together to close gap.

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