Let me begin by saying this is my first attempt at a BLOG, so bear with me.
I have over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, my current specialty is interior trim and cabinet making. I have been a fan of Wooden Boat magazine for over 10 years because of the amazing examples of fine wood working combined with the adventure of sailing and deep sea boating. Well, the following presentation will be the chronicles (saga, escapades, follies) of my endeavors into boat restoration. I will try to include pictures and explanations of my daily progress.
My first victim is a 27' home built fixed keel sailboat made of C-Flex (a fiberglass building material). My brother-in-Law found a great deal on "Craig's List" for this "project boat". It came complete with : mast, boom, main & jib, two Lewmar 2-speed winches, a small mast winch, two anchors and a trailer. The good news ends there because, due to both small and large leaks in the deck, she filled with 16"-18"water. The interior was so rotten that we decided that "Everything Must Go".
This first group of pictures include the overall look and general damage that made her such an affordable purchase. I should also tell you that Joe-1 built the hull, Joe-2 built the cabin and finished out the interior, Joe-3 inherited her and ultimately sold her to Joe-4 (my bro-in-law). Now the task becomes one of re-fairing all of the un-fair surfaces (everything from stem to stern), repainting everything, rebuilding the deck and the interior, and to transport this new boat we will also rebuild and repaint the trailer.
I'm having a problem getting the pictures to load so I'll have to get back to this. THANKS !!!
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