Restoring Chris-Craft Boats to their Original Beauty
Here, I am laying out the planks to make sure they line up on the new bottom. What’s different about the Gage-Hacker bottom is the planks run at an angle from the center to the sides versus most boats which run the length from front to back. I have to make sure the driveshaft holes and bottom intakes all line …
Here’s another good picture of a broken support on the bottom of the boat. This support was broken completely in half. After scraping and wire brushing everything down, it is nice to put a coat of stain on the bottom. It really cleans it up and makes it look nice and fresh. Now it’s time to start putting the bottom …