Restoring Chris-Craft Boats to their Original Beauty
It’s time to clean up the interior. I putty all the screw holes and seams to get it ready for stain. This really gives it a nice finished look and makes it a lot more durable as well. The first coat of stain has been applied. It’s looking pretty darn good. When you start putting the final finishes on things, it …
The clients have a room in their new home just for a boat bar. How incredible is that? Plus, the bar will be capable of moving outdoors for their desert outdoor parties. When he first sent me this mock-up of the bar, I was impressed with the detail. Just look at this: it’s great. Even the interior has the layout …
I have enough material to wrap around to the inside to just finish it off. It just makes it look really nice. It’s time to start cutting plugs and filling all the holes. It takes a lot of time and a lot of patience. The boat usually has 5,000 to 6,000 holes to plug, but this seems like there’s 20,000. …
As you can see, I have saved the waterline from the original boat and incorporated it into the bar. Bending planks on the bar is almost just as bad as doing it on the boat…it’s a lot of work. Since this bar is vintage, I’m not going to grout it and sand it down smooth. I’m painting the grout joints …