Restoring Chris-Craft Boats to their Original Beauty
It always amazes me the amount of saw dust you get just from sanding the top down. After I have sanded the top with a power orbiting sander, I use two more steps of sand paper with a block sander. That’s right, good old manual labor, but the results are incredible. This takes out all the little imperfections and makes …
After all the plugs have been installed, I cut them off with a chisel as close as I can to the top. This will reduce the amount of sanding that will have to be done. I have now given it a light sanding. Before I go any further, I have stopped to grout the top seams to make it one …
Hard to believe that I had to stop and cut more plugs. I went through one whole barrel and cut another one. Hopefully it will last. Now I have the front, back and one side done. People ask me how many plugs are there. Well, not sure. I’ve never counted them on a boat bar, but there’s a lot. Plus, …