Restoring Chris-Craft Boats to their Original Beauty
Welcome back! Here is part 7 of the Boat Restoration Tour in my series. Today we look at a Gage-Hacker that I am restoring. Thanks for dropping by. Jack Check out part 6 of the tour if you haven’t seen it already! https://warnerswoodys.com/custom-boat-shop-tour-part-6/
I have stained and grouted the seat. The latest purchase is a Beugler Pinstriping Tool. Before, I would have to tape and then hand paint every stripe. With the Beugler, I can use a straight edge and apply the paint quite quickly. After adding most of the trim, I placed the windshield and am now trying to decide if I …
As you can see from this old brochure, I found a picture of the Gage-Hacker. So, I just had to change her to replicate the original seats. I’m adding in the mahogany which will have the grout lines. It’s quite challenging to line up the grout lines in the front of the boat versus the back of the boat with …
After looking at the couple of pictures I do have of this Gage Hacker, I have decided to go for the the same look on the seats. This look will require more work but just wait. Rolling the front two seats just sets them off and is one more WOW in my book. Sometimes you just need to keep going …
It was time to get this boat restoration outside and clean her off. It’s amazing all the places the dust gets into. Just gotta love the looks of the front of this on the water as it’s coming at you. This would be pretty darn cool. The sides just look incredible. It’s like a bolt of lightning. This striping is …
It’s amazing how much of the wood bled through the first coat of paint. This paint is specifically for boats. It covers well and is very durable. It’s time for the stripe down both sides. This stripe is very distinct to Gage-Hackers. After years of sanding, paint, varnish and everything else that had damaged the sides of this boat plus …
Thought I would give everyone a video tour of my Shop, here is Part 1. Jack
Now that I have the varnish done, it’s time to start on the stripe down both sides. This stripe is only on the Gage Hacker and is very distinguishing. As I lay out the stripe, it’s a lot of fun getting it equal on both sides. It takes lots of measuring and double checking and yes, back and forth from …
The sides are really starting to take a good shine…getting that deep woodgrain color out. One or two more coats on the side will have it done. Those lines really look nice. One more coat of varnish and maybe it’ll be time to start putting the chrome trim on. Yeah, here’s a picture. See how the lines from front to …
After removing the six rolls of tape, it’s time to stand back and look her all over. I will spend the next couple of days cleaning up the lines that bled. I’m always looking for ways to improve this process. I would really like to find a good pinstripe. They are just awesome. A lot of people can’t believe it …