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1930 Chris Craft - 26 Foot Upswept Triple Cockpit

Post by Bill John » Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:50 am

After all the hardware was removed, we spent a week of sanding therapy on the deck and hull sides, getting the hull surface very smooth and preparing for the first build coat of varnish. We started with 320 grit paper followed by ScotchBrite Pads. We then applied four thick coats of amber tinted Epifanes Varnish, sanding between coats with ScotchBrite Pads. The white deck seams were then painted by Jerome at JC Signs along with the gold leaf bow numbers and outlining the Chris Craft lettering on the hull sides. The bottom work has also been completed, starting with thorough sanding using 120 grit paper followed with ScotchBrite Pads on our trusty DeWalt random orbital sander connected to a large Fein Vacuum System. This provides for near dustless sanding, and keeps the shop nice and clean. This is very important for both health reasons and also to maintain a very clean, two-bay shop where there is constant varnish and paint work going on. Our ace mechanic Jim Kondrat is now busy with mechanical upgrades.

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Post by boat_art » Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:28 pm

She's lovely....
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Post by Horstuff » Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:01 pm

Absolutely
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Post by Reginald Down » Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:18 pm

That was a great story Bill. Thanks for posting it here for everyone to see and enjoy.

Ya gotta love those big triple cockpit runabouts.
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