1962 Chris Craft Holiday 20’ bucket list resto

[sphelps]

Super busy lately guys and a week long visit from my 1 year old grandson … Still chipping away though . I got new plywood backer for the fiberglass fins installed and started installing new battons . Just finished up steam bending the port side into the bow .. That was actually not the easiest job ! LOL !
Just gotta finish fasting the ends to the bow chine rails then on to the starboard side .

 

[flashback]

Looks good, aways to go and a lovely trip it will be!

 

[rxl650]

I consider myself a nervy ol' guy that likes to be tinkering all the time, but WOW. I takes the bow to you sir.

 

[mickyryan]

lookit all that fun you havin!

 

[jbcurt00]

Nice work as always Sam.

 

[Woodonglass]

Wonderful!!

 

[sphelps]

Small update .. Just nipping away at it . Had the boat show in Tavares a few weeks back . Somehow Miss Lily managed to bring this home .

That makes 2 from the Dora show .
Don’t know how that happened but it’s pretty cool !
Meanwhile been fabricating the side planks and temporarily fastening in place .. Next step , pull them back off and CPES the backsides and new battons . The permanently install ..

 

[sphelps]

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[sphelps]

Also had our Bi-annual Suwannee River AOMCI get together this weekend . River was at flood levels and a ton of crap floating down stream . That made the boating a little sketchy but we made the best of it . Only one sheared pin out of the lot of us luckily..

 

[jbcurt00]

Excellent work Sam, as always

 

[sphelps]

Stoke level is high in the garage along with the temps . Got the first side plank permanently installed .
Picked up a nice Fuller countersink and plug cutter combo for it .

 

[Scott Danforth]

Careful in this heat/humidity until those sea breezes bring in dryer air

My deodorant stopped working about 4 hours ago

 

[kcassells]

That's a lot of nice work there Sam!

 

[tpenfield]

Nice work . . . reminds me of my Dad fixing our wooden Beetle Cat sailboat back in the 1960's.

 

[mickyryan]

cant wait to see it finished

 

[sphelps]

So both port and starboard planks installed except for the last plank at the gunnel top or cover plank .
Working on the transom battons and planks now ..I’m leaving the top planks off till after we flip back over . I don’t want to cut those planks in if I’m going to replace the the top cover planks . I have my Interlux barrier coat and bottom paint now . Gunna go back with original black bottom paint and White boot stripe .

 

[kcassells]

So both port and starboard planks installed except for the last plank at the gunnel top or cover plank .
Working on the transom battons and planks now ..I’m leaving the top planks off till after we flip back over . I don’t want to cut those planks in if I’m going to replace the the top cover planks . I have my Interlux barrier coat and bottom paint now . Gunna go back with original black bottom paint and White boot stripe .
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Sam looks great. How bout more pics :}

 

[sphelps]

Ok KC, so the transom had the grooves cut into the planks . Took me a few minutes to figure out how to re-create them . Opted for an 1/8” router bit and my elcheapo plastic router table . I think I achieved the look ok ..

 

[kcassells]

Great recovery Sam. Appreciate the pics too.

 

[Willyclay]

So both port and starboard planks installed except for the last plank at the gunnel top or cover plank .
Working on the transom battons and planks now ..I’m leaving the top planks off till after we flip back over . I don’t want to cut those planks in if I’m going to replace the the top cover planks . I have my Interlux barrier coat and bottom paint now . Gunna go back with original black bottom paint and White boot stripe .
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