1974 Chieftain 25 "Adventurer" Restoration

[IslandExplorer]

any new news on your project

Some but very little. The winter this year broke records in New England and kept me deep in survival mode the whole time. Didn't manage to get hardly anything done on her since I sounded off last, I'm ashamed to say. As winter approached I mounted the helm and navigator seats, secured the railings, added a teak mount for the throttle controls, cut the deck into correct sizes for hatches, put in supports with a sub floor draining channel to protect the (currently absent) engine from drips, and added gas tank access hatches. Replacemwnt engine is still just a stripped down block on a stand in the barn.

Hopefully this weekend or next there will be some 2026 progress finally! ️

 

[IslandExplorer]

Seat pedestal backing plate

Port fuel tank inspection hatch

Aft deck panel cut into 5 pieces for 3 hatches.

Deck engine hatch drip/drain channel

This shows the depth and generous grade of the channel

 

[IslandExplorer]

Railing buttress. Rivets are so quick, compact, light, and convenient. Get yourself an air riveter.

Teak plank for Merc morse control clamped. The angle mount I think is mahogany I cut and varnished. Multi timbered conglomorate of a craft for sure.

Getting tucked in for long winter.

 

[IslandExplorer]

Uncovered for spring, this is how she sits currently.

Interior is still not done but mostly complete.