Got a bit of work in to keep going over the next couple of weeks

Repairs to the Stately speedboat, the aft engine bay buoyancy tank which was rotten and was replaced with a new marine plywood panel and then fibreglassed over to seal the edges and so it will maintain its integrity.   

THe restoration pram dinghy project. the inside as now been repaired with CSM over the holes after the areas were grown back and now the outside as been filled with thickened epoxy before it is all sanded back again to get a smooth surface. and then make and glass on a new bilge keel to replace the missing bilge keel.

A set of oak gunwales/rubbing strakes for the 8ft Little Mai Tender which is getting its fairing epoxy primer.

The Little Mai tender awaiting its final epoxy primer andthe fitting of the gunwales and the fitting out of the inside of the hull.

A wayfarer dinghy just come in for a bit of TLC and a hull repair after a boat movement by the owner when wrong.

A small hole in the hull which the J-Star Marine Services team will take next week 

 

Removing Transom shield of the outdrive and sand back transom to inspect the veneer of the transom.

First part of this job was to remove the transom shield to get the area clear to be able to sand back the transom.

It had to come out any way because there is a broken stud in one of the fixing holes to bolt the engine cradle to the transom shield it was a job that will help remove the broken stud while it is out of the boat.

It is out now and gives us move room to work in this small area.

Just got to remove the wooden wedge off the transom so we could sand back the transom.

The sanding getting underway andfinding out the condition of the transom veneer

Halfway across just a little more to go.

Finally all the paint removed and now to inspectthe surface veneers to see if any need replacing.

 

Other services we offer a long side other main work on boats of different sizes and shapes

 We offer a wide range of Marine and other assorted industries sector services.

Our services include new built dinghy's (GRP or wood).  Simple wooden or gelcoat repair or touch up your paint work on your yacht or motorboat, to a refit or a full restoration.  Did you know  our repair skills are transferable to  Caravans, Motorhomes or classic Alvis cars and Lotus cars to name just a few of the different things we have been asked to work on over the years  . 

Back from a short break and back to work and getting these boats finished off and out and up for sale.

Having had a short break from a busy summer it is now time to get back to work and move these boats out of the workshop and back on to the market and get them sold to their new owners. 

The first boat is a restoration job to get this pram dinghy cleared up and repairs done and renew the seats and the missing bilge keel and give it a fresh paint job and renew the gunwales and seats. 

Then continue to polish the hull and replace the rotten marine plywood  transom panels and renew the deck covering with a original deck covering it had when it was originally build in the 1960's and refit the marine plywood cushioned seats and new windscreen and steering wheel.

Finish varnishing the Enterprise dinghy and rerig the mast and check out the sails. 

When this is all done they will all be put up for sale 

 

The latest dinghy restoration project to come to the J-Star Marine Services yard to get our special treatment to bring it back to life.

Another dinghy came to the yard today for the first stages of its restoration back to a working dinghy.

The first job was to take photos and measurement of the parts that needed to be recorded for new parts to be made and refitted once the repairs are done to the hull.

The hull with all but the upper part of the transom removed so we can assess the work needed to be doneto the hull before we remove the old paint and rotten wood and any holes in the hull.

There are a few small holes in the bottom where somebody was going to use it as a garden planter and then changed their mind.  So we will need to be do some small gelcoat and matting repairs to make it watertight again and then give it a good clean and repaint the inside later in the restoration.

The outside of the hull is going to need a good sanding back and the repainting the hull back to a shiny gloss finish.

Half the bottom sanded off to get back to the base gelcoat and make any repairs needed before repainting the hull and turning the hull over and refitting the inside with new seats and new gunwales and inwales.