Progress on the Windboats Pearly Miss alloy speedboat restoration

In the yard starting to strip down all the old fittings off the deck and from inside the 

boat.

Starting to polish off the oxidation of the hull as it as not been looked after for a number of years before coming to J-Star Marine Services for a full restoration of the boat inside and outside.

In the workshop onits trailer while we continue to remove the last of the fittings before turn the boat over to polish the lwer part of the hull which can not be done while it is on its trailer.

The fore deck cleaned off of all the old fittings and the glue from the deck covering that was removed  as it is going tobe replaced with the same type of covering which it wa build with in the 1960's

The dashboard now with all the old fittings removed and now needs cleaning down redy to be recovered in a same material it had before.

The inside needs a good cleaning down and then painting out with a hard wearing coating.

Now is the time to carry out measurements of what is needed for seat bsesand back so that these can be made up and covered ready to be fitted towards the end of the restoration project.

 

Boat movement Monday and a fresh start to the busy week ahead.

The restoration is now out of the workshop for a few days while we get to work on the Aluminum speedboat and continue to clean and polish the hull back to its original polished condition. 

In the meantime being outside will harden off the varnish so it can be cut back and given its final finish coat. 

It is a complete change from when it came into the yard a year ago. when it had  been a seaside planter.

Now all that is left to do is fit the rowlock blocks to the inwales and put a bow ring in the stem and a second ring on the breasthook.

Then it will be put up for sale for a new owner to enjoy rowing or motoring around the local area or beyond.

In the workshop now is the aluminum speed boat which will now be the focus to get the hull polished back to its original condition and get the other works done on it to get it ready for a new owner in the spring. 

So as two boats are on their way out of the yard to new homes there are more boats lined up to come through the workshop over the winter.

 

Busy Tuesday , Varnishing and polishing the Aluminum speedboat

The restoration dinghy's varnishing coming along with the next four coats of varnish, this time 50%-50% thinned varnish. The grain is now filling up well and the gloss is now starting to show through with every new coat.

The varnish finish is now showing itself and will look great when we have finished laying up the coats.

Another job as just come into the boatyard, we have to polish this very faded Aluminum speedboat and then restoration the mahogany trim and the deck covering and steering system and fit new engine controls.

This is just the first pass with a cutting paste to get rid of the oxidation of the surface.

Once the whole of the hull is polished then the hull will get a coat of sealing polish to seal the newly polish finish

 

The latest 8ft dinghy is out of the mould, the new owner wishes to have a different colour other than the standard white.

Because the dinghy was moulded in white we have to sand down the gelcoat to give the hull a key for the new colour. Therefore, we have to spray a ghost coat of black over the hull to be able to sand the whole hull so we do not miss any areas.

The first job is to apply a coat of Hi Build epoxy primer to give the next coats a good key to the surface.

Any imperfections are now highlighted and these will be worked on  before the next coats of paint are applied to the hull.

 

J-Star Marine Services multi talented boatbuilder using more of her skills, this time varnishing the restoration dinghy

Tricia, J-Star Marine Services multi talented boat builder using her varnishing skills o the business's latest restoration dinghy.

As with all her many skills, Tricia is a dab hand at the varnish brush, She patiences the 3 "P"'s to get the best results. This photo shows her applying the first of four coats of 75% - 25% thinned varnish to the bare wood.

Tricia coming to the end of the first varnish coat on day one.

The end of the first day with four coats of varnish applied now to cure over night  and then knock back when it will be varnished again. This time with 50%-50% varnish.

Then this process will continue until the gunwales and inwales have full strength original varnish.