A new week in the life of a small boatyard.

Like lots of small boatyards it is a time of year for long hours & not a lot of spare time as people want their boats back in the water so they can enjoy their boats after a cold & frosty winter. My boatyard is know different. Owner's saying when my boat going to be ready, will it be in the water by the weekend, as that bit of new equipment been fitted to the boat. The same chorus every year, as usually some how we get there in the end hopefully.

This year with the Olympic Games being in London & the Queen's Diamond Jubilee people appear to be go wanting to enjoy themselves  after the past few years of economical hell.  So it time again the paint & varnish brushes out and don the overalls and get the bottom of the boats anti-fouled and go for a sail. 

So time for me to put the pen down and go and get the boats ready for the new season.

Preview day at theTullett Prebon 2012 London Boat Show

Preview day at theTullett Prebon 2012 London Boat Show so start 2012 on a crest of a wave , Why not enjoy a day out at the Flagship boat show of the year and for a few hours forget the cold winter weather outside and dream for a few hours on board your dream boat. With many offers & bargins to be had make a bee line to Excel in London ‘s Docklands this coming week. Start this Olympic Games year off on a crest of a wave.

London Boat Show

This showcase of British & international boating is opening it's doors next Friday the 6th of January. There will be plenty for all different types of boating people from dinghies up to ocean going superyachts. So why not put the date in your diary and blow those winter blues away.

Restoring Classic Runabouts

One of my fellow members of the Indiana Chapter of ACBS has an Antique Boat Shop curiously called "The Antique Boat Shop" in Fort Wayne Indiana. They work somewhat exclusively on classic runabouts. Chris-Craft, Century, Gar Wood, etc. The do some very nice work and have a straight forward philosophy.

They have a current projects page (updated regularly) with very detailed descriptions of the boats, the individual histories, and the work intended. They also have a similar page of recent projects. There are a many interesting projects with lots of photos. I've found their project pages to be a very enjoyable read, and I know you will too.

Antique Boat Shop - Current Projects

Antique Boat Shop - Recent Projects

 

 

The Antique Boat Shop specializes in:

-"No Leak" Double-Planked 5200 Bottoms
-Plank Replacement
-Chine and Frame Repair
-Engine Remanufacturing / Detailing
-New Factory Original Matching Interiors
-Strip and Refinish
-Hardware Re-Chroming / Polishing
-Century Owners - Replacement of Vinyl Decks with Mahogany
-Beautiful Finishes

Gentleman Racers Wooden Pictures-Near Complete

 

I have added some new pictures of my gentleman's racer as it near completion.

 

Click on the picture of the framed hull with the red motor found on Page 1 in the top left corner of the Photo Albums

 

http://groups.msn.com/WoodenBoatBuilder/muskokaboats.msnw?albumlist=2

 

It would be great if My boat could be added to the Antique and Classic section as well as the boat projects section

 

Enjoy the pictures and if you like the album go to my web site,

http://www.portcarlingboats.com

 

enjoy the boats,

 

neil

Gentleman's Racer and Lots of pictures

building a gentlemans racer, see the web album..Muskoka boats, first 3 pictures

also check out my web site, http://www.portcarlingboats.com

hope you enjoy the pictures and the site,

Classic Glass

A very interesting article about Classic Glass:

 

Classic Glass
by Curt Radford, MD
As seen in "Classic Boating" (July/August 1997)

Classic Wooden Boats

 I have invited the members of another defunct MSN Group "ClassicWoodenBoats". Give them a warm welcome if the show up.

 

By show of hands, who likes classic wooden boats?

 

Was thinking we should start a page and photo album for the Classic Glass Boats as well. What do yous think?

 Kruez