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Up dated
6-25-08
The Wave was purchased in Rutland by The Beach family of Basin Harbor in 2004.
A complete restoration is being carried out
by Myndy Woodruff in
Warren, VT.
She was found in a Rutland VT barn.
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
First Daylight in many moons! The coaming and windshield base had
been trimmed to accommodate the fifties wrap around windshield
The entire boat was incased in fiberglass!
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
The white oval is a proposed cut out for a cubby hole .
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
Fiberglass removal
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
Steam Cleaning Bilge
Ed Bombard (dba United States Steamer) in action during the January
thaw!
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
Turning over the hull
The hull is suspended from pulleys in the yellow straps. Steve Sanchez
is pulling it around with a come-a- long. A first for this shop!
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
IV Feeding
These capillary tubes are feeding CPES into the old transom frames.
There were lots of broken screws which were removed. Then the screw
holes were drilled out for the 1/4 hose barbs and tubes. Using the
syringe, the tubes were repeatedly filled with CPES until the wood was
saturated and then the tubes were moved to the next hole. The holes
were plugged with 1/4 inch hardwood dowels.
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
Steel fasteners and old age problems. The drill bushing keeps the
drill centered while removing screw heads.
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
"Tongue depressors" fill the slot where the cracks were.
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
Where possible, plank repairs are done on the back side. The 1/2 inch
bungs shown here on the back side restored the integrity of three
deteriorated #6 screw holes. Note the "tongue depressors", also known
as grunts or Dutchmen, on the top side.
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
Crack repairs can be done on the inside of the plank.
A pattern was made to restore the original upswept coaming line.
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
A new (oversize) part was made from old matching mahogany. It was
steam bent to the coaming curve. There is a hidden spline to align and
strengthen the joint.
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
Trial fit
The new parts were trimmed to size.
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
The restored upswept coaming awaits more varnish.
"Plug City"
Photo: Bob Beach
Photo: Larry Asam
Myndy Woodruff applying filler stain.
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
Larry Asam sanding interior parts.
Photo: Larry Asam
Varnish
This is nine coats of Ephifanes over three coats of Smith's CPES epoxy.
This will dry and cure for a while. Then the seams get filled and sand
again and double coat final varnish about April.
April 7th - Engine Installation
Photo: Larry Asam
Photo: Larry Asam
Myndy easing the rebuilt Chrysler into "The Wave"
Photo: Larry Asam
Some call it a carburetor - others call it art.
Photo: Larry Asam
Photo: Larry Asam
Everything fit perfectly
Photo: Myndy Woodruff
Anik North fitting a waterline cover for The Wave.
Photo: Larry Asam
The Wave is sanded and nearly ready for the
final coats of varnish. Here
Lisa from Kershner Signs applied white gold for the Chris - Craft
logo
and used gold leaf for the transom graphics.
Pre War Chris Crafts often had silver logo lettering.
White gold was chosen, in this case, to avoid tarnishing issues.
Photo: Larry Asam
Establishing the waterline.
Photo: Larry Asam
At Last....... Launched June 2006
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