Using a Shop Smith Mark V on a Chris Craft Roamer refit

[BuckeyeDennis]

The big question: How do you remember where all those trim pieces go?

I figure you to be over 35 years old, so I bet you have a system for that!

[roamer46]

That is one of the great mysteries of life! It's a testament to the power of the human brain that I can walk into my garage, peek into any one of dozens of buckets, baskets, or old coffee cans full of bolts and know (more or less) where a particular bolt came from. But I couldn't tell you what I had for lunch on Sunday! lol

The only trouble I've had with trim pieces, near as I can tell, are the ones that were in places that no longer exist. There are a few pieces that simply don't fit anywhere, but I'm pretty sure they went in or around the original fwd head that isn't there anymore.

[roamer46]

Winter is coming, and I need to get all of the spray painting done before it gets too chilly. Last week was downright cold, but we got a few warm days here so we knocked out the first coats of clear in the salon and on the trim. It turned out pretty good, I think.

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Spraying ICA Base Coat Clear in the Salon

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Q

[roamer46]

We're making good progress on the salon. The ICA base coat is sprayed, so it's great to compare the salon wood as we found it with how it is now. Next, I'll get the steps done, then get the port engine installed before Old Man Winter rears his ugly head.

1969 Chris Craft Roamer Refit: Wrapping up the Base Coat Varnish in the Salon

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Q

The old (circa 2007):



The new (October 2015):

[roamer46]

In other news, since we've been doing stain and clear in the salon, it made sense to do something about the steps. They were looking seriously ratty, so I was prepared to have to make a new set with the African mahogany I've got in stock. But after sanding, destapling, filling, and staining, it looks like the old set will turn out pretty nice.
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Making the Salon Steps Pretty

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Q

Before


After

[roamer46]

After getting all of the staples out of the aft stateroom steps and applying stain, I put a couple of heavy coats of West System epoxy and 207 clear hardener on. Considering what I started with, I think it turned out pretty good.

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Making the Aft Stateroom Steps Pretty

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Q

Before


After

[roamer46]

There's one board in the galley that I thought was worth highlighting. It went from pretty ugly to just plain pretty.
1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: A Mahogany Board Gets Pretty

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Q

Before


After

[rcplaneguy]

Very nice result. So many things to do!

[roamer46]

Thanks! You're right, but the list gets shorter every time I'm on the boat!

I wrapped up some more interior panels up in the galley, but only had time to install one before things changed and I've got to switch gears. Either way, it's nice to get one more thing done.

1969 Chris Craft Roamer Refit: New Galley Plywood Panels

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Q

Rotten plywood in 2007



New insulated plywood in 2015

[roamer46]

With the salon wood sanded, stained, and coated with varnish, I jumped back on the helm windshield and got 'er installed. It's kind of strange, but when the install was done and I was admiring how it turned out, it occurred to me that the only reason I have a welded windshield frame painted metallic black is because many extrusions of the original windshield frame were stolen in the May 2014 break-in. It took a while to recover, but the expression "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" really applies.

1969 Chris Craft Roamer Refit: Installing the New Helm Windshield Frame

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Q

Circa 2007


Right now