| By Philippe d'Aniere . |
OCEAN 80 hull restoration November 2014 .
75'long/20'beam/10'draft/65 tonnes
mast clearance 78' hight .
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Custom port holes in 3 " hull .
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We did start wood restoration of " REVELRY "
a classic 1951 Stephens 43 ft . December 12 2013 .
First step was to remove old varnish to bare wood , broken windows replacement , wood repairs and cockpit instalation after road trip from Northen California .
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In January we built 12 > 15 coats of Awlstar varnish and 3 coats Awlgrip+
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Next will be Transom name , Hull painting and interior .
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Description of eight " projects " completed in 2013 :
_ Baglietto 1968 wood frame restoration & vinyl windows replacement .
_ Albin 36 Katrina damaged . repairs Bottom , Hull , Stripe painting .
_ 1950 17 ft " California wooden ski boat " restoration .
_ " Avalon " 50 ft teak deck restoration , cockpit painting .
_ 1940 " teak bathtub " restoration in Hollywood California .
_ " Gulfstream 50 ft 1978 " interior restoration .
_ " Chris sail boat " .
And " Curt " ... just delivered to San Francisco last week !
Baglietto 1968 wood frame restoration & vinyl windows replacement .
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Albin 36 .
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California 17 ft " California wooden ski boat " full restoration .
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" Avalon " 50 ft teak deck restoration , cockpit painting .
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1940 " teak bathtub " restoration Hollywood california
( In process ) ....
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" Gulfstream 50 ft 1978 " Interior restoration .
(this project has a special article . )
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Chris & Curt sail boats fiberglass restoration . non skid deck . painting , chromes . wood . windows .... ( in process July 14 )
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San Francisco delivered July 28 2013 ...
" Gulf Star " 50 ' 1978 interior restoration dec 2012 in process .
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| On the right : Pages are description of my work , by categorie : : Articles are weekly up to monthly projects in process . | |
| On the left : Albums photo are pictures of a specific project . : Diaporama : each " albums photo " has a " launch diaporama " application . |
Chris-Craft Runabout delux 1949 . Restoration process . Starting Nov 2011 at Long Beach atelier by Philippe d'Aniere .
First step described in following pictures is bottom removal , bedding cloth removal ,frames repairs , new 1/4 " Marine grade bottom underlay , Smith penetrating epoxy on bare wood parts , 3m 5200 original bottom mahogany planks reinstallation , Epoxy primer and Dupont cooper gloss LP .
November 2011
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1/4 inche Marine grade plywood . adjusted to the millimeter |
And God created 3M5200 !
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Bonjour .
10 months in process, Complete restoration . Chris craft 23' 1947 Express Cruiser .
I did start talking about this project 4 months ago , she is a 23' Chris Craft build-ed in 1947 .
At my knowledge ( Chris Craft Museum research ) there is only one left except the one in my hand .
I was very surprised and hope this serie of articles will help to learn more about her .
I did restore plenty of vintage Chris Craft , but I love the preservation quality of this one , for a 1947 , she is amazing .
As the owner does not want to keep the current name ( not original anyway ) i will have to temporary name her , for convenience communication XC47 ....
Donc , ( french expression for OK ) XC47was apparently for over 10 years in a dry storage and major damages we find were cracks on wood plank due to over dry . My first move was to move her to a friend Shipyard ( Cerritos yacht anchorage ), open damaged area and let her sit for some time .
The weather condition this month in long Beach are totally perfect ... even too much this week .
As today , when i am revueing my week end article ... Really Too Much rain !
By tradition , i do prefer pictures rather than long descriptions and my written english is far from perfect .
In this first page , we did remove all hardware's , send them for chroming ,open cracks , sand : hull ,transom , and heat gun "varnish and caulking" remove .
Philippe d'Aniere
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Second major operation is wood cracks "West System epoxy" repairs , and loose planks refastening
Watch this short video
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January 31 2011
XC47 is fully prepared and one coat of white LP was applied , wood is ready to be stained as close as possible to original ( dark red ). Deck is done ( i will issue a special paragraph to this specific " Philippe " process )
Finishing process ready to go !
Philippe
Because of weather and quality requested by owner , it took us until March 30 to complete interior , exterior
Awlgrip Lp snow white paint . Over 700 hours as Today .
Result is close to perfection
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During this 2 months period , we also repaired and processed bright wood .
This process will be completed after motorisation done in New port Beach .
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April 20 2011
Gone a month for motorisation
May 20 2011 Engine instaled
Back to us Monday June 20 ..........
July 27
All carpentry done / Varnish one part 14 coats / waiting for awlgrip +
Deck done , missing 10 varnish coats .
Full report this week end
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August 04
Engine cover in process
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Bonjour 2010
February 01
Ovitz Family Collection " scale boat " restoration this week .
Go next Article for Information's .
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February 16 2010 :
Job Done and displayed in Good Company !
March 2011 Project ? Long Beach California .
Sept 17 2009 .............
I did this Choy Lee in 2001
Brigantine
