A close friend of mine had this old 16 foot wood skiff and asked if could restore it for his grandson. His grandson is an avid duck and goose hunter. This skiff will be perfect for this. I checked the skiff out and it was well built and worth the material and labor for…
Category: Wooden Boat Restoration
Nelson Skiff – On The Trailer
This afternoon we lifted the skiff and set her on the trailer. Then, we mounted the 25hp Honda 4-stroke outboard.
Nelson Skiff – Finished
Today we Linseed oiled all the raw plywood and frames! She is finished!!! Tomorrow we will put her on the trailer. Then I will post a few more photos.
Nelson Skiff – Brightwork Varnish
Today I applied the final coat of varnish to all the brightwork. Tomorrow if it’s dry enough we will apply the Linseed oil to all the raw plywood, floors and frames.
Nelson Skiff – Non-skid Thwart Benches
This morning I spent a few minutes applying the coat of TotalBoat non-skid to both thwart benches. If my supplies arrive by Monday of next week, we will have this restoration wrapped up by next Friday or Saturday!
Nelson Skiff – Non-skid Beige
Today I painted the two thwart benches off-white then masked and applied non-skid beige on the fore deck and the aft benches.
Nelson Skiff – Painting Bench and Fore Deck
Today I masked off the fore deck and aft bench seats and painted them TotalBoat off-white. Then I banded the center bench seats with fiberglass for strength. Tomorrow I will mask off the fore deck and aft bench seats and paint the center areas with TotalBoat non-skid beige.
Nelson Skiff – Floor Repair
The last couple of days I finished the repair work on the floor near the starboard bow and the transom at the starboard top. Today I prepped the brightwork and applied the first coat of TotalBoat Wood Finish varnish. Tomorrow I plan to start painting the bow deck and bench seats.
Nelson Skiff – Interior Restoration
Today I took care of a couple of small repairs. One in the floor, forward just aft of the bow-deck and a small area at the starboard side of the upper transom. Most of what I will do to the interior is saturate the marine plywood with boiled Linseed oil, varnish the brightwork, paint the…
Dudley Dix Cape Henry 21 and Puget Island Skiff
This morning a couple of friends and I turned over the Puget Island built skiff. I’ll begin working on the interior restoration. Also a few pics of the Dudley Dix design Cape Henry 21 and it’s new 3/8” aluminum tabernacle. I also ran the lines thru the fairleads and into the new canvas line bags…