This afternoon I removed the masking tape. After Christmas I’ll turn her over and begin on her interior. Merry Christmas!
Category: Wooden Boat Restoration
Nelson Skiff – Jade Green
Today I fared the hull and applied the second coat of Pettittopcoat Jade green!
Moving Forward on Nelson Skiff
Today we light sanded the hull and filled the low spots with faring putty. We then applied bottom paint.
Skiff Restoration – Top Coat
Today we sanded the complete hull, sides and bottom fare and applied the first coat of topcoat paint to her sides and stern.
Kurt Nielsen Skiff Restoration
This last week the Traditional Small Craft Association chapter, “The Lower Columbia River Raptors” started the restoration of a locally built skiff, beginning with six major scarf repairs. This vessel is an 18’ work skiff built by the late Kurt Nielsen. Kurt’s boat shop was on the north side of Puget Island and used mostly…