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1949 Chris-Craft Racing Runabout
Before Pictures
2/14/13
2/20/13
2/22/13
2/26/13
3/6/13
3/7/13
3/13/13
Building up varnish on places decals were
Building up varnish on places decals were
Put boat on stands
Finished detailing engine
3/15/13
Detailing engine
Detailing engine
Detailing engine
Detailing engine
Detailing engine
Stripped wax and scuffed varnish
Stripped wax and scuffed varnish
Exhaust manifold had a cracks in it and was covered in epoxy
doing valve adjustment
3/25/13
Sanding down varnish
Sanding down varnish
Sanding down varnish
Taking off hardware to prepare for varnish
Taking off hardware to prepare for varnish
Taking off hardware to prepare for varnish
Without Flash
With flash
3/28/13
Sanding down varnish
Sanding down varnish
Sanding down varnish
4/1/13
Added another coat of varnish. sanding again
Added another coat of varnish. sanding again
4/5/13
4/16/13
4/30/13
Installing side panels
Installing side panels
5/1/13
Masking off to paint deck seams
Masking off to paint deck seams
Masking off to paint deck seams
5/2/13
Finished painting deck seams
Finished painting deck seams
Finished painting deck seams
5/6/13
Removing tape from decks where lines were painted
Removing tape from decks where lines were painted
5/7/13
Installed front seats and floor
Put all side panels in place
Installed hardware on deck
Installed new inner side skirts
Made bow target bumk mounts
5/8/13
Put hidem aroun edge of upholstery
Put hidem aroun edge of upholstery
Installing engine
Installing engine
Sanding old paint off trailer
Sanding old paint off trailer
5/9/13
Back seat in place
Engine hatch covers on
Put decals back on boat
Put decals back on boat
Put decals back on boat
Masking off to paint boot stripe
5/10/13
Trailer painted
Trailer painted
Trailer painted
Touching up bottom paint
Touching up bottom paint
Touching up bottom paint
Custom bow stop
Net up under front deck to easily store life jackets and other accesories.
5/20/13
Made loading guides of PVC pipe and coverd with vinyl.
boat finished and cleaned up
boat finished and cleaned up
6/3/13
We are having a third voltage regulator sent in because this one is also faulty. The spray should also ship out today and show up this week. 
6/6/13
Old wiring that shouldnt have been in the boat. its being replaced with correct authentic wiring. The wad of electrical tape was wraped around some wires.
6/10/13
Props ballanced, polished and had dings removed
Changed corner lights and reflectors
6/14/13
Building up coats of varnish to fill in a ding
6/17/13
Installed blower in engine area. will be covered by a shelf
Installed a new 750GPH bilge pump
Shelf that covers up blower motor. also includes the original tool box
Shelf that covers up blower motor. also includes the original tool box
6/20/13
finsihed wiring under dash
finsihed wiring under dash
Painted bilge
Painted bilge
Painted bilge
6/21/13
Cleaned up end of exhaust
polished engine hatch supports and put clear coat on them.
Resprayed trailer
Resprayed trailer
6/25/13
Polished the rudder
6/28/13
Cleaned up bilge and fuel vents
7/2/13
Sanding sides
Buffing sides to a shine!
7/9/13
Cleaning up area under rail
7/10/13
New and old seal surfaces side by side.
7/11/13
Reset cutwater. Cutwater had to be spread so that it properly fits on bow and doesn't scratch varnish. Plugged old holes and drilled new holes.
Reset cutwater
Reset cutwater