Winter days are not so bad if you have a goal to complete before boating season. So, in taking a look at your winterized boat or that project-in-waiting, make a list of what can be done and the tools, or products, or help you need to get ‘r done. The Classic Boat Suppliers Section of…
Tumblehome Boatshop offers a monthly “Shop Talk” most of the year. This website would love to showcase workshops and symposiums that might be near you. After all, winter is the time to work on those boats. Please submit your workshop pictures and information. Then watch for it on the Restoration page. Here are pictures and an excerpt…
Miraculous Recovery of “Mahogamous Affair” 1953 Chris Craft Racing Runabout Hull No. 19R-455 by Dennis Friesel In 1986, my brother-in-law bought an old wooden boat that was sitting under a tree in the mountains above Lake Meade, Nevada. He paid all of $250 and intended to restore it. Two years later, he was transferred to…
This is Bob and Linda Schrader’s 1962 -16 ft Century Ski Dart. We are restoring her ourselves for a daily use runabout at our houseboat on Lake Union, WA. She has a 109 hp gray marine (universal) motor that runs great. We are doing paint, new windshield, all new chrome, new seat and seat back…
This is neither the beginning, nor the end, but the middle chapter of Saving the Class of 47. Saving the Class of 47 is a project Brent Howard has tackled. Class of 47 is a 1947 Chris Craft 36′ Double Stateroom that is hoping to once again ply the waters of Grand Lake of the…