Tagged: Restoration Files

  • July 11, 2011

    Getting Close…

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    The boat is nearing completion in Bristol, RI at C&C Marine. Just waiting on the hardtop to come out of the mold. Land or Sea Fabrication will be doing the legs for the top. We’ve got an Edson Vision series electronics mounting system going up there on the top. Bayside Navigation will be doing the … Read More »

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  • August 08, 2010

    The Project List

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    Ok… I wasn’t going to bore you with the details, but I thought, just in case you’re all boat junkies like me, you’ll want to see “The List.”  So here it is, in its full unedited glory… Blackwatch Project list For splashing we need to do the following: Hull exterior Fix stringers (dry out/replace or … Read More »

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  • July 21, 2010

    Making “The List”

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    As I was saying… We painted the bottom with Epaint.  Great stuff.  Check it out at http://www.epaint.com. The ePaint kept the bottom of the blackwatch nearly free of “fur,” yet wasn’t harmful to the environment. I stole the following from their web site because I can’t do it justice with my description. The main mechanism … Read More »

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  • July 07, 2010

    Bottom’s Up

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    The following spring came quickly, and, as usual, work came first. So rather than a total refit we decided to restore the Blackwatch by tackling one project at a time. In year two of owning the boat, we took care of the undercarriage first. It was time for a soda blasting and bottom painting. Soda … Read More »

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  • June 29, 2010

    Saving the “No Problem” from Gilligan’s Island

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    I found the boat in Long Island and it had been on the hard pack for a couple years.  It was a little funky with a custom-made flybridge I hadn’t seen before on the Blackwatch but the price was too good not to at least investigate.  Chris and I hopped on the Orient Point Ferry … Read More »

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  • June 12, 2010

    Welcome to the Restoration Files!

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    My name is Neal Larsson and I’m a boat junkie. I’ve been a boat junkie since I was about 7 years old and was handed down my first wooden flat bottom skiff from my older brothers. I’ll be honest with you, I have no desire to be cured of this addiction. Read More »

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