1947 Chris Craft Deluxe in the shop for a complete new bottom.
Cockpit view.
Transom view.
Another cockpit view.
Complete interior removed.
Another view of the interior removed.
Engine ready to be removed.
Pulling the engine out.
Engine removed from the boat.
Rest of the mechanicals removed so we can turn the boat upside down.
Engine room with the engine removed. You can see all the bad spots on the keel.
More bad keel wood along with bad bottom frames.
Another view of the bad keel.
Rear view of the boat upside down.
Front starboard view.
Front port view.
Starting to strip the transom so the transom planks can be removed.
Transom stripped ready tom remove the planks.
Starting to remove the old planks.
All the old transom planks removed.
Grinding the wood away so the fasteners can be removed.
Another view of the bottom being ground.
Starboard side ground.
Starboard side bottom being removed.
This is the reason why we replace all bottom frames when we replace a bottom.
