1957 Chris Craft Continental.
Rear starboard view.
354 cubic inch Hemei.
View with engine removed.
Fuel tank and exhaust.
Collar missing from top of rudder.
Power washing the bilge.
Another view of power washing.
Interior removed, including the windshield.
Rear view of interior removed.
Turning thr hull upside down.
Bottom view.
Taransom view of the hull upside down.
View from the bow.
Rear port view of the bottom and bottom transom plank removed.
Rear starboard view of bottom and bottom transom plank removed.
View from the bow with the bottom removed.
Transom bottom frame and next frame forward removed.
Laminating a new rear bottom frame.
New transom bottom frame and next two frames installed.
Another view of new bottom frames installed.
Using the old frame for a pattern to make the new one.
Port side chine removed.
Starboard side chine removed.
New port side chine installed.
New starboard side chine installed.
Old brest hook removed.
New brest hook made and installed.
Rear port view of new frames installed and a new keel installed. Ready for plywood skin.
Front port view of new frames and keel installed. Ready for plywood skin.
Fitting new transom planks.
New transom planks glued in place and held with tempory fasteners.
Applying epoxy to the new frames an keel.
Installing new starboard side planks.
Applying epoxy before attaching new port side plank.
New starboard side plank installed and held in place with temporary fasteners.
New port side plank installed.
First layer of lywood fit to the bottom.
Inside of plywood skin epoxied.
Sanding the epoxy on the inside of the first layer of plywood before gluing it to the bottom frames.
First layer of plywood on the port side glued and held in place with tempoary fasteners.
Rear view of port side plywood installed.
Front starboard view of first layer of plwood bottom installed.
Rear starboard view of first layer of bottom installed and held in place with tempory fasteners.
Second layer of plwood bottom fit and being drilled for instaltion.
Second layer with epoxy being applied.
Epoxy applied to the bottom before the second layer is installed.
Second layer installed and held in place with tempory fasteners.
