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    Home / little boat1

    little boat1

    By Zach Grant
    April 17, 2025 2:53 pm

    boat on water

    Zach Grant

    Featured Posts

    1A chainplate lifting from the deck, at right, was the first sign that corrosion had occurred in a place where a routine inspection would not reveal it, below right.
    Lucky break
    July 10, 2026
    2Getting to the problem end of the throttle cable, at left, entailed removing the engine instrument panel, at bottom.
    Threading a new throttle
    July 10, 2026
    3Don’s industrial Brother sewing machine is shown here stitching through 12 layers of 9.25-ounce acrylic canvas.
    Sewing machine surprise
    July 10, 2026
    4With a couple of modifications, Joe increased the utility of the dinette table in his Bristol 30. Turned fore and aft and slid outboard, it opens up space in the saloon, at left on facing page. In its central position, it serves as a dining table for four, at right on facing page. Turned through 90 degrees, it can be slid forward or aft to meet a variety of uses, at left.
    Multi-position table
    July 10, 2026
    5Even at the dry-fit stage, Tim’s faux-teak handrails passed the 10-foot test. From this distance they look like unfinished teak — and will continue to do so without any need for cosmetic maintenance.
    Forever handrails
    July 10, 2026
    6After her roll-on paint job, Caribee looked as good as new, if not better, on facing page. Her gleaming finish was the product of meticulous preparation, at left above, followed by a learn-on-the-job process in which Randy discovered many tricks that helped him mix and apply the paint to best effect. There was no time for photography while painting, so Jim Taylor supplied the photo of the special roller, at right above.
    Perfect topsides without spraying
    July 10, 2026
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