[Captain Phil]

Well I waited a week for the decals, they came yesterday and shes done :thumbsup:

She is a 1958 13ft Boston Whaler I picked up from another barner who didnt have the time to restore her.

Took 5 days of sanding, a few days of glassing a few spots, and 2 days to paint but she looks as good now as she did in 58. I striped down all the paint from the bottom up and all of the inside.

Bottom got Interlux Interprotect (Barrier coat) and Micron CSC . Topside, with a little help from cardinal joe on the color (thanks again Joe :thumbsup got Interlux Topcoat as well as the sides.

This is what she looked like when I first picked her up


5 days of sanding...


With the bottom done...




After:

 

[Captain Phil]

And a few more...

 

[Hardtop]

Looks great Phil. I’ll be doing the same thing to the skiff I picked up from Josh

 

[barnaclebillsmarine]

I can make you a sweat deal on a new 25 or 30 E-TEC to put on the back of her. Looks real good.

 

[joe2897]

You have the Touch .. Hope this is the first of many...

Capt.Phil > Great Job ..... Looks like the day it rolled out of the showroom back in 1958 ...... Cardinal Joe :thumbsup:

 

[Papa Bear 56]

Nice Job Phil:thumbsup:

 

[smellinfishy]

:thumbsup:Looks great

 

[dmeloro]

Very nice Phil. Now you just need to sell it to me for a good price so Anthony and I have a smaller boat to use.

 

[never enough]

Phil, it looks great! By the way 1958 was a great year.

 

[73SlickCraft]

Phil,

You made it look incredible!! Way to go. I knew you would make it look like an original 58 when you picked it up.

 

[Greenman]

Phil
Great job :thumbsup:
I can't believe you turned it around so quick
Now I feel like a slacker

With a little love she will last another 50+ years
Just think about the stories that boat could tell

Lou

 

[missingtwo]

Its the wrong color! How are you going to tow with that?

 

[SS]

Nice work ! Father's Day will be here before you know it .

 

[Captain Phil]

Thanks fellas . She will be up for sale if anyone wants to own a peice of boating history :thumbsup:

 

[Captain Phil]

Capt.Phil > Great Job ..... Looks like the day it rolled out of the showroom back in 1958 ...... Cardinal Joe :thumbsup:

Thanks Joe. Ive done a few restores in the past, but this is my first whaler. Well worth the time I put in. Much more rewarding then the 10 sturey rental boats I did a while back

 

[Captain Phil]

Phil,

You made it look incredible!! Way to go. I knew you would make it look like an original 58 when you picked it up.

Thanks Adam, I would love to do another one, keep an eye out!

 

[Captain Phil]

Phil
Great job :thumbsup:
I can't believe you turned it around so quick
Now I feel like a slacker

With a little love she will last another 50+ years
Just think about the stories that boat could tell

Lou

Thanks Lou, Now that its done im planning to swing by and see how yours is coming.

 

[110 Street]

It looks great, and I don't want to start anything but why did you paint the broze? Would it not come off?

 

[chunking]

And not one photo from Sam's Pizza gathering.:huh:

 

[nhanzel]

Phil -Great job. I used that boat for 20 years for everything from duck hunting to fishing in Canada. It had been sitting for the last 10 years before I decided to get rid of it. If I had known it could like that again I would have had second thoughts. Beautiful work.