![]() She has her bright finish stained in two tones, with the center king planking and the covering boards a darker shade of stain to add interest to her all-varnished finish. This sparkling gem is a mahogany-planked boat. If she had walk-around space in the cockpit with a box over the engine, she would be called a utility, as most Century boats are. Since she’s a runabout, everything is decked over except the double row of seating. With the exception of a minor correction to the crash pad (the cushioned area of the deck that surrounds the cockpit) we essentially have that piano finish and the gold leaf to thank for elevating this boat to a new level. Nor was it the instruments, which are original from 1942. This time around it was not the cockpit-a front and back bench of inline seating that seats five was re-done in the 1960s. I was also impressed by how the right finish work can make an entire boat feel completely fresh and new. ![]() Tim Grant of Grant’s Sign and Lettering did the gold leaf work. Lots of labor, skill, time, and expert craftmanship, coupled with the dust control of that booth can be credited for the melt-in-your-mouth finish that this boat enjoys. His shop used his paint and varnish spray booth to apply her 15 coats of varnish. The refinish work was done by George Hazzard and his Wooden Boat Restoration crew in Millington, MD. At that moment she was more a piece of art than a pleasure boat.Ī freshly stripped, sanded, re-stained and varnished wooden boat easily warms a boat lover’s heart. ![]() Both the varnish and the gold leaf reflected like a jewel. The lettering on the boat was gold leaf, properly outlined to stand out. ![]() I’d equate the quality of her varnish to a Steinway piano. I was mesmerized by how fluid her finish was. This World War II era Chris-Craft runabout is a sparkling gem. I paid her a recent visit as this Chesapeake Bay gem was about to be shipped from the Chester River to her new home on a lake in Montana. She’s sweet, 17 (feet) and 77 years old, yet truly young at heart: a World War II era Chris-Craft runabout with a signature shine that glistens in the sunlight. ![]()
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