This winter I was asked to transform a Fiberglas boat which was mounted into the wall at a restaurant in East Greenwich, RI. The restaurant was renovating the space to be used as a wedding and banquet room and the 1980s styled boat was not blending in with the up scaled surroundings. Since a classic wood Chris Craft would be more appropriate, I set out to woodgrain the boat, and paint the bottom in a classic color. Below are the transformation steps for the 25 foot vessel. Special thanks to Harrison Painting for the excellent prep work and base paint.
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| The original with vinyl stripes |
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| Base painted |
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| Wood planks with first coat of flogging glaze |
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| Remaining planks with first coat of flogging glaze |
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| Second coat of graining glaze and polyurethane |
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| Gold leaf vinyl registration number |
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| Completed bottom of the boat |
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| Top cabin stained to match |
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| Completed |
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| Completed |
