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Here are a couple of before and after photos of my project.






So far the bigest challenge has been re-laying the teak deck. It wasnt particularly difficult or expensive, just too a lot of time. Lots of the bungs were gone and the stainless screws were in bad shape. I removed the teak, filled all the holes in the fiberglass sub-deck with epoxy, and re-layed the deck with 3M 4200. I was able to re-use most of the original teak.

Pete

Very, very nice.

I like the guard dogs too.

Is it just me but I don't see any photos ?

Pete,

Nice! Pretty boat, and looking much revived in the second photo :-)

Nice trailer, too *drooool* And is that an old Land Cruiser behind?

Feel free to post more pics. Belowdecks? I'd love to see.

--- Rachel

PS Mark, I couldn't see the photos on the forum page either, but I clicked on the words and they loaded in a new window.

Hi Rachal,

Sorry for the invisible images...Something must have happened/not happened between pasting the upload code and posting the message. Any ideas? The car behind the boat is an english land rover. I would be happy to post more photos of the interior but I guess I need to figure out how to manage the sticky photo thing.

Regards,

Pete

Pete, Congrats on your lovely little boat, she's looking great. I love Frisco Flyers - I almost bought a Frisco Flyer a few years back. I even made an offer and had a survey done, which didn't go well, unfortunately. :( Then I came across Tim's Glissando restoration and decided the Alberg hulls were a pretty close 2nd. But, I'm always thinking "what if"?

Please, keep the pictures coming...

MikeD wrote:Please, keep the pictures coming...

I'll second that!

Congrats on the gorgeous boat, Pete!

AJ

falcon wrote:So far the bigest challenge has been re-laying the teak deck. It wasnt particularly difficult or expensive, just too a lot of time. Lots of the bungs were gone and the stainless screws were in bad shape. I removed the teak, filled all the holes in the fiberglass sub-deck with epoxy, and re-layed the deck with 3M 4200. I was able to re-use most of the original teak.
Pete

That's very nice to hear - I think it's a shame so many teak decks get scrapped. Did you refasten it once the holes were epoxied, or rely simply on the 4200?

Duncan,

Sory for the delay...have been traveling. I re-attached the teak with 3M 4200 rather than anything mechanical that could alow water into the core. I tested the bond with some teak and fiberglass scraps and was very satisfied with the bond. So much so infact, that I chose 4200 rather than the even more tenacious 5200 adhesive.

Pete

She looks so good already. A folkboat with stand up headroom must be the about the best 25' boat you can get. Assuming the FF has the same hull shape, ballast ratio, etc. as the original Folkboat, you could take her pretty much anywhere you have the nerve to go. Countless Folkoats have crossed oceans and weathered all manner of storms. I think of them as the MGB of sailboats. Quick, simple, agile, reliable... I do want to see those interior shots. Right now a FF is at the top of my dream list of next boats.

I'm trying to post the url to one of the pictures Pete tried to add above to see if this will work for him. I haven't done this before and hope this works. I'm not sure how the subject works, and whether I have to put it in or not. Duh.

Ok, that worked.

I guess I don't need to put the subject in.

I'm guessing that this was Pete's "before" picture.

Is that a Series 2 behind the trailer in the pic ?

Great stuff.

The boat, the 'cruiser, the pointers.... somehow it all works!

What was your process for bringing back tthe cabin sides(they look great, Teak?). What sort of finish did you use?
Jimmy Small

The car in the back is a '73 Series III. Its been to Alska and back and accross the us several times, but thats another story. The cabin sides on the Cheoy Lee consists of a 3/8 inch thick teak teak overlay with fiberglass beneath. I re-finished the wheathered teak with multiple coats of Epifanis varnish. I am one of those freaks that really enjoy laying on varnish even with all the scraping.

Can you tell how the teak overlay is anchored to the fiberglass?

I wonder how that might look on the Triton?????

Joe

jhenson wrote:I wonder how that might look on the Triton?????

Joe

Uh-oh! :<)