This boat was involved in a” racing incident”with 3 other boats, it sustained a large hole above the waterline.I took the keel off and turned the boat upside down so I could reach the inside more easily to re laminate…
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traditional brush painting in denmark on “peggy bawn”
I was asked to fly to denmark and repaint this lovely yacht as the owner could not find anyone locally to carry out the work to the standard he wanted. This was because the boat is authentically maintained without any…
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Repaint of fisher 30
Some damage had been done to this quality motor sailer,so as the boat had already been previously painted I was asked to respray the boat in 2pack polyurethane.The photos show the boat being craned off outside my workshop.and the finished…
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racing dinghy varnishwork refurbishment (gp14)
I would do around 6 of these jobs a year, this gp is around 20 years old.It had got some staining of the deck by moisture from being left outside in winter. First i removed all the fittings. I pressure…
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Current Irish champion squib repaint (metallic silver)
This squib had been previously painted, but the existing paint was not adhering to the hull very well,flaking off in places,particularily around the waterline. I sanded off all the topsides paint,down to the original gelcoat.(Lots and lots of blue dust)…
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ruffian 23 respray
Over the years i have painted most of the carrickfergus ruffian 23 fleet,i painted this yacht for a true gentleman who is sadly no longer with us,but his son continues to sail the boat.
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repaint of well known yacht imp
Back in the day i resprayed this well known ron holland yacht it had been based in carrickfergus for a while, then when it was sold to the new owner in kinsale around the early nineties (who still owns…
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laser gelcoat repairs
Fairly typical damage to laser dinghy, collision with another boat,couple of minor chips with the laminate exposed,and a bit of stress cracking to the edge of the deck. Quite a new boat and very well kept by its owner means…
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burnish job on rs400
Quick easy job that makes a big difference to the appearance of a boat. All dark colours of boat suffer from uv light (sunlight) damage This rs belongs to a friend of mine .I burnished the dark blue section of…
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