1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 refit

[q240z]

Well, the missus says she wants to remodel the kitchen, and I've found aluminum and stainless welding skills are useful all over the place. Varnishing skills, too. Either way, I'm never, ever doing this again.

A 53' Bluewater in good running and driving condition, with one brand new 3208, just sold for $10k at my club. The old owner fell getting off the boat and broke a rib, and that's it...he's done boating.

It's times like this that the depth of my insanity hits home...

 

[q240z]

With the aft deck walls coming together nicely, I got to work on the transition from walls to the deck. I considered using quarter round, but ended up making some crazy zig-zagging boxes to enclose the transition areas on the port and starboard sides.

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Aft Deck Mahogany Floor Boxes

Cheers,
Q

 

[hatsofftoo]

Really love that warm mahogany! It looks gorgeous!

 

[Vincentc]

Well, the missus says she wants to remodel the kitchen, and I've found aluminum and stainless welding skills are useful all over the place. Varnishing skills, too. Either way, I'm never, ever doing this again.

A 53' Bluewater in good running and driving condition, with one brand new 3208, just sold for $10k at my club. The old owner fell getting off the boat and broke a rib, and that's it...he's done boating.

It's times like this that the depth of my insanity hits home...

OTOH, your documented saga has given joy and useful information those who have followed your posts.
Thanks

 

[q240z]

Thanks, Vincentc.

It's been a while since I posted a blog article or done anything remotely resembling entertainment. Dealing with corrupt government officials and a wrongful termination complaint (and looking for new employment) are all very time-consuming and depressing. I finally figured I need something to take my mind off all the nonsense, so I posted a new article on varnishing those mahogany boxes and other bits from the last article three months ago.

They turned out pretty nice! [beware...wood porn below and at the link]

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Varnishing the Aft Deck Mahogany

Cheers,
Q

 

[oscarvan]

Welcome back. We were wondering about you.....

 

[jim rosenthal]

Looks great, I started using Mirka discs when I read about them here, and VERY glad to see you back.

 

[q240z]

Thanks guys!

I should have posted something as a heads-up, but I got buried with discovery and had a legal obligation to thoroughly respond. The preliminary investigator's report ran 1,000 pages and came to now conclusions; it simply summarized the various claims made by all parties. The gatekeepers above the principle investigator took 1.5 business days to conclude there was nothing they could do, despite me providing dozens of pieces of evidence demonstrating my managers repeatedly, knowingly, and willingly violated a particular law that has, in recent years, been used to put political targets in prison.

If you ever hear some loon yammering on about the Deep State and how laws only apply to little people, and that the swamp is packed with people who lied when they took their oaths of office, who'll do whatever they can to help their comrades...that's actually the absolute truth, I've learned.

deep breath

So...how's boating this summer? LOL

 

[oscarvan]

So...how's boating this summer? LOL

Survey on a 53 MY tomorrow!

 

[q240z]

I saw that...was tempted to open a betting pool on how the survey goes and how many more years it'd be before you finally buy a freakin' boat.

 

[oscarvan]

Oh you soooo funny. I know this boat will survey quite nicely. I'm not playing the beat it up and lets knock some money off game...... Just need a number for the insurance.

 

[q240z]

I installed 120v wiring around the perimeter of the aft deck, then cut the frame members for the transom where I'll butt joint some mahogany panels shortly. It's looking good!

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Wiring the Aft Deck Floor Boxes

Cheers,
Q

 

[q240z]

The framing for the transom mahogany plywood is done. I also temporarily installed the aft deck zigzag floor boxes so I can start fitting those panels. They're looking super nice!

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Aft Deck Transom Framing and Floor Box Test Fit

Cheers,
Q

 

[oscarvan]

Looks nice.

 

[q240z]

Thanks!
I like your avatar!

 

[q240z]

Before I can splash the boat, she's gotta have helm doors. But before she can have helm doors, I have to make helm door openings. So I took the last of the big sticks of mahogany out and machined them down to make timbers for the interior portion of the helm slider door openings. I had a bit of a machine SNAFU that needed fixing but eventually got some pros to help get it squared away. Note to self: next time an unmarked 220v motor capacitor dies, don't guess what the rating is!

Anyway, we're still making progress and things are looking good.

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Helm Door Frames in Heavy Mahogany

Cheers,
Q

I started with this

And ended up with these

 

[q240z]

I got the three mahogany plywood panels cut and fitted for the transom. The curve of the deck made those more challenging than you might think. But they turned out OK.

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Aft Deck Transom Mahogany Panels

Cheers,
Q

 

[q240z]

I made some solid mahogany filler pieces to fill a gap between the aluminum transom step-through and the plywood. They're only three little pieces of wood, but getting the fit just right was surprisingly time consuming.

1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: Transom Door Step-through Mahogany Filler Pieces

Cheers,
Q

 

[eze2bme]

As always - looking great!

 

[jim rosenthal]

Looks terrific. I don't know what you plan to use to finish the molding, but a year or so ago, I did all the aft bulkhead brightwork on my boat with Awlwood- including the salon door sill which I've been stepping on for over a year. Holding up quite well. I'd recommend it, if you plan to have a wooden molding in there that will get walked on.