The owner of this Savage had only just bought the boat and asked for a thorough check over. The keel line had a lot of wear and tear damage into the fiberglass hull and needed re-gelcoating. We checked the transom which appeared sound however there were some holes and random screws from old fittings that […]
Blackfin 24 Project – Boat Refurbishments Medowie NSW
This Blackfin 24 was in for major hull repairs in March last year. The boat had suffered a severe collision with a navigation marker which had obliterated the Starboard bow section. They were lucky to get home with the damage just above the water level. Done in stages, we started with the structural repairs, getting […]
Haines Prostrike Review – Boat Transom Replacements Newcastle NSW
We have heard from this customer after sea-trialing this boat after we fitted the new Thermolite transom which you may have seen in an earlier news post. He traveled all the way from Coffs Harbour to have this work done. When we asked him why he didn’t get the job done locally, he told us […]
Hull Crack Repair – Boat Repairs Medowie NSW
This Tournament 1900 had an altercation with the corner of a marina jetty. Luckily the damage was above the water avoiding any water ingress into the vessel. The crack was a through and through and of a decent size. Fortunately access to the inside of the damage was possible so this could be repaired also. […]
Kayak Refurb – Boat Refurbishments Medowie NSW
The owner of this run-down old style plywood Kayak asked if it could be saved! It had been lying out in the weather for many years and surprisingly it was still holding together. Some areas of the deck were starting to delaminate so we started with repairs to that. To keep the hull intact we […]
Clipper 40 Repairs – Boat Repairs Port Stephens NSW
The owner of this Clipper 40 called us after he started cutting out rotten reinforcement below his anchor winch, and he began to become overwhelmed by the size of the job. The work consisted of rotten plywood reinforcing sections below the deck, along the bulkhead behind this and also the core of the bowsprit. The […]
Haines Pro Strike Transom Replacement – Boat Repairs Newcastle NSW
We were contacted by the owner of this Haines to inquire about how we do our transom replacements. We advised that the best process is Thermolite and epoxy. As it happened he visited while we were in the middle of the Stejcraft transom we did previously so we could show him the process in person. […]
Timber Bowsprit Repair – Boat Repairs Medowie NSW
This little side job got this bowsprit back in action. It had been glassed with polyester and chopmat which was cracking and peeling off, letting moisture into the timber underneath. This was stripped off, prepped and re-glassed with epoxy. Even the bolt and screw holes were treated with epoxy to avoid water ingress coming in […]