Sorry guys, I cannot make it this year. That's my wife's birthday party and we've got relatives coming in. My Brother in law is down there now and I'm trying to talk him into staying for the show. He's down there for Bike Week. My Brass Bell hasn't arrived yet so I've not seen your write up. Don't w...

This is in regards to the current (Spring? 2015) issue of the Brass Bell. Not really wanting to complain but all my Cruiser buddies are raving about the article on Troy's "American Beauty" and I can't join in because mine hasn't arrived yet!! Any idea when I might expect it?

On my 1960 they are Chrome but the pipes are painted white. I'm partial to the chrome and second choice would be nickel. But I would do whatever was original.

Welcome to MemelWerfte!! That is very very fine work you've done there. That is the classiest Chris Craft U-22 I have ever seen!! Simply beautiful work!!!!

Very sound advice I'd say. Try out that can on something isolated like your Forward Hatch or the Salon Companionway Hatch or Door. That's quite the crew there in the picture. These Native American names need to come with Pronunciation Guides. Is it; Co-boss-ee, or Co-bo-see? Or something else? I jus...

I just went to a seminar at our SE MI Chpt. ACBS winter mtg. and listened to a presentation by a refinisher with 30 yrs. experience with Boats. She uses nothing other than Epifanes products. So I visited Epifanes website. They actually recommend using the Gloss under the Satin. They also have Rapid ...

If you're doing this would you still scuff between coats?

Let me turn that around and ask the question. Theoretically a Satin finish should adhere better for subsequent coats, regardless of scuffing between coats. Does it make any sense to build with Satin and then finish w/gloss if gloss is what you're after? I've always used the same varnish start to fin...

Troy,

I would think that you'd want to use as high a gloss as possible for the exterior. Because of its weathering characteristics. I've only ever used Satin on interior features.

There's been discussion about the wedges for some time now. Apparently CC did build them originally, not sure when they started but they are quite common.

It's a little hard to tell in the photos but it looks like you're putting the wedge back in. Is that correct?

Hope to see it from the bridge of my boat one day soon!!

I can see now that he's got some kind of shaft that inserts into the middle of the bridge. There must be a long handle attached to it and what I took for him walking back & forth is actually him walking in a circle cranking the bridge closed.

I just rewatched all of your videos. What an exciting time for you all! Sandi's excitement was palpable. Great video. I see the Bridge Guy walking back & forth and I assume that he's somehow closing the Bridge. Does anyone know how that works?

I saw him there but I didn't know what he was doing. There are more of those manual bridges and locks than anyone would guess. Nice day for cruising!

Still a showstopper! Nice swinging bridge. What was your destination?

How goes the reconstruction? Time for an update! Last we heard you were about to tackle the stem!

Wouldn't hurt to let them take the shake out. I do it in mine right in the editing process before I post it.

Great videos.

So there you have it!!! And a true Beauty she is!!! Congratulations!!! It's great to see a real Chris Craft Express Cruiser (Constellation)!! They have the look that the Constellation line was created for!! Truly inspiring! I'll be watching for the video!

And she has a right to be!! Best to you as you launch!!

Haven't dealt with tides so I'd've never thought of that! Happy Birthday to your son and congratulations to you all. All us Cruiser folk are right there with you! Have a great Launch and successful float!

Thanks for asking. I've made no progress other than to get it correctly shored up this year. I've been having a continuing health concern that I've been dealing with since last Nov. That has had me in the hospital twice and in and out of Dr.'s office constantly since then. It's not solved yet but ap...

Looks like lots of reflective thinking going on! That's the really fun part of restoration, decisions about what to do, not agonizing about the bill!

Glad it's in the water and no longer leaking! Congratulations to you both on the new bottoms! You've given them new life!

Sandpaper, always sandpaper. I don't like chemicals. It's solid Mahogany so no worrys about it being thinned too much by sanding. I wanted it back to bare wood to start over so that I knew how much was there. It's not an official boat part so I don't think nomenclature matters much. Eye shade would ...

Yes, I do have a 1960 with a hardtop. You can follow the link to my membership listing to see more pics. I used a Random Orbital sander with an iron shaped head that allowed me to get close. For where it was just not possible to reach with a machine I would indeed use just sandpaper folded into a v ...

Not sure just what you mean about reaching those areas. They're in the open and easily reached. I just stood on the cabin roof to get at the area above my windshield. It was no problem. Best of luck to you.

Thank you LaClede. There's nothing like a first hand account from a user. I have a Defender system which utilizes 4 webcams (it can do up to 8 with my existing equipment). This is at my house and works in conjunction with my existing security system. I asked my tech if it could be used on my boat an...

Here is a link to one such system. Looks to be top notch!

http://gostglobal.com/boat-alarms-yacht ... tch-3G.htm

Ok, so this is a mystery. Today I got an email notifying me of a new posting to this thread. Clicked on it and there's nothing new here. So how did that happen? Anyway it got me interested so I reread the entire thread from the beginning on, including the links to other references. I was again amaze...