"CJ"s First Splash!

[65Bowrider]

Chuck...of course, gucci all the way!
When we removed the hardware, we tried to preserve as much as we could...keeping her as original as possible.

The bow light, chocks, and post cleat had been chromed & flaking off. Skip grounded off the chrome & polished them. Bow light=Brass, chocks=bronze, post=bronze & brass.
A coat of lacquer hopefully, will preserve them for awhile. In six months I'll know more.

Anchor locker door...original. Hinges were even cleaned & then spray painted with Rustoleum Hammered paint. Gives it an old crinkled look.

Side plank of teak, original, just cleaned & teak oil.
Trim (gunnel trim?), originally alum, very thin, could not find a replacement of same size, so again cleaned & spray painted with the Hammered paint. Amazing, it hid all the nicks & scratches! Electrical box made from lexan sprayed with Hammered to match. All the screw heads & pop rivets were painted with the Hammer paint too. Just lots of little details.

Same goes for the transom cleats, rod holders & vent cowls... flaky chrome removed, polished & spayed with lacquer.
Unfortunately the steering wheel fell apart upon removal or that would be on there too.
We've got the bow railing & windshield set aside & have not decided whether or not to put them back on.
Hope to take her out again today for some more fun.