Mc GRIGOR

The extra rail lams have been added.
The fin has been reset.
Filler coated and sanded.
This pic shows the gloss coat being pulled out.

CENTRAL COAST SURF DESIGNS

Back in December I was asked to restore this old

Central Coast Surf Designs pintail.

Shaped by my mate Bill Cilia.

I sanded the bottom on Friday afternoon. 

Its amazing the difference a piece of 40grit

sandpaper spinning at 1500 rpm makes.

PIG DOG

I had been up the coast for a surfing trip with a mate.

As we merged out onto the highway on our way home 

these guys go by.

Check out the goggles the dog is wearing.

Mc GRIGOR UPDATE

As you can see.

It is ready for some glass.

One layer of 6oz.

The plan is to add a couple of 4oz lams

to build up the rails and replace the rail glass

that was removed.

This board is a rider.

The owner is not one for making them look pretty.

What you see is what you get as far as he is concerned.

But it will be glossed and polished.

Mc GRIGOR SINGLE FIN

I've been so flatout with ding repairs of late.

The restorations have been put on the back burner.

Today I started on this old Mc Grigor.

The deck is ok, but the bottom is pretty sad.

So the plan is to strip the glass of the bottom.

Clean it up and reglass.

So I stripped the glass around the cutlap line.

There are lumps and bumps everywhere.

Those white spots are old repairs

which were left behind as the glass was stripped off.

I was hoping to be able to work within the cutlap line.

But this is not going to be the case.

The rails are pretty beat up

and the foam needs to be shaved down a fair bit.

So I removed the glass to expose the rail radius.

This has allowed me to sand the bottom flat

and redo the rails.

DAVID CHIDGEY

Back in October last year

I started the restoration on this Chidgey.

All the bottom stressies and dings have been prepped

and glass cut.

All glassed.

A new nose was fitted and glassed.

All the repairs were sanded and the

bottom gloss coat applied.

The deck pinline was re done and the deck has been glossed.

WARREN CORNISH

This is a Warren Cornish

flyer swallow tail that I have been working on.

It is a one owner board which was a costom order.

Owner and board have travelled extensively over seas.

So it has sentemental value.

This photo shows the board ready for polishing.

It was wet and dry sanded to 1500g.

Polished and ready to go home.

GORDON WOODS

Bottom glossed  & polished.

Ready to go surfing.

GORDON WOODS EGG

I recently aquired this little beauty.

It's 7' 6"

As you can see the bottom is in pretty bad shape.

With a pretty bad gash on the deck.

This is going to take some time.

But I will up date when ever work gets done.

The plan is to rebuild the bottom.

Layup and set a new fin.

 Pigment coat to the cutlap line and pinline.

Leave the deck and rails original.

Not sure about that gash on the deck.

KEEN DAVIS

Another restoration for 2010.

This is a one owner board.

The board is owned by the father one of my regular clients.

When this one is done his mothers old mal is comming in

for a restoration.

SURF SYDNEY AN EXHIBITION

It must be a couple of years ago now.

 I was contacted by Gary Crockett who is curator

with the Historic Houses Trust of NSW.

He was puting together an exhibition on surfing

in the 50's 60's and 70's.
I had thought from time to time how it was coming along.
Then the other day I stumbled across his blog.
Here is a link to his blog.
http://surfcitysydney.wordpress.com/

GORDON WOODS

Fin set up and tacked.

Ready to set.

Set and trimmed.

GLASSING 101

I've been helping a friends son glass his first board.

I must have been explaining somthing.

I seem to have their attention.

Lapping the bottom lam.

I was so involved

I fogot to take photos until we were doing the laps.

Day two. Deck lam.

Got some earlier shots.

Starting the deck lam.

Wetting out.

Filler coating.

UV resin.

It gives one the time, to take time.

BARRY BENNETT POCKET ROCKET

Fin set and trimmed.

Glossed fin.

Masked and ready for pigment.

Tape pulled.

When I was grinding the board

ready for the new fin.

I exposed a hidden production number and length.

SKY KNEEBOARD

Shaped by McTavish.

BARRY BENNETT POCKET ROCKET

Shaped by Wayne Burton.

8'2"

1/2" high density foam stringer

with resin pinline glue up either side.

Well worth restoring.

But it is only in for repairs.

CENTRAL COAST SURF DESIGNS

Hand drawn logo.

7' 6" 70's single fin.

Shaped by my good mate Bill Cilia.

Pre Nirvana.
This board is going to be restored in the new year.

FRESHLY FOILED FINS

A bit of detailing by hand

and they'll be ready to set.

GORDON WOODS

The fin appears to be the original.

But it has been cut down.

A new fin panel has been layed up and is curing.

CHICKEN & VEG?

She's a bit old.

Could'nt do it anyway.