Well here it is in all it's glory!
The first job was to clear out all the rubbish and get down to a bare GRP shell. Rummaging around in the boat turned up a Teleflex steering system and a pair of original bow rails in very good shape. Pretty much everything else was consigned to the tip!
This model originally had back-to-back seating, which somebody had decided to modify. This involved removing half the seat podium - hence the untidy floor!
The deck was completely covered in very thick anti-slip paint. This was removed with a chemical stripper - being extremely careful to avoid any more than momentary contact with gel coat! During this operation a bizarre discovery was made - there was no gel coat on the deck surfaces - just bare GRP. This caused a fair amount of head scratching and was a bit of a mystery... well it transpires that some of these Saturns had a laminated surface!
A decision was made to re-instate this using a teak and holly laminate - should look good.
Any remaining hardware was removed and filling and fairing on all the numerous holes got underway. A two part epoxy filler was used, with the larger ones first being back-filled with GRP mat.
This model originally had back-to-back seating, which somebody had decided to modify. This involved removing half the seat podium - hence the untidy floor!
The deck was completely covered in very thick anti-slip paint. This was removed with a chemical stripper - being extremely careful to avoid any more than momentary contact with gel coat! During this operation a bizarre discovery was made - there was no gel coat on the deck surfaces - just bare GRP. This caused a fair amount of head scratching and was a bit of a mystery... well it transpires that some of these Saturns had a laminated surface!
A decision was made to re-instate this using a teak and holly laminate - should look good.
Any remaining hardware was removed and filling and fairing on all the numerous holes got underway. A two part epoxy filler was used, with the larger ones first being back-filled with GRP mat.
1 comment:
Hi
I am starting to restore my Broom Saturn and was wondering if i could ask you some questions about your restoration project.
Regards
Chris
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