Whaler Project - or, How I Spent My Summer

[Walker]

I have been working since early March overhauling my 11' Whaler. I hauled it out with the intention of just giving it a good bottom job and maybe a little touch-up here and there. I figured I could knock it out in a week or two. However, when I got it out and saw the bottom, I realized that I had more than just a paint job on my hands.

There were holes and cracks all over, so I spent the past few months doing a lot of fiberglass repair. Notice the gunwale and the starboard stern quarter. The topside was in similarly bad shape - lots of cracks.

Here it is back in March.





Here it is last week - bottom complete.





And here it is - ready to get wet again.

[coachlaw]

Man, that's just too beautiful to put back in the water! Awesome job.

[S-troop]

Great job!


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[FlyPelican]

That's sweet. And your "shop" is pretty nice too!

-FP

[kenny]

Very nice glass work Walker. How'd you keep the bugs out of the gelcoat? Do you have power there?

[TroutSupport]

Great work... now you have a great little rig for years to come!

[coachlaw]

Praying for the people of Anegada and Tortola right now. Irma is a monster. Walker, please let us know you and Nancy are ok.

[evansmarine]

Beautiful!!!