| Including the next chapter in the Lucas legend! | June, 2012 |
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Griff got some guidance from our Yellow Jacket enthusiasts, but this was his win, for sure! For photos and stories of all our heroes, click here. |
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Jay Emerson, WBA member and professional boat restorer, shared a beautiful presentation of a Shepherd 27 footer that he recently did some major transom, topside and deck restoration on at the Club's May meeting. |
Jay shared the joys and challenges of replacing the craft's transom, and bringing her hull and deck back to show condition. Thanks, Jay, for a very informative and fascinating story! We love to learn from the pros! |
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For the moment, you can tell these twin '68 Grand Prix apart because Mark Wilson's is upside down and Marc Hill's is right side up. Mark Wilson is in the throes of fairing his boat's side planks. It's a long, manual task using a combination of the long fairing sanding board and random orbital sander (above). |
Marc Hill's fairing days are behind him, as he's now working on finishing his bilge before installing the engine and beginning his deck planking. WBA restorers have learned, sometimes the hard way, that hull work, mechanics and wiring are much more easily done before any decking is installed. |
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Next Monthly Meeting June 21, 2012. Don't miss it!
Join us for a light meal and moderate libation at 5:30 p.m. at Two Guys from Italy prior to the meeting. We encourage you to join us for dinner, so we'll always have the required minimum number of diners to avoid a room charge. Shop Talk and Musings:
And, finally: Please take a look in the shed or garage for the leftover parts or other saleable items you can donate to the club. Bring them to any WBA meeting, or contact David Kanally at david@historywithheart.com for pickup.  |
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September 8 is the date to mark for our one-day show at White Rock Lake. We have been invited by the White Rock Boat Club at the north end of the lake to display our boats on their docks for the day. Should be a fun day! Let 
Ready to catch some air on beautiful Lake Ray Hubbard? Reserve the 12th-14th of October, 2012! We'll once again enjoy the beautiful docks and amenities at Rockwall's Bella Harbor. If you'd like a special weekend experience, reserve today at the Hilton Inn at Rockwall. More details on our group meals and activities will be published as the date draws near.
We know we've already informed you of the great successes of Keith Griffin, Dave Parker, Chip Rathbun and Ray Harvey at Keels & Wheels early last month, but we thought we'd write it here for the record in the Bilge Pump.
Above, left and right, are the before and after shots of Keith "Griff" Griffin's 1956 Yellow Jacket Catalina. This was Griff's first boat restoration, and his efforts were duly recognized. 
Well folks, your Bilge Pump Editor got invited to do a Symposium presentation on our Yellow Jacket initiative at the ACBS international show at Table Rock in September. We're taking a couple of our recently restored YJ's up there, and we'll have the stage for an hour or so in the Marque Club Symposium talking about the Texas made molded boats.