Grant MacLaren's
1981 18' Century Resorter
The hull has been painted.

"It needs a little work, but what boat doesn't?

Throughout this website,
a click on a photo will probably yield a larger image.

(4/16/12) Brought the boat home from the painter today. Now it needs to be re-assembled and put in the water. Bill says to wait a month before waxing. I had thought I'd add a waterline stripe, just for the summer -- then take it off and fix the bottom before painting it green. But, it looks pretty good as is, so maybe I'll ignore the tape.

Grant MacLarens 1981 Century Resorter

Grant MacLarens 1981 Century Resorter

Grant MacLarens 1981 Century Resorter

Grant MacLarens 1981 Century Resorter

Grant MacLarens 1981 Century Resorter

Grant MacLarens 1981 Century Resorter

Grant MacLarens 1981 Century Resorter

Grant MacLarens 1981 Century Resorter

Grant MacLarens 1981 Century Resorter

Grant MacLarens 1981 Century Resorter

The forward deck panel is 1/4" marine ply with vinyl cemented to the top surface, without being "wrapped" like the original. Then the panel was shimmed at every hold-down screw, so the stainless frame fit properly:

Grant MacLarens 1981 Century Resorter

The tachometer is by Faria. It does "zero out" when 12 volts are applied to the instrument:

tachometer by Faria

A GPS speedometer, similar in appearance to the tach, will replace the pito-tube original. It was custom built by Speedhut.

tachometer by Faria

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