Varnish Is In The Air At Katz’s Marina
Minett Shields in the assembly area. GAAAAAAAAAA
This is my favorite time of year, when you can feel hope in the air, and the wiff of fresh varnish. And no one does it as well as the Katz’s Marina Gang. AHHHHHHHHHH, the finish is insane, and, well, it’s amazing how a wonderful varnish job can bring a boat to life. The glimmer, the pop, the sparkle, its all there dancing a ballet with the shimmering waters of summer……sizzling it to death, and so the drama of life and death play out on every boat ride. Who says these are just boats? They are life! And Varnish is the elixir of all thats great in the universe. Unless a bug gets into it. Then Life sucks.
A Bob Kays Image
WOW! Thats alotta style
Perfection
The word GLORIOUS comes to mind
Barrel Back getting some sanding
U22 getting a paint and refresh
GAD ZOOKS
Did we mention the Black Cobra! YA! Lots to take it.
COBRAAAAAAH!
And more Cobra’s being saved!
Now if this doesnt get you all jazzed up for Lake Dora.. YOU ARE DEAD INSIDE. Go sniff some varnish!
Those sure are beautiful boats! The finishes leave me in awe. I really tried to make Dora work this year, but just couldn’t . I’m hoping you guys take a ton of photos to share!
NOTHING any prettier than a good varnish job !!
At least Katz’s knows how to read a Chris Craft drawing…….the lifting rings are spot on, on the Cobra.
The navigation lights inset into the Minette Shields hull are something I have never seen before. The Canadian builders do a lot of unique things!
It still has the ‘traditional’ red/green nav light on the deck (at bow), which is what used to be the ‘legal’ set-up. Somewhere along the many past years the USCG changed that. The reason I noticed the rule change was when AristoCraft changed from the divided partition running light on the bow to the separated running lights on both sides of the hull. A/C continues to put both on their ‘new’ Torpedo’s. I prefer the cleaner ‘old’ style.
It is a cold snowy Monday morning, but in one week I depart for Dora! No last minute varnishing for me, but maybe Southwest will wax up the plane to look extra nice for my arrival.
Katz always seems to have some of the most beautiful boats in house!
We fly to Key West tomorrow for a week before arriving in Tavares on the 18th.
See you there (accept for Dan)!
Speaking of Cobras and Dora here is a shot from 2015.
Thanks Troy! Have a great time!
That Minett is one hell of a boat.
If you appreciate high quality, unique, classic boats, you really should attend the ACBS Toronto show in Gravenhurst in July. That show perennially features better boats than the International Show. And they do it with boats produced and based locally. The Minett Shields pictured today is a great example of the hundreds of great boats plying the waters of Lakes Muskoka, Rosseau and Joseph every summer day.
m-fine, are you loading up with bacon and pastrami again this year? You really set the bar high last year!
The last time I saw that Minett it was in the Port Sandfield Marina in Muskoka. How did it get to New Jersey?
No Matt, really, I am not dead… I’m sure of it… ask Kirk or Dick. They are looking right at me! Kirk is skippering his boat “Connie” from “Boys in the Boat”!
I dunno Don, you might be dead? That’s an old picture, a lot has happened since then🤣
Also gonna have to make a correction…..it’s CONNY🤣🤣🤣
So how does Katz, or anyone, get varnish to look that smooth? Do they spray it? Brush and then wet sand and buff (like you would a car)? Is it varnish like I could buy or some special catalyzed clear?
They finish with a 3M rubbing/polishing compound, and lots and lots of elbow grease.
You do not apply your own varnish ?
When I apply varnish I always have brush marks (or runs).
Jeepers that Black cobra is cool. Outrageous. Wish it was mine.
Seth and the team building another dream