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Cheaper than Kids as delivered
after her 15 hour tow trip from
Maryland to Florida.
4
Fitment of a pair of grease points
and regular maintenance will protect
the carbon steel steering pin.
7
Faux teak vinyl flooring being cut to
shape to match a template made
from the old carpet.
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A thorough buffing and polishing of
the gelcoat will make almost any
boat hull shine.
2
There’s dirty vinyl and matted sole
carpet but otherwise the boat is in
good condition.5
Everything screwed to the cockpit
floor had to be removed so the old
carpet could be torn up.8
With the vinyl glued down and seats
and other fittings reinstated the
cockpit sole looks great.11
Cheaper than Kids moored to a
pontoon. Note the new teak-effect
vinyl flooring on the swim platform.3
Installation of a ProMariner battery
charger would help keep the
batteries in fine fettle.6
Removal of the carpet revealed a
GRP-encapsulated marine plywood
floor in extremely good condition.9
Helm station cleaned and polished
and with a new chartplotter installed
looks the business.12
Here’s the finished $3,000 Chaparral
2335 SS in use and moored at
Content Keys, Florida.PRACTICAL
Transforming a second-hand Chaparral 2335 SS
TOP TIP
Never use a
dissimilar metal wire
brush to clean
aluminium as fragments
may become embedded
in the alloy and
cause electrolytic
corrosion.