Finish 1st Ltd.

14/08/2026

Old Westerly yachts suffer this more than most other manufacturers and that's the crazing and gel coat deterioration as you can see with a few of these pictures,this happens mostly around the cockpit area(previous post) and in this case the transom this might be because the owners have cleaned with bleach to get it clean but you must treat it like a plastic as "GRP" for those that don't know stands for glass reinforced plastic but a full gel coat refurb had it looking brand new again with any unused holes and hatches being fibreglassed and filled before the resurfacing

14/08/2026

I had done so much work to this beautiful Westerly typhoon to make it look as if it was new that the only thing letting it down was the cockpit and the transom so the owner bit the bullet and asked me to resurface both with colour matched gel coat which iykyk is a very labour intensive process and normally too expensive for boat owners to commit to getting it done but the fantastic owner of this yacht wanted to make it right, so leave it to me!! There isn't a area of this boat that hasn't been re-worked and the results speak for themselves and the owner is overwhelmed with it.

14/08/2026

11/08/2026

This is what happens when the auto pilot sticks on (thats what the owner is saying anyway lol) had a week to complete this which personally is a bit quick for post curing but had to get it done for launch that was booked, I plan to replace the decals when they arrive and the boat is in the water also the owner said he had the burgundy paint and the yellow stripe but last minute he said he didn't so luckily the marina I was working for had the paint and I had some yellow stripe at my workshop

04/02/2026

A bow thruster fitted to a cornish crabber over Christmas after fitting over 70 thrusters in my time first time I've ever made a boo boo (can you spot it) that's what happens when you go through the motions and rush to get it complete before re-launch

04/02/2026

An alteration to a Jeanneau sailing yacht to accomadate a new windless

09/01/2026

Another job from last year the roof of this classic motor cruiser was attacked by water and was very soft. The owner wanted to just inject the soft areas with epoxy resin which I wasn't happy about doing so he said he'd cut the top off and so glad he did as the sandwich core was shot!! Once all core had been removed new balsa core was installed and the top bonded back on once it was filled and faired the flybridge was bonded on (i hadn't documented the work I did to this but all instrument holes filled so it was a blank canvas & over 60 screw holes filled and faired along with the crazing) the owner wanted no screw holes hence bonding everything together as one all rubbing strake and metal capping around the cabin removed, fibreglassed then filled and faired along with all crazing,holes & damage around the deck which was Major and all ready for painting for the new season.

09/01/2026

This Swan sailing yacht was in for a total make over inside and out and while sitting in a nice warm workshop the owner noticed water running out from behind the previous repairs under the waterline so I was tasked with removing all previous repairs and found that the original lay up was riddled with air voids and dry glass so once removed down to sound material I proceeded to apply 6 layers of biaxial cloth & epoxy pro-set resin to all repaired areas then a fill and fair,gel seal and antifoul which were completed by Suffolk Yacht Harbour.

08/01/2026

A nasty bow collision on a syndicate owned Hanse yacht I completed last year all finished in polyester gelcoat completed with a flush grey line so no ridge like a paint or vinyl line and ready for a full cut and polish

08/01/2026

A recent yacht owner that had lost his cover out at sea on his retractable bow thruster i was tasked to make a brand new one over a few days ready for his next race after a marina had temporarily covered it