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  • The story
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    • Arcangeli videos
    • Arcangeli Centro Nautico Salo
    • She was mine
    • A proud owner
  • Restorations
    • Jolly #331
    • Jolly #448
    • Jolly #?
    • Jolly 450 #222
    • Jolly 450 #234
    • Jolly 450 #353
    • Super Jolly #94
    • Super Jolly #144
    • Super Jolly #164
    • Super Jolly #177
    • Super Jolly #?
    • Delfino #5
    • Commander #14
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RESTORATION JOLLY #448

Restoration of the deck by John
(massive mahogany)

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Bought the boat in 2003 in Den Bommel, Holland.  I loved the line and it is my first wooden boat.   It was a bargain and because I love wood and boats I would invest in the boat.

I just would "make him usable" for holidays but after all I decided to restore the deck which had a plate on the front because of a hole in it.   So, after a few years I brought him to a friend who I met on the EWBC and who wanted to restore the deck for me with a little help of myself.



We began the restoration in 2005 after my holidays in Italy where I visited the Arcangeli Centro Nautico and it ended in the first months of 2008 so I could take it with me that year to Italy again.

 

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The wood on the deck was colored very light and had some damages.


 

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All the chrome parts off, he looks ""naked", time for the restoration.


 

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When the plate at the front came off, the hole became visible..... and not just the hole.


 

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Even some broken frames become visible.


 

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Very rotten pieces wood became visible.


 

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Not just at the front but also at the side.


 

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Some frames had to be replaced.


 

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Also the old sterns had to be removed too and replaced by new ones.


 

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Plywood on the deck on which the massive wooden mahogony is gonna be placed.


 

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Leaving an opening at the side which can be covered with massive mahogony.


 

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Putting the plate to the frame with special kit.


 

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Putting the massive mahogony on top.


 

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Looks like a puzzle at the back.


 

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And at the front.


 

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Turn the boat upside down to treat the bottom.


 

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Treat the bottom with pain stripper and lay plastic over it so it would "burn" into the old paint.


 

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Overlay the whole bottom with epoxy mats.


 

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Then put liquid epoxy on it to make it a strong total epoxy bottom.


 

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After the epoxy there go some layers of pantserlack on it to finish it.


 

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Put the boat back again to finish the deck.


 

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Mill the wood for the licht wooden inlay.


 

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Lay in the thin ramin wooden strips.


 

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Ready on the back.


 

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The front ready too, now it has to be planed and sandshaded to make the surface smooth for the varnish.


 

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Sanded the whole deck, ready to be varnished.


 

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Screws still visible, ready to be filled and become unvisible.....  all wood.


 

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All filled and sanded.


 

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Smooth.


 

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The first layer, first of many.. 


 

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Everytime after the layers sand it totally, also the sides get new layers of varnish.


 

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Looks totally different with the varnish on it.


 

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Ready to be finished with the final layers of varnish and put new layers of minium on the wood on the inside.


 

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New layers right, old left.


 

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The final layer.


 

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Looks great.


 

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Ready to be build up again with new chrome and so on.


 

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New and rechromed parts


 

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At the back.


 

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Great craftmanship.


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The typename, the chrome.


 

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Skipole in its place.


 

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Navigationlights, horn, fasteners.


 

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Detail......


 

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The old inner sidepanels had to be replaced.


 

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Old left, new right.


 

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Ready to be placed.


 

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Looks good.


 

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Ready.


 

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Swimtubes used as filler for the inner side of the leather edge, cut them in half.


 

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Put it on the sides.


 

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The middle shutter under the front bench.




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With the hullnumber.





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Inside backside.





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Inner frontside.

 

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And new leather on it, just like the new rubber strips on the sides.


 

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The rechromed screen back on..


 

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The windows back in after polishing them and also the engine back on.

And dont forget the new searchlight.




 

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New upholstery on the couches, looks real good.


 

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Original ladder.
Searched for it on the internet 
and found it on E-bay.

 

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OriginaL steeringwheel and nameplate.


 

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Ready for takeoff.....


 

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The engine, like it was

 

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Refurbished


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