Custom Boat Repair and Maintenance - Guck Inc

Guck Inc
255 Franklin St.
Bristol, RI 02809
401-254-5090
401-254-5092 (fax)

Current Projects
8/6/2010 - 110 #112 restoration Project Content Here
6/8/2006 - various in and out repairs some of the quick stuff
5/18/2005 - S Boat Yearly Work A classis Herreshoff S Boat in for yearly paint work. A beautiful boat in every way. This project also has Awl-Brite on the wood, and has gone a couple of seasons on one finish job.We maintain this boat year round.It is a musum piece.
12/11/2009 - Kestrel 2009-2010 back for more
10/30/2009 - Summer Reslts 2009 ^Sonar Worlds
Completed Projects
9/4/2007 - merrick/sampson tornado refinishing the A boat for trials
9/20/2007 - Read J 40 Inner forestay Adding an inner forestay to this J 40
Completed Projects
8/4/2006 - old clark blue jay An old Blue Jay gets some love
8/23/2006 - seasprite repairs this boat was T-boned by a J24 and also has a rotted mast step . we also removed the old one part paint from the topsides and applied new gelcoat.
Completed Projects
8/13/2007 - Whitman skuds working on making these 2 skud 18's identical. Glass repairs, keel fin and bulb and rudder alignment,.install new rigging ect... B boat had to come back after the worlds to rebuild the chain plates on B boat
7/17/2007 - Scandone skud 18 potting keel fin into centerboard trunk and adjusting bulb to line up on center line.Also getting leading edge of keel fin to 90o to hull and bulb 90o to keel fin this boat is back in after winning the us trials for a tighten up
Completed Projects
7/17/2007 - A 3 build nacra A 3 hulls shipped to us for finish work and complete assembly.
6/8/2006 - C&C 37 rudder this rudder came in fully seperated and ready to go. It had huge voids that had been filling up with water and freezing during the winterand spltting the thing open. The customer split her open ,romved the rusty foam,sand blasted the post and frame then brought it over
Completed Projects
6/8/2006 - etchell # 1260 this one came in for skeg and rudder cracking,rudder head stiffening ,a buff and wax. lost finished pics sorry
6/8/2006 - fliyng scot floor delam This seems to be the most common repair to the Flying Scot The bottom re-core.
Completed Projects
6/26/2008 - surfboards building a surfboard
6/23/2009 - Jankowski J 24 full bottom job
Completed Projects
6/21/2008 - old crow We are converting this boat from jet drive to inboard
6/19/2007 - SALSA damage 06 07 07 thursday night at the races
Completed Projects
6/15/2006 - A2 a class cat this boat has some major delam action and the tramp track is pulling out.It is one of the first A2 s built .
6/14/2010 - Wianno Senior .
Completed Projects
6/14/2010 - Scampi 30 Bottom Work
6/1/2007 - sylvia sea sprite Project Content Here
Completed Projects
5/7/2007 - Bristol Yacht Club Launch Project Content Here
5/6/2008 - prescott's skiff new transom and seats.rail glued and bow glassed
Completed Projects
5/5/2006 - F 25 c this boat was in a colision with one of our other customers.
5/5/2006 - Tripp 28 rebuild We completed this one two winters ago.This is the perfect type of winter project for us .The customer had owned the boat for a few years and decided he wanted a propane locker,smaller companion way and smaller windows.We also put g 10 isolation plates down for all the hardware in and out as well a compresion tubes thru the core.
Completed Projects
5/18/2007 - Carbon fiber CAR WORK Project Content Here
5/18/2005 - 505 Mast Partner Damage This Rondar 505 suffered a broken mast, and it tore up the partners on the way down. Double Jeopardy! We will mold a new deck/partner piece off the intact foredeck, scarf it in, and fair and refinish the area. The old partner was not in the center of the boat, so we have made some measurements and will be sure to get the ...
Completed Projects
5/18/2005 - Thistle Refinish This Thistle is back for some varnish work, Dynell repairs on the topsides, as well as some Awlgrip touch ups, new gaskets, and a new bow strip. This boat is very well cared for and it is a real pleasure to work on it every couple of years!
5/17/2005 - Towne Class Sloop Towne Class in for yearly topside and bottom paint. This boat has won the coveted Towne National Championship and is in great shape overall. We put Awl-Brite on this boat last year, and it has held up well, allowing a second season with no necessary brightwork.
Completed Projects
5/1/2009 - A 3 G build two boats under construction
5/1/2009 - mahubas 09 Project Content Here
Completed Projects
4/5/2006 - lolly tender An antique Lolly tender coming in for a complete paint and varnish. we also had to totally recaulk every seam
4/5/2006 - lindsay 505 Project Content Here
Completed Projects
4/27/2006 - F 31 This one is in for a bottom (baltoplate) touch up,deck repairs and center board work
4/26/2006 - old Hamlin 505 this is an older Hamlin 505.We are repairing two large 2x3 delams and refinishing the entire bottom.Buy the way,this is not the way you want to leave your boat at Guck inc in a rain storm.
Completed Projects
4/23/2009 - Townsend R19 Project Content Here
4/23/2009 - The cover girl rudder Project Content Here
Completed Projects
4/18/2005 - Tornado refinish One of the top Tornado teams brought both of their boats to us for fairing and a new Awlgrip paint job. Here is the first one during re-assembly. You can see the old paint color in the beam seats, which need to be left as is to preserve the tight fit of the beams. We also faired and refinished all of their blades, which ...
4/14/2010 - Shields Bottom Job
Completed Projects
4/12/2007 - Hayse Sea Sprite Really nice older model in for a race finish bottom job
4/12/2007 - Dragonfly 1000 Repairing damage to the starboard side aka socket
Completed Projects
4/12/2007 - O' Neil R19 Older O'day in for a keel job.
4/12/2006 - E 22 #999 big work list on this one .Dave Curtis owned her at one time.She now lives on Shelter Island in NY
Completed Projects
3/8/2007 - Marenakos FD older Mader FD infor delam and ice damage. Check out the alluminum corrosion.
3/30/2009 - Slayton transom door Project Content Here
Completed Projects
3/28/2006 - F-31R repairs This boat will be arriving in april for repairs
3/12/2010 - 505 Repairs Project Content Here
Completed Projects
3/12/2008 - Hall Spars V boom construction we helped Hall Spars with the process of contructing
3/12/2008 - milton academy 420s Project Content Here
Completed Projects
3/12/2008 - team pegasus 505 Project Content Here
2/3/2010 - Flapper Boat Name: Flapper Sail: N 71, D 60 Year Built: 1939 Designer: Christian Jensen Builder: Anker & Jensen Owner: Nick Booth History: N 71 Flapper was built in Norway just prior to the outbreak of World War II. Later sold to Denmark, she was the alternate for that country's 6 meter entry in the ...
Completed Projects
2/3/2010 - Marino Sea Sprite Toerail and handrail taken off, stripped, epoxy coated and refastened. All wood was stripped and varnished. The bottom was stripped, and applied new bottom paint, Hardware was put back on and new jib tracks were added. Lars made an engine well plug.
2/27/2008 - davis R 19 Project Content Here
Completed Projects
2/27/2008 - faber a class Project Content Here
2/27/2008 - new shop we are moving in to a new building down the street.we will be laying out slab heat in 2 weeks then 20 x 70 mezznine will be started. we are looking a summer move. this space will be a big upgrade as well as be much easier for boatmovers stay tune for progress
Completed Projects
2/22/2008 - doyle lima 18 Project Content Here
2/22/2008 - cranchi seat Project Content Here
Completed Projects
2/15/2006 - Rhodes 19 Rib, Keel, Bottom Work This is an older Rhodes 19 that has come in for some work to make it race ready. The bottom was in pretty good shape, but the keel was not mounted straight on the hull. You can see in the images that while the rudder is lined up with the keel, both tips are angled to the port side. Also, the aft structural ribs were rotting ...
2/15/2006 - 505 Rigging and Repair work This Rondar 505 came in for some minor rigging and repair work, as well as fitting of a new Proctor mast. The leads on the tank control lines was too low, some systems were added and moved around to bring the boat up to current spec. We also fixed some dings in the bow while we were at it! The hardware was removed, holes ...
Completed Projects
12/30/2006 - 505 centerboard repair Weak constuction lead to pivot failure. I scarfed solid carbon plate into the arm followed by glass around sides to help prevent any shearing.
12/30/2006 - stiletto 23 paint job An old classic gets a face lift. This boat was also hit by lightning and some repairs are needed. Hull dents filled ind and carbon hatches built.
Completed Projects
12/12/2009 - sprint 750 transom repair Rudder gaer ripped off with transom after center board broke
12/11/2009 - Wells J 80 Re fit on a brand new J 80. never been sailed and ready to have stantions rip out ,all fastener holes are way to big and supported with sila flex ... bad news same with all other hdwr ..Keel bolt ????
Completed Projects
12/11/2009 - carbon fiber skud 18 tilting seats Building 2 carbon seats for the skud 18 that is sailed by Sarah Keels and Bob Jones .
12/11/2009 - Mahubas 2009-2010 full varnish,
Completed Projects
12/11/2009 - stiletto 23 high aspect trunk installation classic stiletto 23 get some lift
12/11/2009 - Johnstone Alerion 26 Project Content Here
Completed Projects
12/11/2009 - sprint 750 centerboards building 2 wood and glass centerboards for the sprint 750
12/11/2006 - west potter this is a pimp my boat preject.stay tuned.
Completed Projects
12/11/2006 - grady white this boat hit some rocks. scrape damage will be ground and glassed
12/11/2006 - melvin A2 bow scarf We did a quik patch this summer at the A cat N.S . now the boat is in the shop for a new bow scarf
Completed Projects
12/11/2006 - Lars Guck A 2 build this boat showed upjust bear hulls. Lars is taking it from there
11/25/2008 - Bardell sea sprite Project Content Here
Completed Projects
11/24/2008 - Epstein 210 Project Content Here
11/20/2007 - volare t cat Project Content Here
Completed Projects
11/16/2006 - f 28 r this boat broke free in a storm this fall
11/16/2006 - Wolverton R19 refit for racing Project Content Here
Completed Projects
11/16/2005 - 505 Hull Delamination/Refinish This Lindsay 505 from the late 1970's is in for delamination repairs and a new paint job. These are very cool boats, some of the first ever built with Kevlar/honeycomb/epoxy construction. They were very advanced for their time, and are still cutting edge. You can see there were major delams in the front of the ...
11/15/2005 - Wood IC Refit This is an old wood IC that is being updated to modern specs. The CB trunk is too small and too far aft in the boat; the partners and step are both 2" too low. We will make a new trunk, lined with formica for low friction and durability, remove the old interior, install the new trunk and thwart, and raise the step and partners to ...
Completed Projects
11/15/2005 - 110 # 4 Restoration This is 110 hull number 4 ,built by Ray Hunt himself. The owner wants to restore to sailing condition. . We will reuild it piece by piece, thus preserving the original number and shape. The hull was blocked up and stabilized with intermeditate ribs and stong backing .Then new ribs will be fit and ...
10/27/2008 - the good girl J 100 Project Content Here
Completed Projects
10/26/2007 - weiss dyer 9's Project Content Here
10/26/2007 - delany dyer 9 Project Content Here
Completed Projects
10/16/2005 - Pearson 26 Cockpit Delam This P-26 had a soft spot in the cockpit floor that needed repair. We marked out the area, cut away the top laminate, replaced the core, and reglassed the area. This is a simple process, but it can be time consuming to make it look nice. We do not have a good picture of the finished job, but you can see the process here.
10/13/2006 - Lars Guck' tri Project Content Here
Completed Projects
10/13/2006 - prescott's tri I was given this boat recently and have rigged, launched and sailed it.It is 27 ft long and 22 ft wide really sails well with T cat rig and sails We will continue to use the boat untill it gets to cold ,then rebiuld over the winter this boat is in service with a forte carbon mast and has been a great ...
10/13/06 - Huckins 34 Awlgrip job This is an old, cold molded Huckins 34 in for some Awl Grip work. Last year we painted the topsdies, deck, and cabin house. This year we are painting the cockpit interior and doing some work on system improvements. Much of the wood in the cockpit has some degree of rot, so we first had to repair many of the interior faces ...
Completed Projects
1/9/2007 - funny pictures We will do our best to break something each friday night plus adventures of the weekend gaurdian
1/5/2009 - pedrick v 15 Project Content Here
Completed Projects
1/5/2009 - Massie R 19 Project Content Here
1/5/2009 - Curlew 09 Project Content Here
Completed Projects
1/5/2009 - Kestrel 09 fishers Island 31 Project Content Here
1/31/2008 - mahubas 2008 stripping bottom,doing some glass repairs ,skeg work,chine work and new bottom paint and tending some leaks.
Completed Projects
1/25/2007 - R19 keel and bottom job setting up this R 19 for racing in Narraganset Bay
1/25/2005 - Farrier F-9A Bottom Repairs/Refinish This is a regular customer's boat. We normally fold out the boat and spray Baltoplate bottom paint, and wetsand to 600 grit for a racing finish. This year we noticed areas of crazing under the bottom paint, and decided to strip all of the old finish and fairing off of the hull. These boats are custom built, and this one had ...
Completed Projects
1/11/2008 - J 100 carbon tiller Project Content Here
1/11/2008 - tracy seasprite Project Content Here
Completed Projects
06 - F-27 Yearly Maintenance Here is another Farrier trimaran in for some work. This F-27 needs new bottom paint, a new autopilot installed, and some other minor issues resolved. We are also going to repair the trampoline mounting flange on the side of the hull, which is begining to show some of the cracing that is typical of this design. The flange ...
05 - wianno sr Thi boat came to us from the builder for bright work,keel fairing ,center board and rigging.
Completed Projects
04 - kevin hall finn this boat came through before the 04 trials and we optimized rigging built hiking seats (now ilegal) polished bottom,reworked rudder ,fitted board to trunk.Painted deck white(was a standout yellow and blue).This boat allowed Mr Hall to win the trials with out having to sail the last race.