Chinook Sea Fury 5.5m restoration

[CWall01]

I recently purchased this Chinook Sea Fury 5.5m rib. However, it needs a new deck as the original plywood has rotted!

Follow to see the progress [emoji4]

[CWall01]

First, we stripped everything off of the boat back to just the hull and tubes..

Then proceeded to take the console off using a vibrating cutter, after this we started with the deck but after blunting the blade we used a diamond blade in the grinder to reveal just how badly the wood has rotted.

[RoyP]

How did the repairs go. I have a 5.5 Chinnok.

[CWall01]

Hi mate, yeah looking very good now... we put additional strength to the rear knees, new deck with a recessed tank space.. pictures will follow

[CWall01]

[CWall01]

What engine do you have on yours? And what top end did you achieve?

[Steve Zodiac]

Is she the original Safewater 1? I think I recognise the tube mods and a few other bits. I used to use her for a few years as a training boat from 1997 onwards on the Rio Mersey!

[CWall01]

Originally Posted by Steve Zodiac

Is she the original Safewater 1? I think I recognise the tube mods and a few other bits. I used to use her for a few years as a training boat from 1997 onwards on the Rio Mersey!

She is mate! Bought her a bit worse for wear but nearly completed for the new season

[HDAV]

Just seen a tidy 5.5 come up a little smaller than I was looking for but interested to know how you are getting on.

What motor and what’s the top end you can see