Recent content by danbetta

Sorry, it's "LO and behold"...

Strip / Re-finish on 26' motor boat This boat had been totally neglected. A good reason why I caution people to stay away from varnish - if you can't do it yourself (time/skill) then be prepared to pay for it as it needs to be maintained regularly. Before: After 8 or so coats w/ a few...

Teak Boarding Steps Some teak boarding steps in need of a little TLC Before: Before: Nothing that a little 80 grit won't take care of. Followed w/ 120 then 180. Couple of coats of Cetol later just needing a few non-skid strips of tape (lasts a lot longer than varnish and a lot easier to...

I had to rebuild some exterior teak doors for one of my clients. I stripped the varnish off the old doors, rinsed them w/ water, and left them outside for the day to dry... Unfortunately, it must have been 90% humidity and the teak molded in less than 8 hours. Nothing it tried would remove...

These first two photos are of a ceiling installation we did for condominium sales office in NYC. Hard to get the full effect here, but the ceiling is 3D - we used 3 different stainless steel mesh screens each set at a different height to give the ceiling depth. Turned out very cool. They...

Interior (and exterior!) railings for a house on the beach A VERY big project. All brushed stainless. Steve a fanatic for perfection. All the stainless was welded with the welds ground down perfectly flush, the heat stains from the welding process taken out w/ electrolysis/acid, the brushed...

These guys loved Steve's work; they had him do a bunch of stuff: A small bronze based table w/ fold up ends. A pool table light. Detail of the pool table light. A giant formal dining table. Detail of the dining table. Steve is such an artist. Everywhere where to pieces meet had a...

Some of the projects I was involved in at the metal shop: This was a project for Mel Brooks' broadway show, "The Producers". There was a skit that had actors pushing around carriages w/ a life size mannequin on either side of them. The mannequins were able to articulate whenever the actor...

92' Pershing being off loaded in West Palm, FL. Me w/ one of the Pershing props - made to go fast! Arneson surface piercing drives will push this 92' boat at 40 kts...while sucking 150 gallons...per hour...

Custom 54' sportfish (made in USA, too!). Charlotte and I delivered this boat from West Palm, FL to southern end of Grenada last January (2012). Last November, we picked the boat up in St. Thomas after is was shipped over from the Med waiting for arrival of the big boat...picture of the...

82' Jefferson, current project. Captain. Yes, I let the women take the helm...Kim's great and has a 100 ton license.

124' Delta (made in USA!), First Mate 2x MTU, 1850 HP each Engine detail Just half of main helm station

87' Oceanfast, 10 deliveries NY-FL, 12,000 nm. 105' custom aluminum trimaran, live aboard dive boat. 4 years aboard, 2 as captain. 20 guest per week, 40+ weeks per year.

Some of the boats I either run or have worked on: Hinckley Picnic Boat, 36' Shelter Island Runabout, 38'

The first project will probably be to work on the house!