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MotorCity Boat Werks

Introduction to MotorCity Boat Werks Boat Restoration and Boat Building

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Introduction to MotorCity Boat Werks Boat Restoration and Boat Building

Apr 1, 2024 • 8:28

Welcome to my boat building channel! This is my trawler restoration of an Albin 27 pocket trawler. Every couple of weeks I post a boat building or boat repair video to document various boat projects, sailboat restorations, or boat repairs. This boat restoration project is a bare hull rebuild of…
The Albin 27 Boat Restoration

Apr 1, 2024 • 8:28

In this episode we will discuss the Albin 27 Family Cruiser and its history and design. The Albin 27 Family Cruiser is a trailerable trawler built between 1984-1992 in the United States. It’s an affordable recreational trawler. It was originally called the Albin Diesel Cruiser. The Albin 27 came as…
How to get a Massive Boat off a Trailer - Boat Restoration

Apr 1, 2024 • 7:30

The first step of my boat restoration project is to get the my Albin 27 off the trailer and into my boat restoration workshop. This episode I discuss how I got my big boat off the triple axle trailer. The Albin 27 pocket trawler weighs approximately 4,200 pounds as a…
How to Plan a Boat Restoration

Apr 1, 2024 • 12:31

This episode I discuss my plan for a boat refit and boat remodel of the Albin 27. I’m not sure what to do next. What is the order of work? What is the order that you put a boat back together? Which boat systems do you install in a pocket…
Painting the Albin 27 Boat Restoration

Apr 3, 2024 • 7:23

Welcome to my boat building channel! This is my trawler restoration of an Albin 27 pocket trawler. Every couple of weeks I post a boat building or boat repair video to document various boat projects, sailboat restorations, or boat repairs.This episode is about how I painted the Albin 27. In…
Removing the Headliner in Your Boat Restoration

Apr 3, 2024 • 7:58

This episode I discuss how I removed the headliner from the Albin 27. This is a great diy boat repair project that you may encounter if you have an old yacht or an abandoned sailboat. The headliner was a vinyl product glued and stapled to the interior of the boat…
How to Repair Rotted Portholes in your Boat Restoration

Apr 3, 2024 • 12:15

This is my boat restoration of an Albin 27 pocket trawler. Every week I post a boat restoration video to document my progress on my boat restoration project. This episode I explain how I repaired the rotted portholes on the Albin 27. This is a great diy boat repair project.…
How to Plan a Boat Restoration Part 2

Apr 3, 2024 • 10:45

This episode I discuss my plan for a boat refit and boat remodel of the Albin 27. I’ve come up with a way to prioritize different boat projects and how I will be incorporating the boat restoration plan into my boat project videos. There will be a planning video every…
Installing Stainless Steel Grab Rails in Your Boat Restoration

Apr 3, 2024 • 9:17

Here is a boat project everyone needs. This episode I discuss installing new stainless steel handrails in place of the old teak ones. The Albin 27 came from the factory with only four to six teak handrails. I’ve installed twelve stainless handrails on the hardtop and the forward cabin top.…
How to Remove the Boat Engine from your Trawler Restoration

Apr 3, 2024 • 10:56

This episode I discuss removing the tanks and the Nissan Ld-28 Diesel engine from the trawler. At some point during your trawler restoration you realize you have to remove everything from your boat in order to start from clean slate. While the marine diesel engine was a runner it needed…