Star Restorations

Here are some restorations of Star yachts to keep them sailing. If you have a Star yacht that you have restored, send in a couple of before and after photos, and a few words, I will add them to the gallery.

Andy Field's MK/2, Endeavour II restoration.

Above, before with the dreaded black deck pin staining, below, now with a new deck, rigging and the deck furniture refreshed.

Steve Maxwell's early MK/3 Endeavour restoration.

This was Steve's dad's yacht originally. It has the pre-war brass badge dating it between 1933 - 39. Steve can remember playing with the yacht over 50 years ago and now thanks to a superb restoration by BSYAS member Chuck, he can now look forward to many hours having fun sailing it again.

Paul Capitain's early SB/3 Arctic Star restoration.

Paul acquired the yacht above in a well used and heavily over painted state and after identifying it as a rare 1933 rudderless SB/3 he set about a very thorough restoration keeping to the original lines. As you can see below, a very nice overall restoration and hard to tell that it started out as the original "Basket case". I'm sure he will be proud to take this one sailing.

Suzanne from Surrey with her SY/5 Northern Star.

Quote from Suzanne;

"I am so delighted that I found the Birkenhead Star Yacht Appreciation Society on the internet. They were very helpful, and did a beautiful restoration job on my much loved SY/5. Thank goodness for the internet and the craftspersons who run this group. So thrilled with the result!"

And the SY/5 after a light restoration, with replacement sails, rigging, mast, bowsprit, ferrules and refreshed paintwork but keeping the play worn history.

Paul from Australia has restored his SY/4 that he has had for 65 years, a splendid job.

Before.

After rubbing down, repairing, undercoating and top coats of paint.

Stitching up the sails.

A very nice restoration complete with deck transfer and sail emblem.

Steve, Redcar, his SY/7 from childhood and much use.

Now, his fully restored SY/7.

Mike, Wirral. Endeavour IV restoration keeping the original look with new sails paint & varnish.

Before, well used.

After.

Now pristine with nice detailing.

Grahame McLachlan's SY/1, nicely repainted in a different colour but still a Star.

Here is a lovely early Arctic Star SB/3 from Paul Barker who has restored it to a very nice standard for his father who had sailed it as a boy.

Just the bow name transfers and ready to sail again.

From Anne Jones, Wirral, a much loved SY/3 that has been sympathetically restored to full use retaining the marks from many hours of happy sailing.

Well used but still loved, 40 years on.

Back to its former glory and ready for the lake with new sails, boom, mount pins, rigging, bowsies and the paintwork refreshed.

From Martyn Blackburn, a very rare Star Cargo Steamer which has had a total refurbishment.

Made in the late 1930s, powered by a clockwork motor, this one is a 27" version called "Ocean Star".

Now resplendent including an all over paint job in original colours, re-rigged, new bow name transfers, port holes, cargo barrels and anchor. You can just see that it is floating in a bath of water especially for National Star Yacht Day, 2019.

From Ernie Stamp, Ernie goes through a thorough 20 day plus regime to completely restore his yachts. Here are a few of his many restorations;

First, an SY/7.