Follow along with Peter Slack’s ongoing series about the restoration of COASTAL QUEEN, a Chesapeake Bay Buy Boat built in 1928 and modified in the late 1950s to a cruising yacht. The series follows the process from the bottom up, as a new keel, keelson and cross planking are needed to support this massive structure.
September 11, 2025 – COASTAL QUEEN Restoration Project – Episode 37: The End is Only the Beginning…
The team catches up with Coastal Queen in Charleston, SC to take final video and images of the restoration. Over three years of footage is compiled, compared and contrasted to show all of the wonderful work McMillen Yachts and others have done to return her to Bristol condition.
Once the boat was fully restored it was hard to catch her in one place as her schedule was packed with events and limited access to the boat!
Mark Riley says:
Just beautiful, yes they could have bought new a big fibreglass cruiser for the same or less money, but they have now created something truly special…
Thomas Dilworth says:
In this era of generic cookie cutter boats, it’s a delight to see a classy wooden boat like Coastal Queen brought back to near perfection. Great job by all involved!