Shot of the Atlas following final clearcoating.
	By the end of October, the rear cowl andthe two verticals and wing were painted. The instrument panel can be seenon a table as work on installing the gauges and electrical system continued.
	Photo of the shiny Atlas near completionfollowing the polishing of the new paint.
	Ron Brown applied three degrees of polishingcompound to get the deck and the wing, seen here, to a mirror finish.
	Following Ron's long hours buffing thedeck, no one dared walk on it. So the entire deck was covered in cardboardto allow safe access to the cockpit and engine compartment.
	Later, carpets replaced the carboard toprotect the deck. Final installation of system hoses and fittings continuedthrough November.
	Volunteer Lee Robertson works on the instrumentpanel.
	View inside the cockpit as the pressurehoses and electrical wires are fed to the dash.

 

	A spare Rolls Merlin engine block witha gear box attached was mounted in the boat several times to align thedrive shaft and strut.
	With it's wings folded for travel, theAtlas is prepared to be placed on it's trailer and return to the HydroplaneMuseum. Details such as the rudder bracket, wing mounts, tow hooks andcowl latches have all been mounted.
	A proud Don Mock stands next to the gleaming'82 Atlas at Jim Harvey's shop where he had worked on the boat for nearlya year.
	Several members of the '80Budweiser restoration volunteers joined the Atlas crew for a group shot.
	Atlas crew volunteer Jeff Stubbers preparesthe trailer for the boat.
	The Atlas is hoisted high in the air sothe trailer can be rolled under.
	The final goodbye to Jim Harvey's shopas the boat is on its trailer ready to be towed back to the Museum. Ineleven months, the boat underwent an amazing transition from a wreckedaging hull, to a "better than original" restoration of the highest level.
	The 1982 Atlas Van Lines is rolled backinto the Hydroplane Museum the first of December 2002.
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