Further progress with Planking. Found I had to adjust some frames by filing or by fitting spacers to allow the planks to Flow naturally. I did not need to soften the Planking.
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Further progress with Planking. Found I had to adjust some frames by filing or by fitting spacers to allow the planks to Flow naturally. I did not need to soften the Planking.
So far so good Hillro👍
Think I might have started by trimming to fit at the bow though, and then cutting the excess off at the stern when set.
Might save on filler later😉 Next time!😊
Cheers, Doug 😎
Planking complete , hull then sanded using a bit of elbow grease.
Hull then given a light coat of car filler then sanded, more elbow grease then second go of filling imperfections and sanding again.
The dust produced requires wearing of a dust mask and a lot of hoovering.
After sanding, given one coat of primer, then will go over the hull again checking for imperfections.
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Planking complete , hull then sanded using a bit of elbow grease.
Hull then given a light coat of car filler then sanded, more elbow grease then second go of filling imperfections and sanding again.
The dust produced requires wearing of a dust mask and a lot of hoovering.
After sanding, given one coat of primer, then will go over the hull again checking for imperfections.
Decided to put on a first top coat from the keel to the water line. Dimension taken from drawing. This may have to be adjusted later.
Cut hull away from mounting board, and surprise, very light hull.
Pleased to find that the deck beams, look at the right height.
Cleaned up tops of frames.
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Decided to put on a first top coat from the keel to the water line. Dimension taken from drawing. This may have to be adjusted later.
Cut hull away from mounting board, and surprise, very light hull.
Pleased to find that the deck beams, look at the right height.
Cleaned up tops of frames.
Hi Doug.
I have built boats since I was 12, Airfix kind. I have always had a love of boats.
However a few years back I had a heart attack, which resulted in a triple bypass.
In recover got bored so started building again. started with tug then moved on from there.
Thanks for your comments about a museum, my chest grew 2 inches.😊
Painted inside the hull using resin to ensure it's going to be watertight.
Started fitting decks, however this highlighted an omission in the construction of the hull. I should have fitted a beam at deck level to enable support of the deck edges. I will have to infill with sections of wood.
Also I got carried away with the waterproofing and took it too high above the deck line. Have spent ages scraping it off. POOK!!!
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Painted inside the hull using resin to ensure it's going to be watertight.
Started fitting decks, however this highlighted an omission in the construction of the hull. I should have fitted a beam at deck level to enable support of the deck edges. I will have to infill with sections of wood.
Also I got carried away with the waterproofing and took it too high above the deck line. Have spent ages scraping it off. POOK!!!
"got carried away with the waterproofing and took it too high above the deck line. Have spent ages scraping it off."
Dunno why you went to all that trouble!
I would have just sanded it with ca 400 grit, then a light primer coat to give it a key for the top colour coat.😉
Re deck beams; I have the same problem with the restoration / RC conversion of a badly thrown together Billing Gina 2 fish cutter.🤔
Plus the tops of the bulkheads don't line up like yours do. All odd heights and angles☹️
All together now ...
"Ooooh ... It all makes work for the working modeller to do ..."
To the tune of 'The Gasman Cometh'
"Twas on the Monday mo~rning,
the gas man came to call,
I'd painted over the gas tap,
and it wouldn't work at all,
..." etc, etc😂
Happy snag solving folks.
Stay safe, Cheers, Doug😎
PS Full lyrics of 'The Gasman Cometh' by Flanders & Swan attached in pdf.
Sing along folks, I'll be listening out😁
Original here
Some further progress,
Decks made from 2mm plywood. Used biro to marked the planking then coloured red using water down acrylic paint then a top coat of varnish. Normal would have planked on top of deck but don't have any so this will have to do.
having to modify the stern a bit to allow fitting of the rudder.
Just waiting for paint to arrive to finish hull. Went to Halford to buy it but it was very busy. Thought better of it and ordered on line.
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Some further progress,
Decks made from 2mm plywood. Used biro to marked the planking then coloured red using water down acrylic paint then a top coat of varnish. Normal would have planked on top of deck but don't have any so this will have to do.
having to modify the stern a bit to allow fitting of the rudder.
Just waiting for paint to arrive to finish hull. Went to Halford to buy it but it was very busy. Thought better of it and ordered on line.
Had to do a bit of research on what a capstan for a fishing drifter like the Zulu would use. The Scottish fishing museum provided some answers. Amazing the provision of power was provided by a stand alone boiler which provided steam to the capstan. Two piston cylinders mounted under the top cover of the capstan provided the rotational power. Before this the nets , up to 2miles had to be pulled in by hand. No brainier for the owner to install this rig.
My model capstan was made from, bits of wooden blinds, and a bit of patience. I ended making two, just in case.
Found it quite fun to do.
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Had to do a bit of research on what a capstan for a fishing drifter like the Zulu would use. The Scottish fishing museum provided some answers. Amazing the provision of power was provided by a stand alone boiler which provided steam to the capstan. Two piston cylinders mounted under the top cover of the capstan provided the rotational power. Before this the nets , up to 2miles had to be pulled in by hand. No brainier for the owner to install this rig.
My model capstan was made from, bits of wooden blinds, and a bit of patience. I ended making two, just in case.
Found it quite fun to do.
Made out of the left overs from other projects
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I also enjoy making things out of leftovers and general trash. All of models are made mainly out scrap wood.
I am retired but I used to work. Sometime ago the place where I was working received an instrument in a large wooden box. Much to the chagrin of my colleagues I took the crate home saying I could make something out of it. No one took me seriously thinking what could he do with the useless junk.
Here is the result, took about a week. I know it's not a boat, just and example of what can be done with a shipping crate. Wood was not the best so just so minimum effort, Grandfather clocks are actually just a stack of three boxes. Took it back to work, when I retired they insisted on keeping it.
Making and fitting has been a real challenge, Making the brass parts and fitting took a few drills, a bucket of patience, and a lot of searching the floor for dropped bits.
However it's fitted now, just a wee clean up and painting.
I have some ideas on how to fit the steering servo, basically keep it the same as the real thing using push rods to pull/push the rudder chains.
The fitting of the prop was easy enough but had to modify the rudder to stop it fouling the prop.
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Making and fitting has been a real challenge, Making the brass parts and fitting took a few drills, a bucket of patience, and a lot of searching the floor for dropped bits.
However it's fitted now, just a wee clean up and painting.
I have some ideas on how to fit the steering servo, basically keep it the same as the real thing using push rods to pull/push the rudder chains.
The fitting of the prop was easy enough but had to modify the rudder to stop it fouling the prop.
Some progress has been made, Decks fitted,etc. Fairly straight forward.You will note that gratings have been made as per the plans but I am not entirely sure what their purpose is. Also the plan show that the gratings are level with the top of the bulwark.
I have tried to research this with little success however having watched a video on drifter fishing the main hold held the miles of nets, floats and ropes there these gratings held the fish before putting them in the hold through hatches in the gratings.
Any thoughts out there?
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Some progress has been made, Decks fitted,etc. Fairly straight forward.You will note that gratings have been made as per the plans but I am not entirely sure what their purpose is. Also the plan show that the gratings are level with the top of the bulwark.
I have tried to research this with little success however having watched a video on drifter fishing the main hold held the miles of nets, floats and ropes there these gratings held the fish before putting them in the hold through hatches in the gratings.
Any thoughts out there?
Thought I would tryout my idea for steering. Well it seems to work ok but there is a bit of snatching of the chain.
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I agree Mike👍
The binding friction is probably causing the rods to momentarily jam and then snap free.
Elongating the holes into horizontal slots would help to alleviate that.
Alternatively, replace the rods with multi-strand hawser cable.
A suitable 1 or 2mm steel cable can often be found in the craft section of garden centres - where I buy mine😉 As seen here in the guard rails of my U25. (Pardon the rude crewman!😮)
I suspect that the curious routing through and around the hull is also contributing to that effect. So I would fit broad, low friction plastic hawser-pipes and glide plates where the chain touches the hull. Try to slope the pipes to minimise the angle the chain has to go through.
Cheers, Doug 😎
Thanks Guys for all your helpful comments. My objective was to make the steering as close to the real thing.
This arrangement was used on the early sail driven boats.
However the plans of the boat and photos of the real thing use a threaded shaft with left and right handed threads.
A running bush attached to a chain on each section. Therefore turning the shaft tightened one chain and the other slackens.
Anyway producing this was too difficult.
I have designed and used a chain drive on a Clyde Puffer. this uses pulleys and tubes to guide the chain
Think I might have started by trimming to fit at the bow though, and then cutting the excess off at the stern when set.
Might save on filler later😉 Next time!😊
Cheers, Doug 😎