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1. zooma🇬🇧

   Vice Admiral·7 months ago

   Thanks JB - I will give that a try.
   
   Bob.

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2. jbkiwi🇳🇿

   Fleet Admiral·7 months ago

   Hi Bob,
   
   from memory I used either meths or isopropyl alcohol, then detergent then hosed it out and let it dry for a few weeks. I know i had to be a bit 'severe' with it, but the hull needed a major rebuild, and f/glassing, so I wasn't too worried.
   If you use Zinsser stain blocker undercoat, it will cover what remains no problem. You can then overcoat it with an enamel.
   
   JB

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3. zooma🇬🇧

   Vice Admiral·7 months ago

   Hi JB,
   
   It looks like your Fairacre was previously powered by an IC engine and so you had an oil soaked hull to clean up.
   
   The interior certainly looks nice and clean now, so I was wondering what method you used to clean the oil soaked wood?
   
   I have a restoration model with really oily hull and I need to find the best way of cleaning the wood so that I can make some repairs that will need the PVA glue to be able to penetrate the wood fibres.
   
   Bob.

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4. zooma🇬🇧

   Vice Admiral·7 months ago

   You have made a really nice restoration JB.
   
   Another Classic Model Power Boat has been saved, and she looks beautiful - well done 👍
   
   Bob.

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5. AlessandroSPQR🇮🇹

   Fleet Admiral·2 years ago

   Thanks so much Jbkiwi.

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6. jbkiwi🇳🇿

   Fleet Admiral·2 years ago

   Hi Hermank, this will make you feel even older😂
   
   JB

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7. jbkiwi🇳🇿

   Fleet Admiral·2 years ago

   Hi Alessandro
   
   re Can I insert the data of this RC model of yours in the list of the first message of this topic?
   
   please feel free to do what you like with it.👍
   
   JB

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8. DWBrinkman🇺🇸Bronze

   Rear Admiral·2 years ago

   Amazing restoration! The before and after pictures tell quite a story. Brilliant work.

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9. AlessandroSPQR🇮🇹

   Fleet Admiral·2 years ago

   Hi John, thanks for your reply.
   Can I insert the data of this RC model of yours in the list of the first message of this topic?
   
   https://model-boats.com/forum/135991

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10. hermank🇧🇪

    Rear Admiral·2 years ago

    JBKIWI
    what do you do to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    i feel very very old now. The commodore was the second boat i made after Graupner's constellation which is now over 55 years ago😋😋😋😋

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11. jbkiwi🇳🇿

    Fleet Admiral·2 years ago

    Hi Alessandro
    
    Re dimensions
    the length is 770mm
    width average 180mm (tapers from bow)
    weight is 1.75kg (with 2s 2200mah LiPo)
    prop is a 70s Graupner 2 blade 40mm diam (pitch unknown but moderate)
    
    JB

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12. jbkiwi🇳🇿

    Fleet Admiral·2 years ago

    Hi FB, thanks for the comment curtains are actually left over material from a Graupner Commodore kit I built in the late 70s (as mentioned). Knew it would come in handy one day. I found out that the actual 100% boat (Fairacre) the model plans were drawn from, was a Bates 'Starcraft' (not a 'broads cruiser' as I was originally told it was). A number were used as hire launches,- now a fair few restored and collectable. There is also a Starcraft owners site on the web.
    
    JB

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13. flaxbybuck🇬🇧

    Captain·2 years ago

    Congratulations on a great restoration JB. She looks beautiful, and a boat for which you can feel rightly proud. And I do like the curtains; they seem so fitting and of the period. Sometimes it is the small details that really set off a boat. 😉😉

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14. jumpugly🇺🇸Gold

    Fleet Admiral·2 years ago

    Rescues and rebuilds are their own rewards. Great lines on this one JB!

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15. AlessandroSPQR🇮🇹

    Fleet Admiral·2 years ago

    Hi jbkiwi.
    
    Excellent recovery and restoration.
    
    Could you tell me the length of the model and the diameter of the propeller?
    If you also know the weight.

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