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Russian K100D waterjet work boat project
The bottom of the hull has now been covered with PVA glue and heavy model tissue (left over from a Graupner plane kit in 1978 - used Solarfilm instead) The PVA is trowelled on with a piece of thin ply (could use the small sponge paint rolle …
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Re: Lorelei.... 1st pond trial
… know this post is a few months old but I must say that the paintwork on this boat looks great. On to its performance, I notice steering was difficult, I think this may be due to torque steer as out runner motors are prone to do, due to the …
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Re: Veron Marlin Cruiser Rebuild
… do like the look of the natural mahogany against the white paint on the hull and cabin sides The model's exterior has been epoxied with West Systems, but I didn't like the way it went on the deck surfaces. After consulting with a yacht bui …
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Bowsprit, rigging, ratlines..
… n an assortment from Amazon. I used a pin vise to drill the hull, mast and bowsprit, added a drop of glue and screws them in place. The bowsprit is interesting, as the aft end is offset from the ships centerline and then angles over to wher …
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Fiber or Fibreglassing Results
… to sand. I am always looking for something sand-able. This hull being aluminium has a certain look to it, lots of fairing edges that are cool but very hard to model, they tend to disappear under the layers of paint and glass. I have moved …
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Decking on….,
… ore the final coat. Next it’s adding the bulwark’s and then hull finishing, sealing and painting.
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The Empire Orwell
… motors. She was scratch built entirely of tin plate for the hull and super structure, the decks have wooden planking, and the hand rails are of metal rod and tin plate. The hull is in remarkably good condition and will just need a repaint, …
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Skylights, cabin and etc
… t up, kept the linkage under the deck, but the slope of the hull at the stern and the rudder placement would have precipitated an odd setup and a larger aft hatch for access, so I left it be. The skylights and cabin are built up from the la …
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Rear skeg and primer
… led, but I need to sand one side again. I also primered the hull with Tamiya primer. At this stage anything I need to sand or fill will be more prominent, thus easier to see and correct. Once I clean her up and reprise, she’ll be ready for …
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The Schooner Theresa
Here is another of my yachts, the hull is 40 inches loa and the bowsprit makes her a bit longer. She was built by my late friend John Cook back in 1965 and first came to my notice when many years later we had a club stand at Olympia. I had …
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Planking the main deck
… press and indent the ply and I also noticed that the whole hull structure was in a similar state again been able to flex the hull. It was obvious that in the initial build there had not been any structure in place to stop this happening. I …
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'FAIRACRE' BROADS CRUISER (BATES LOOK ALIKE) RESTORATION
… r the balsa to dry thoroughly. Next thing was to repair the hull, which required cutting out the rotten sections and re sheeting them. Other areas were ground out and filled where necessary. The prop shaft was renewed and then the hull was …
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My Two boat task force
… y are both made from balsa wood, which the material for the hull, it is sealed with a acrylic varnish,painted over the top with enammel paint with clear varnish on top of the paint! The superstructure on the larger destoyer is made from thi …
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Lorelei... finishing touches
Initially I was undecided about paint scheme. Looking at different items on the internet, I came across vinyl wrap items for pinewood derby cars. This gave me the inspiration for a vinyl wrap flag scheme. The long flat surface of the top hu …
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1930"s Pond sail boat
… r sale its a 1920/1930 bread and butter construction just repainted hull
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Re: 1986 Bayliner 3250
… ed this build up. Took better care to fabricate details and paint the hull. This youth activity was probably the project that inspired me to go back to University in 1991 to shift my career aspirations from engineering to teaching
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"Mods"
… let out to quickly or in light winds, the slack inside the hull can get caught around the corner of the lower mast step. So added a small piece of wood to prevent this. A rope will catch always on anything it can ! 3) I'd temporally added …
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Almost ready for final mahogany planking
… to plank the stern before gluing the mahogany ends onto the hull. Otherwise trying to fit these as a close fit to the mahogany curved piece would I believe be more difficult. Again I will apply the mahogany planks before fitting these curve …
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Ballast
… hex heads. The shroud plates should be black - did think of painting but this would not be durable and would start to look "tatty". I've got 7.8Kg of lead, most in shot form. Added 7Kg of it and fixed in place with some resin. Once cured I' …
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Fiberglass
Decide to fiberglass the hull before gluing the mahagany in place. Used Ezy-Kote to paint the cloth in place. Rick
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Commencing work on the deck
… rd Galaxy grey and Matt lacquer. I figured it was easier to paint now before fitting to the underside of the deck. One decision I have made is not to attempt to make the rear transom door fold down which is how the Y-boat is launched. It do …
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Sanding and filling
The hull bottom when sanded and filled is a finished surface to be painted. When the bottom is close will glue on the first pieces for the transom and sides and fill and sand before mahagany goes on Rick
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General Construction 2
… ed. I am still a novice boat builder so unsure of when do I paint and when do I fix the deck planking, the supplied building plans show both? the top side deck panels are set level using supports fitted into precut frames which are a tight …
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Fort Valley
… its which precludes any need for an umbilical cord from the hull to the house. (The rationale for this was mentioned in an earlier post.) Several crew members have been modified with "plastic surgery", "told off" (assigned tasks) and are bu …
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Virgin Challenger II
… t it on top of the Tx, the sticks punched holes through the hull !!! Never mind, it was due a refit and paint job. No more acquisitions, I now have enough lined up top keep me out of mischief for the next year or two (did I have something c …
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Thames Slipper Launch
… s will not pose a problem. It turned out a nice fit deck on hull sides with a minimum of sanding after which several coats of sanding sealer were applied and of course lots more sanding. Filler applied where the exposed prop and hull meet a …
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Midwest Steam Engine and Elliott Bay launch
… the deck is glued on there’s no access. Also, the deck and hull has no flange to speak of, the joint is and edge on butt joint that’s eventually covered by a mahogany rub rail.I added balsa strip to the inside perimeter of the hull, thinki …
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Amati Italian Runabout (Riva Aquarama) for use on water
… the second layer of mahogany planking on the bottom of the hull and have now applied the first coat of Chestnut Sanding sealer which will require sanding before another coat is applied. Before applying the sealer I applied Vaseline to the …