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Fantastic Plastic
So I have been doing some paint priming and still messing about with the outboard.. It now has the rudder dry fitted and it will not be seen above the waterline.. Most of the shaping is done now And I have cut out for access hatches to both …
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Shamrock Fast Police Boat
… redone and expanded by 200% so full size plans now for the hull I am using at 54 inches in length. There were no details on the Rhib apart from cut out plastic and stick together Images as is all of the user manual.. With ALL the fittings. …
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work on solent lifeboat
Heres more pic of solent after i strip the paint the hull it needit some work on the hull and then i fiberglass the hull to strengthen
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Shamrock Fast Police Boat
Found a tin of paint down the local tip. With the RAL number 5002 The same colour as the hull. Went across the estate to buy a light bulb for the car and then popped a little further down and called into a plastic sign makers. They had some …
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Big Blue
… yet more deck lights winches and tidy and touch up all the paintwork. But for now I will set it aside until I have all the running gear sorted. Then start posting on this thread again.. Hopefully it will be all finished soon and sailing ab …
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Big Blue
… te a few years ago I was asked if I could make a model boat hull for a friends son. As then a laminator it was an easy job after making the plug to the approx specs asked for. I made the plug and mould then cast a test moulding asked if i c …
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Bluebird K7
… just the canopy to vacuum form & fit & it will be ready to paint. During the backwards steps I've also built a 1/24 scale K7 for my grandson, just the sponsons to fit then it will be ready for paint also. I've managed to lay my hands on th …
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Ayton cross or as close as..
I bought a used hull of the Ayton Cross and look all over the internet for some plans but found none. I did find a lot of images though. I bought most if not all of the fittings and since have decided that the way to go is to make what you …
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Goth update
… the latest pictures of Goth next step is to prime ready to paint happy sailing Bob Painted Hull Graphite grey Deck Monza red
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Free Fire boats
… it might have been used but has been completely stripped of paint ready for repainting, this boat needs a bit more work, but it is quite do able. This boat also has prop shaft and rudder. Both hulls are sound with no delamination of the ply …
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Feathering set up
… pport beam, and with the 3/16” tube on the side nearest the hull. The brass strip was clamped to the support beam, with the complete assembly in place, and the pivot position adjusted to give the optimum motion of the mechanism. The brass s …
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The life rings.
… entre of gravity quite a lot and may affect the roll of the hull on turns. Well that’s my theory anyway and I’m using it to justify replacing them with something lighter and more pleasing to the eye. I found some plastic ones on eBay that w …
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The wheelhouse navigation light.
While the paint is drying on the hull there’s time to continue working on more of the white metal fittings. The body of the small navigation light on the wheelhouse roof is just big enough to set a small 3mm blue LED into so I started hollo …
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water proofing
… d cracked along the glue lines. The solution depends on the hull finish you seek to acquire. If you want a bare wood finish then you need to fit and glue the planks very carefully so that the joins look correct. You then need to seal the in …
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Spraying the ‘anti fouling’
… d oxide primer is a very close colour match to anti fouling paint, apparently, so I found some Simoniz red oxide paint on eBay at a very good price. I’m led to believe that one paint maker (Holts ?) makes the same paint for Halfords, Simoni …
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Marking the waterline.
… the waterline points on the bow and the stern and then the hull was placed inverted on the bench. The laser level was clamped to a stepladder about five feet away and then the hull was raised/lowered on blocks fore and aft to get the horiz …
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DAMEN STAN 4207
… Vigilant. Up until now have found that this vessel and the hull of the standard Damen Stan 4207 production similar, so the Damen drawings have worked well. Moving to the superstructure this is not the case, whilst the two vessels are broad …
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Detailing the transom.
… ion on the external side and about 25mm to pass through the hull to leave 20mm inside the boat to connect the flexible silicone water tube to. Once I was happy with the positioning of the details I drilled the single hole for the water outl …
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Spraying the deck and superstructure.
… e or rewarding process but as this is the foundation of the paint process it's as important as the final coat and thus worth getting right from the outset. After masking off the various openings and the hull I put down the first coat of Hal …
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DAMEN STAN 4207
… time outdoors. Have now been able to focus on finishing the hull. This was done with the usual technique of rubbing down (both mechanical and manual) and then filling any depressions or defects with either wood filler or glaze putty. Then r …
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Fibreglass & resin tests
Whilst researching finishing techniques for the hull I sent off for some samples of woven fibreglass material so that I could choose an appropriate gsm weight. I settled on a 100gsm woven glassfibre twill cloth that is particularly good at …
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DAMEN STAN 4207
Removed all the internal components and wiring, then painted the inside of the hull with a light grey paint. The upper hull was sheathed with 1mm ply from the spray rail to the deck. The construction adhesive used to reinforce the bottom sh …
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Boat stand
… perstructure now I'm going to need something to support the hull securely so it's time to build a stand. To get the profile of the hull I used a couple of wire coat hangers, the sort you get from the dry cleaners, and carefully bent and for …
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(Yacht) 36 Rater model yacht
… n law who likes to see me recycle old model boats. Thin GRP hull with stess fractures one mast and one thick canvas sail. Hull was coated with polyester resin and model aircraft wing cloth rubbed down and recoated with another application o …
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Fitting the bottom skins.
The skinning of the hull is probably the hardest part of the assembly as it involves careful trimming and shaping to ensure a good fit without resorting to fillers for making good. The skins can be bent quite successfully with the applicati …
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DAMEN STAN 4207
… firmed this. Transferred the dimensions and layout into the hull and installed the sterngate frame. This moves correctly as the servo is stroked. Could have now moved to sheath the outside of the hull and fit the deck. Decided it would be b …
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Tarpon 03
… After my winter hibernation, serious..! Made a start on the hull painting, this is not a job i enjoy, painting.
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Muddys Tarpon
… x.. Mesmerized is probably the correct word, because of the hull lines, hull dimensions and the radio control, "Bang Bang" rudder control and a Diesel engine for it's power. Perhaps the fact that it covered our small pond in a very small ti …