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34" Fireboat
… eneral consensus appears to be a grey superstructure, black hull and red to the waterline. Opinions differ on exact shades so take your pick! I use Lipo with the brushless set up as they are very hungry current wise and NiMh or Lead Acid wo …
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34" Fireboat
HI PeteG Paint can be very deceptive and can cover a multitude of problems. Very fine cracks can occur at the glued joints and water will find its way under the paint, so please check very carefully after you have had the hull in the water …
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34" Fireboat
Hello Dave, Looking at the condition of my boat -the Hull & interior wood both look sound -however I have not yet done a 'bath' test to verify it is waterproof. I would like to know what is this resin you used inside hull as I too have obvi …
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34" Fireboat
… tender and needed to replace the prop shaft and repair the hull and interior where the fuel had damaged the wood. I also stripped all the paint off the hull and sealed the outside with sanding sealer and resin spread (run) inside the hull. …
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Fire Boat 34" Laser cut Window kits
… t way round with the matt side facing outwards, they can be painted grey if required using acrylic or enamel paint or just left white like the photo's. again lightly sand the gloss side to remove any burrs to aid adhesion. I stuck the frame …
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Sea Queen Refurb
… be remade, deck/superstructure/roof panels/windows etc. The hull needed stripping back to give a good surface for the finished paint work. Completion of the basic boat is now getting near, and ready for fitting out with motor radio etc. Hop …
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34inch RAF Fireboat
… ,Finally got started on the fireboat. Have stripped all the paint and varnish from the deck up and also inside the hull. Now have separated all the cabin roofing and upper bulkheads for access to the keel which has delaminated in places. Th …
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1/16th scale Fire Monitors
… e restoration of my 34" Crash Tender, having got around the paint problems by eventually hand painting the hull! see http://modelfireboats.com/?link=3525 I'm now trying to make or resource some 1/16th scale working Fire monitors. I've alrea …
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fibre glass
… s I think you are referring to "glass-clothing" your wooden hull? I can highly recommend this finishing technique for old wooden aerokits boats, and am doing all my restorations with it as it gives the hull a hard waterproof finish that is …
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fibre glass
… if you are just intending to cover a previously made wooden hull then assuming you just need to protect the wood a very light coat of fiberglass and resin will suffice. For a small size (36") hull the extra coating will add quite a lot of w …
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Repairing fireboat and sanding down.
Mike, it took me ages to get the old paint off. it had been brush painted very thickly and had severe paint runs all over the hull. I started with a, Stanley knife blade and scrapped off what I could. Then used a small detail sander which s …
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Deans Marine Seaplane Tender
HI Mike My boat was painted in Light grey acrylic undercoat for the Topsides excluding the Mast which was left as bare wood and the engine covers which were painted matt dark navy, The hull above the waterline was acrylic matt black, with p …
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On the water !
HI Kurt. Sorry, but this boat was already painted when I purchased it, so dont know what was used, but yes, halford aerosol paint is good enough, but for a bit more protection, try putting a couple of clear laquer coats over the top to prot …
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lifeboat
… gs part of this site. Work stalled at present as I ran into paint difficulties requiring a complete strip down of the hull. All my own fault - I used some primer that I had obtained from a show or car boot sale. it appears that over time ae …
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Southport Fireboat Meet!!
… get it on the water for the 1st Aug (just glass-clothed the hull last night) should hopefully get some paint on it next week so come on! who is going? db
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Aerokits FAST PATROL,
More Hull painting!!!!! HArd work when the Humidity is 100%
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what a struggle
… but being a sadist I have stuck with it.... (why?) the new paint job has been a struggle to say the least, the black hull sides must be re-done, I used a brand of aerosol I havent used before (tetrosyl) and will not be using ever again! it …
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back on the fireboat
… of several months. its wobbly decks and gaping gaps in the hull are all now filled and sorted, the deck is as smooth as a smooth thing! BUT I really really should have replaced the wavey cabin sides and fitted new decks...aint hindsight a …
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More Tests and Construction
… r 45 mins run times. I have corrected the waterline and the hull is painted to deck level. Made the two exhaust ports with working lids but not yet fitted. Work now started on the cabin. Reworked the back as I am not fitting the gantry, and …
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Boat stand, ESC and Servo
Looking good. I know you intend to cover the hull with epoxy but can't see any sealant on the inside of the hull. Have you considered painting all the inside wood with sanding sealer. Water is bound to find its way inside the hull at some t …
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Restoration Help!
… ou were right first time. I dry stripped the egg shell like paint which came off easily. The rest is well adhered to the hull and would probably be more of a hassle than it's worth to strip. Filling and paintind is probably the best option. …
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Restoration Help!
hI again if the paint is really old and brittle and seperating from the hull.. you should be able to dry strip it without using a chemical stripper, try stripping the paint off with a really sharp chisel, keeping the flat side of the chisel …
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Restoration Help!
… but I'm pretty sure I won't get away with not stripping the paint. it's peeling off like an egg shell on many parts of the underside of the hull. I'm going to order a set of fittings from model slipway today. I think you're right about the …
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Restoration Help!
… u might get away with just sanding and filling the existing paint if its basically sound and well adhered to the hull. stripping it all off is a major task and not for the feint hearted. a full set of fittings in whitemetal are available fr …
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Restoration Help!
Ive had 2 paint strippers recommended to me and used both with some success. firstly, you can pop to your local shop and buy some "fairy power spray", its an oven cleaner, but perfectly safe on wood or plastic, will lift paint in minutes, a …
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fireboat cof g
… the boat as it is very cold in my workshop. Also I started painting the hull, the colours with cellulose spray and then decided to apply a 2 part clear varnish. This was a mistake, the varnish went on to give a nice smooth glossy finish bu …
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Fixture on Range Safety Launches.
… re out & now have an OS 25 FSR & is a very rough water type hull as a model & cuts the rough water away very well. Anyway the item is the 'basket ' radio aerial. EASY to make . I made a balsa plug or innards. I then bent wire around it to s …
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Fireboat Side Windows.
… lls cut off and replaced with full depth new wood. the open hull structure still has whats left of the original side walls in place (painted white) db