Wolac
Bronze
Petty Officer 2nd Class · 198 pts
Leicester, United Kingdom
Member since Aug 2025
Last online 10 days ago
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Retired, happy, need more money!
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Last posted 9 months ago
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Sheeting
Ive managed to fix on the bottom sheets. Still got to trim them. What have I learned? That not easy to position clamps on hulls. Their shape and size are just …
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Feeling stupid!
Many thanx to all you guys, I’m feeling rather thick now! I thought the skins would fit over the balsa blocks as the colours in the photo (instructions are ide…
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My drill bit
Hi Robbob, Fret ye not. It’s a multi material drill bit. DeWalt Multi Material Drill Bit from Toolstation. Cut through the ply just fine. Main difficulty was h…
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SLEC pilot boat progress.
Well I have made some headway. Part assembled the cabin. Been sand the hull ready fit the skins. I’m putting that off at the moment! I’m not sure how I’m going…
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Prop shaft
I’ve done the drilling for the shaft. Slides in and out ok. Bit of ferkling needed now as it’s not quite in alignment with the keel. Happy days.
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Expensive hole!
I have to drill a 6mm hole through the keel strengtheners. It requires an extra long drill bit. I haven’t got one, and neither as anyone I can think of asking.…
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Thanks
Thanks ChrisF, Point taken. I don’t know its origin, I was given it by friends son who found out I was building a model. I’ll get another later. Thanks again.
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Query and update
Managed without hiccup to fit hatch decking. Maybe a bit of fine tuning as it tends to a little proud at one end. Just a 1mm. As you can see from the images I …
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No problems today,
Pleased to report that I have not made a single mistake with the build today. That’s because I haven’t had time to any work on the boat! Been baking cakes. Tom…
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SLEC Pilot boat
Happy days! SLEC have happily supplied me another laser cut ply sheet containing all the parts I need to build a hatch Mk 2. So onwards I will go. It will all …
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