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My schooner
Hull is now fibreglassed as well as the deck. About 3lbs of lead shot has been glued in the bottom, it will need more, and probably a removable dagger with bulb will be added too. The photos were taken just after the final coat of Varathane …
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Restoration of mercantic a old billings boat kit
… r single line crack may just be the tip of the iceberg. The paint on your hull will have hidden what is underneath and you may find that there are many more that have not appeared. I suggest you carefully run a finger over the outside of th …
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Restoration of mercantic a old billings boat kit
… old style scraper before so am tempted to try it first. The hull seems good and needs a good clean and some re-rigging to hold the deck cranes upright. Minor wood damage will be replaced using the cut a bit of lolly stick to shape, glue and …
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1/12 Tid Tug (Scratch build)
… much complete, just need to do the top plate for it & then paint it Also added some shelving at bottom of the hull either side for my ballast tubs to sit. Im hoping to get the deck filled & sealed over the weekend
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Bearospace Gaft Cutter Flyer
… stroke and getting back into it. I have made a mess of the paint work between the red and the black on the hull sides. I need help to get the lines right between the red and black. Sorry for any mistake in written word it taken a good one …
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Bearospace Gaft Cutter Flyer
… ng tape. Normal masking tape ALWAYS has crinkles which lets paint creep underneath, or you spend ages trying to flatten the edges with the back end of a paintbrush handle or similar. E.g. ACME Tools Professional Masking Tape De-crinkler, Sp …
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Mt. Washington - Dumas Kit
… it since September of 2018 and I am finally at the point of painting/assembling. The original Dumas kit was a fiberglass hull with wood decks but this kit is vacu-formed with plastic decks both of which have been challenging. The boat is ra …
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Colour scheme
Paint scheme that I used taken from official RAF documents as close as possible with modern day paints Paint finishes Deck - ‘BS631 RAF Light Grey’ but first spayed with a textured paint I used Halfords grey Hull- anti fouling - Simonize re …
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1/12 Tid Tug (Scratch build)
… y straight as this where the prop shaft runs through to the hull & the rudder attaches to, so if these are not aligned pretty much perfectly straight it will have a huge impact on the Stability/handling & manoeuvrability of the model when o …
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O,Dear back to the building board.
… I would carefully check for any splits running beneath the paint from the damage area requiring a possibly bigger hole than the damaged area. Colin's method will work if you use thin ply strips cut to fit and glue inside the hull and to th …
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Amati Italian Runabout (Riva Aquarama)
Hi Richard. Thank you for your prompt reply. I have painted one coat of epoxy resin (Z poxy finishing resin) over the plywood areas of the hull which would be difficult to get to once the planking is complete. The planking that will be done …
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American Beauty Barge, Questions
… the wood was rather poor in quality. I have the glass fibre hull, I think now it is plastic. The under water extras are rather expensive and I made my own, not easy and took me nearly a week in the workshop. The fittings I had were also poo …
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Sail and mast rigging
… h the metal attachment tags and I just throw them in an old painters bucket with a handle. I then put on the camping stove and melt the lead. When melted I pour into some sand with shapes in to collect the lead. Make sure it is dry as any w …
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Dragon 'Bluebottle' Yacht
… in stability under sail. As you can see in the next pic the hull upright in the building jig, made to ensure it can be used as a base for measurements when building topsides. Next I removed the frames which had been taped to the ribs, sande …
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Not sure which way to go
… nded project......but I'm lost where to start. I have a the hull rubbed down but no superstructure fitted. Do I prime the hull and get ready for final paint then do the superstructure etc? Or do I fit the electrics, steering gear and all th …
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Not sure which way to go
… ount the weather is changing and getting colder, if you are paint spraying outside then do it sooner rather than later. The order you build is entirely up to you and very much your choice, though normally I would say sort the hull first, fo …
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Not sure which way to go
Hi Neil I would prime the hull and fix any imperfections. Fit the electronics into the boat make sure every thing is set up . Start and build the superstructure making sure of the fit. You will be handling the boat fitting all items in and …
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Flotilla age range and preferences.
… any years ago read about a club that moulded have-a-go boat hulls for youngsters from newspaper & house paint - wonder what the builder of your boat used? A wonderful collection you have altogether. Looking forward to seeing the details of …
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Finishing
… of them. That includes plenty of starved dog ripples in the hull/plating , rough patches in the superstructure, deck with many caulking/plank faults and even the paint finish is not perfect - let alone after a weeks sailing. Looked at a loc …
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Finishing
… specially any grime or surface oil just so it sticks to the hull.The best weathering in the world it’s natural. As for rust effect.I know I have mentioned it before but I keep a jam jar full of metal nails,screws and wire wool full of water …
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Finishing
… e. I just let things take there course, so if I did hit the hull at any time I just let it go, or if some paint get on to the deck when doing the bulwarks so be it, to me it just adds that bit of realism. Fred
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brave borderer, new power plant + 100%
… el-boats.com/forum/33496#33496 Since than I have primed the hull ready for the Pacific green paint. That's where it stopped Cheers Doug
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Prince Philip
… pressed, even as a 10yr old with the immaculate glossy blue paint on the hull, no other ship compared. Phillips' death will be a big (but not unexpected) loss to all those who grew up with the Royal Family always being there, standing in th …
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Boat Build Help
… mber of at the time he came to the lake with a fire boat no paint but with an ic engine. We were not allowed to run ic someone gave him a motor that was big enough to run it In the spirit of the club someone sticks a transmitter in his hand …
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Boat Build Help
… materials. A while ago I built a double diagonally planked hull - and I wanted to replicate the canvas and white lead paint that is used between the layers of planking, couldnt really use calico canvas and white lead paint as in the origin …
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LST 368
… tive tools as well; Cheese / vedge grater for shaping balsa hull blocks I presume, and rolling pin (Carrara marble? Très posh!) for flattening decks and bending planks? Happy painting, splosh it on Ma'am Will you be using Pastry Brushes? Go …
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Guardsman
… t were you are coming from, in my stock to build I have six hulls that now includes the Guardsman, some of the hulls go back to the 90's when I was on contract work to a security company. I have two other hulls that I got to do a rebuild on …
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Billings - Dragen - Dragon
… years, my last 2 boats were from this wood so only glue and paint were purchased. I have many electric motors (close to 100) which I am using as well. About 6 years ago I completed a model boat called "Dolphin" for a lady who had found the …