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To resin cover or not my ulises steam tug
… tion but is it better to cover and epoxy my plank and frame hull or can I do as the instructions say and just seal fill and paint. Is the resin coating the only way to gets it really smooth.
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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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Curl in a wooden sheet of 1/8" ply
… s to do this but the simplest way is to use thinned dope or paint/varnish.Giving 3 or 4 coats This thinned paint etc soaks into the timber not just sitting on top and also seeps into the nooks and crannies. Epoxy or other resins can also be …
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Question about Adhesives
… oxy until I installed a prop shaft with it in a fibre glass hull. I didn't paint it or anything. Found it softened and peeled off. So now avoid as not sure which £1 shop it came from. On this subject I'm struggling to find anything but Gori …
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Aeronaut Pilot Boat
… scale speed is there or thereabouts. As you can see, I have painted the hull above and below the waterline and I am currently working on the deckhouse. You will see on the pic of the finished boat there is a black stripe just above the wate …
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Aeronaut Pilot Boat
Good afternoon Steve, Great job on the hull! I'm going to be ordering mine in two more weeks! my financial officer being my wife has spoken, stating the fact to wait two weeks or else! anyway I'm hoping that I can put mine together as well …
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Aeronaut Pilot Boat
Morning Ed Hull construction complete. Could have been better as you can see from the pics, but with Milliput, fine-grade paper and patience I should be able to get a pretty good finish for painting. it is my first attempt at a plastic hull …
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For Sale 1/20 th "Empire" Tug.
… llast that has all been labelled, as to its position in the hull. I have put the switch's in one of the lifebelt lockers, so you don't have to keep lifting the superstructure every time to run it. I only started doing this hobby a couple of …
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Air Brush
… you need at all. if you just want to get a nice finish on a hull, consider a spotting gun. Also called a touch-up gun. it's effectively a big airbrush/small spray gun. Gravity fed, it'll do a hull in one go and need not cost you more than a …
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About the Waterline on Serenity
… states, you would know meths as wood alcohol, most types of paint thinner would do the job, wipe the hull all over then try the talc again, hope it works this time!!!! Mark
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About the Waterline on Serenity
HI figtree, first float the hull in the bath, mark waterline at bow and stern, dry off then mount the hull so that the 2 arks are level, tape a soft pencil to a block of wood adjusted to the correct hight, draw round the hull to get the rig …
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PCF (Patrol Craft Fast) SWIFT Boat Vietnam Era
… unners. You cannot buy something like this. The glass fibre hull is complemented for strength and lightness with plastic and ply wheelhouse and cabins etc. Lets get to the point, its £525. Might seem very expensive to some, but to others th …
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Sea Queen
… ou wont have too much work. My Sea Queen needed all the old paint removing and renovation inside as an IC had been fitted. Needed to replace the shaft as the original was too badly worn. Took a while to remove all the old gunge inside but f …
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Aero kits sea commander
… ike plasticard so I will replace this. I will strip all the paint off and repair a couple of things on the inside of the hull too. I've luckily found another original Sea Queen in England today so have bought it, although it's in need of re …
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Aero kits sea commander
… sed with IC engines and the resultant fuel spillages in the hull can result in some delamination of the ply skins. it will take some time to remove all the stains and damaged bits but time spent now will save you much grief later. if an IC …
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72" 6S Brushless Power
… t I want people to SEE for something that I can AFFORD. The hull initially was going to be a little shy of £100 - painted, primed, laser cut and glued together. All my own work of course. So let's say £100 for the completed hull. £200 for t …
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Does anyone know. . . . . . . .
… nds", Portishead nr Bristol. I had a number of solid wooden hulled yatchs but my very favourite was an ocean going yacht, made by Scalex and named "Sea Hawk". The yacht was made from plastic, had a black hull and brown upperworks. The cabin …
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Hants and Dorset HSL
… pretty good condition. Couple off scuffs down left side of hull that could do with painting but don't know how I'd match aged paint yet. Unless I decide to have ago at restoration. Only plans at the moment are to fit a rudder and admire it …
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First Boat--First Project -- Sea Queen Restoration
… tom of boat. Repaired all holes and depression in bottom of hull. Got roofs to fit properly, in process of making new roof parts for fixed part of front cab. Fitted beading around edge of deck, made adjustable motor mount so hopefully when …
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Pilot Cutter Deck
… stains will not be highlighted. The sealer is excellent on hulls where you want to achieve a high finish and can be overpainted or sprayed with the colour of your choice. Dave
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First Boat--First Project -- Sea Queen Restoration
… dentify all the failed joints now than later when you start painting. The keel is the central solid lump of woof and the hull sides attach to this. Once you have removed all that gunk you can re glue any failed joints with epoxy. You may ne …
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Most aerokits plans legal
… h the windows. Looking at some of your pics I see the white hull was painted over a blue base - mine was also so it must have been a popular colour in the 60's. Dave
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Boat finish
… meg Welcolm to the forum. First what Vickers said, seel the hull, I do this with thinned epoxy coating, I get mine from easy composites in Stoke, (they do mail order) it is runny from the bottle but I add a small amount of meths as a thinne …
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Help with SEA QUEEN.
… verything else is there, and only needing a strip off and repaint. I think the hull is okay, but has some heavy glass tape along the chine seam which I will remove and recote the whole hull in fine glass cloth and ezeekote resin, before rep …
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What sort of glue
… 2 part epoxy but I am not sure If It will bond metal to the hull permanently. Can anyone recommend a glue to hold the brass to the painted deck? Thanks In advance. Les
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My first cargo ship
… as a bit of a wreck on ebay,I stripped It down to the bare hull,and renewed the decking and superstructure,except for the bridge which Is metal.I know Its not prefect but It Is my first attempt at a complete restoration. It has working lig …
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Boat lettering
Depending on what paint is underneath this should not be a problem. I normally cover small lettering with a fine brush but have sprayed the whole hull inclding lettering and lines. I suggest you test on a small hidden area initially yo ensu …
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Precedent Huntsman 461/2 Inch
… y for slow reply, just back from weekend away. Covering the hull in a nylon stocking is great, put on with epoxy, flat the paint before you apply. You say there is a hairline crack, is it deep??? could it be the hull moving after a shunt li …