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The COROMANDEL
… e inside and the frames do not have any clearances from the hull skinning, I cannot slosh coat with a sealant, so hope that fibre glass and paint will seal adequately. If it leaks a bit, as the boat is only about three foot long I will be a …
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RUSSIAN CORVETTE
… m wood, and It sunk after attack by aroused duck. I rebuilt hull widening It 1/2 Inch, lengthened hull 2.75 Inches, and raising deck another 1/2 Inch. Superstructure of plywood. Entire model glass cloth and resin covered. Dual power, contro …
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FIREBOAT #2
Robbe hull (altered), with fiberglass superstructure. Tower elevates, turns, and extends. Pump with two working fire monitors. Lights, siren, and voice sound system. Futaba converted to fifteen channel, with on-board computer. Bow thruster, …
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34" Fireboat restoration
… ect, as you can see there Is a fair bit of work needed, the hull Isn't showing any signs of leaks but I will be coating the outside In EZE KOTE and fine glass cloth before final painting, to ensure It Is watertight. It had number 93 on It b …
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Beginner Restoration
… ared to spend the time involved. You need to remove all the paint before you start then cover with some light glass cloth. Resin over and scrape most resin away with a piece of plastic (credit card size) so that you do not add too much weig …
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Beginner Restoration
Here's a thought.... Having removed some more paint off the bottom of the boat, there seems to be a few places which are potential leak points. So rather than persist in removing more of the current paintwork would it not be better to glass …
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Beginner Restoration
… se test a small insignificant area as it may react with the paint already on the boat. Very light coats left for a few hours to dry between coats usually work but do check each coat as any softening means the coat underneath is dissolving. …
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Beginner Restoration
HI Dave, Thanks for the Reply, The inside of the boat is painted black inside and seems to be sealed along the seam points. Not sure of the paint underneath the outer coat of paint on the hull. There are a couple of patches in the hull whic …
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Beginner Restoration
… water. Can you tell what has been used under the remaining paint on the hull? If you have untreated balsa this really need to be sealed. To advise you further we need to know what type of paint is left on the hull. Dave
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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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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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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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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
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Use of Glues on Boats.
… adjacent to the glue join. A solution is to cover the whole hull in tissue and fiberglass resin. Once set you can smooth the finish with wet & dry sand paper and paint. if you want to show the wood on the outside of the hull you need to run …