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Motor Sailer
… d was the curve of the wood especially on the bottom of the hull, I now have a gap to fill In. Then came the deck and the housing etc all drawn out first then cut and glued. The keel Is my own Idea as I want to fit a propeller still. Finish …
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A 16ft tanker towboat
… and 2ft wide with sides 10" deep. she has no bottom in the hull sections which are 2ft x 2ft, instead she has 4" of foam fitted up under the deck which she floats on, this leaves the sides acting as a long keel and stops her slipping about …
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Cariad Scratch build
… ng for help with building his recently acquired Cariad. The hull is available from Chris Brown (Google for details) complete with plan and he also offers a fittings kit and sails. I have decided to start this new blog to share the process f …
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Glenn Aerokit 36" Mk2
… an overworked kettle apparently. it never got a top coat of paint or radio, the latter as it was too expensive at the time for him. There it rested until the early 80's when a 14 year old me painted it the wrong colours (but not far out), p …
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a yacht yet to get a name
… that looked like a good start came up, a timber built yacht hull, not too far away for collection only. When I bid I did not really know what is was, as it was made as a static display, but as it sold at the starting bid price 99 p. I was n …
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PT301 (Snuffy Smith)
… 00 brushed electric with 2.4 ghz R/C. The clear coat to the hull has shrunk and cracked so a new rub down and re-paint needed. Hopefully all finished for Fleetwood Vintage day in June.
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Reached the tedious bit of the build. . .
… er of tissue on with the second coat of sanding sealer. The paint has been bought for the main part of the hull - dark metallic blue. There will be a couple of coats of white high-build primer before the final colour coats. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ …
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It's Sheeted!
… uld help to define the chine line around the bow & act as a painting guide. Pic 4: Full hull and cabin The sanding sealer has arrived, so next big job is sealing, sanding, and filling any dips in the hull. Still have't really settled on a c …
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window cutting
Whilst the hull paintwork is drying out, its time to start on the upper cabin moulding. The windows are already marked out by "indentation", but strongly recommend you try a window panel against these detents first before you mark Or cut an …
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aeromarine apache 50
this hull started my love for carbon fiber,after painting and covering with graphics I was not happy with the result,so I decided to try my hand at 'carbon fiber skinning' even though I could ruin my apache hull if not done correctly.
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aeromarine apache 50
this hull started my love for carbon fiber,after painting and covering with graphics I was not happy with the result,so I decided to try my hand at 'carbon fiber skinning' even though I could ruin my apache hull if not done correctly.
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upper cabin
Whilst the hull paint is drying for a while, its time to start building the missing stern cabin section. this needs to be sorted before any other work is done to the upper cabin, purely because the moulding is a little too flexible without …
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30" Fire Boat First Build
I finally got the skin on the hull. I am giving It several coats of Epoxy Resin to waterproof It. Getting ready to paint but not really sure what type of paint to use. I am still trying to locate some outboard motors. First build going slow …
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RMS Olympic In fitting out dock
… cabin details on A deck and boat deck. Decks resting on to hull ready to be aligned and fastened prior to painting and planking. A coaming runs round the decks but is not yet fitted to allow the natural sheer to be achieved. The water jet …
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Water Jet Cut Windows
… ups done for each deck and the results are excellent. When painted (white) and windows fitted they will be most realistic. Nearly finished the castings for the deck fitting and commenced spray painting. Tomorrow we will be fitting the wind …
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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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slow but sure
… y progress.. another really big job out of the way, all the hull is now stripped of paint, new rubbing strips, and a bit od detailing on the cabin roofs... hatches and things still loads to do db
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Well Its time to finnish It off
… decided to Finnish of the fire boat, as I have said I hate paint that is why I have 4 boats that need just the paint to Finnish them of so I have decided a concerted effort is needed to get them done , after the paint blooming the first ti …
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August 1st Update
… boat at the back and pouring off the end of the rub rails. Hull painted, just spray cans. The deck was finished with 4 coats of Nelsons brush on clear coat. I wet sanded between each coat & its very nice and much better than the deck on my …
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July 10th
… shed" with Scotchbrite. Time to start thinking about primer painting the hull, then clear coat over the decks
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Rear Mast
… hould be maintenance free for a few years. I have given the hull a sand as I feel it ready for paint, I am going to do it first so I can have a test run to try the system out so paint time this week AT LAST .
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June 16, 2008 servo mounting
… nd motors for the batteries. there is a picture with a bent paint brush, this just shows how I give the underside of the decks and hull to deck joint a coat of epoxy
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5th Mar 2007
… uite light. Superstructer with some fittings 197gr and with hull 670gr so it's quite light, I'll do a trial with everything soon, as soon as it's warm I'll get some primer on it, that has been the biggest hold up as the remaining fittings h …
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May 14th
… for the deck planking to arrive. Without it I can't add the hull rub rail or the ply skin to the transom to finish the hull. I have decided that it would be less tricky to paint the cabin sides first and then fit the decking along side. Tha …
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April 3rd
… section which has the longest span. On the underside of the hull on each side of the keel in places I has some 1/32" wide gaps between the edge of the skin & the middle member of the keel sandwich. Rather than fill with conventional materia …
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Rear tanks
The last day or two has been spent tidying up the hull, I think there is just the exhausts and water outlets and generator exhausts on the transom and a flag mast that has to be removable, I have finally got the transom looking half way dec …