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Progress on Ville Class Tugboat
Hi Ron, Sorry, to hear your sensitivity to CA! I swear by the stuff! Been using it for about 30 years now! Your boat is coming along nicely! And the tow bitt looks great! Regards, Ed
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Progress on Ville Class Tugboat
Totally agree, CA is an emergency adhesive that can be used until the correct repair can be done, there may be some applications where its suitable but boat build isn't one of them, in my opinion
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Progress on Ville Class Tugboat
CA is one of the worst adhesives! Good old fashioned epoxy works great! The longer the curing time the better it is
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Progress on Ville Class Tugboat
Hello Ron, with regards to your problems with superglue. it is one of those strange quirks that whilst moisture is needed for CA to polymerise, water does actually make a CA joint fail. So a worst scenario would be your boat coming apart if …
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Progress on Ville Class Tugboat
Yes that is what my thinking is, though I have not seen it yet.
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Progress on Ville Class Tugboat
Coming on well, Nice bollard, are you going to drill down the uprights to add the strengthening. Cheers Colin.
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Progress on Ville Class Tugboat
wouid a mask, like one used for spraying no help they are only cheap brian
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Progress on Ville Class Tugboat
I see that you are using a mix of materials, card, plastic and wood and I can see why CA is useful. There used to be available an odourless CA I don.t know if it is still around. Like you I suffer with Ca and am trying to avoid it, am build …
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Progress on Ville Class Tugboat
CA isn't my favourite choice either as it goes brittle.
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Billings Tug St Canute
Thanks Colin, l think when the Canute first came out the hull was built in two sections, the later kits it changed to a one hull build. However l did have a problem with the stern planking which l switched to balsa blocks, not ideal l know. …
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Billings Tug St Canute
Thanks for that Richard, the motor you have is similar to the one I am going to fit. If anything is missing from the kit I'll have to live with it and fabricate the parts myself. One problem is that the kit is 20 years old and the wood is v …
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Billings Tug St Canute
Hello Colin, l have been building the St Canute over the last two years, for me it’s been a challenge l have to admit but l am getting there, if you look under Richard7 l have posted a few pictures of the build, if you cannot find them let …
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US Navy YTL 65 FT. harbor tug
Looking for a model of this craft either in kit form or ready built in any size up to 36 inches, but no less than 16 inches. Must be RC ready or convertible to RC. Any information really appreciated!
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Miss Katherine Tugboat seen in boatyard, Mahone Bay, N.S. Canada
Thanks Doug.Looks nice on the water Ron Martin looks like Ron has big blue on steroid's Cheers Marky
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Miss Katherine Tugboat seen in boatyard, Mahone Bay, N.S. Canada
Must be the sub-equatorial Coriolis effect Bill. Makes the electrons go round the other way!
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Miss Katherine Tugboat seen in boatyard, Mahone Bay, N.S. Canada
thanks!!!
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Miss Katherine Tugboat seen in boatyard, Mahone Bay, N.S. Canada
Thanks Doug. Can open your version. Great boat Bill
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Miss Katherine Tugboat seen in boatyard, Mahone Bay, N.S. Canada
Hi All, The complete trials video from Ron in Canada - via South Africa! Test #1 It woiks
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Miss Katherine Tugboat seen in boatyard, Mahone Bay, N.S. Canada
Very nice Ron. You have done a good job on her. I do like your Test facility, much bigger than my Big Blue LOL!! Martin555.
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Miss Katherine Tugboat seen in boatyard, Mahone Bay, N.S. Canada
I tried opening this on my mobile and got to the normal screen that normally shows the video. It would not open there however in the top left corner there is a blue arrow that gives the option to download. Did this however phone is not able …
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Miss Katherine Tugboat seen in boatyard, Mahone Bay, N.S. Canada
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Miss Katherine Tugboat seen in boatyard, Mahone Bay, N.S. Canada
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Miss Katherine Tugboat seen in boatyard, Mahone Bay, N.S. Canada
Hi Ron. Yep know that,never have a problem with media files but defo can’t open this one. Regards Bill
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Miss Katherine Tugboat seen in boatyard, Mahone Bay, N.S. Canada
Another video. There will be 4 total fingers crossed
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Miss Katherine Tugboat seen in boatyard, Mahone Bay, N.S. Canada
See the little drop down icon upper left corner? Click on it.
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Miss Katherine Tugboat seen in boatyard, Mahone Bay, N.S. Canada
Hi Ron. Looks good on the water looking at the stills,but unless it’s me I can’t open the media file which I don’t normally have a problem with ️ Regards Bill
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Miss Katherine Tugboat seen in boatyard, Mahone Bay, N.S. Canada
Sea Trials were done earlier this week. Very pleased!
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Miss Katherine Tugboat seen in boatyard, Mahone Bay, N.S. Canada
Hi Ron, I am looking forward to seeing her sea trials. Martin555.