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Selection of Plywood for use Model Boats
… e used and can resist a certain amount of moisture". I also painted all of my wood both inside and out and hope it lasts another 50 years - not that I will benefit! If anyone wants water resistant ply then they need marine grade ply and eve …
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FIREBOATS #4
The hull and superstructure Is homemade to represent a 1/16th US Navy Swift. I changed scale to 1/24th. Model has pump, and three working monitors. Tower rises and lowers by aircraft servo. Lights, siren, and spinning radar. Controled by AC …
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FIRE AMBULANCE
Robbe Police Boat hull, with wood superstructure. Working lights, and bow spot-light. Dual power controled by Futaba 4 channel. Painted for Fort Lauderdale Fire Department. Boat used In steering contests. Length 36 Inches.
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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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HMM Wavemaster
… as original as possible so converted from IC to electric, repainted the lower hull, new stainless inner propshaft, made some handrails and fitted the lights. it was very dirty but has cleaned up a treat. I'm running a Darke Horse 700 with a …
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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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Sea Queen Refurb
… be remade, deck/superstructure/roof panels/windows etc. The hull needed stripping back to give a good surface for the finished paint work. Completion of the basic boat is now getting near, and ready for fitting out with motor radio etc. Hop …
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34inch RAF Fireboat
… ,Finally got started on the fireboat. Have stripped all the paint and varnish from the deck up and also inside the hull. Now have separated all the cabin roofing and upper bulkheads for access to the keel which has delaminated in places. Th …
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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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Repairing fireboat and sanding down.
Mike, it took me ages to get the old paint off. it had been brush painted very thickly and had severe paint runs all over the hull. I started with a, Stanley knife blade and scrapped off what I could. Then used a small detail sander which s …
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Deans Marine Seaplane Tender
HI Mike My boat was painted in Light grey acrylic undercoat for the Topsides excluding the Mast which was left as bare wood and the engine covers which were painted matt dark navy, The hull above the waterline was acrylic matt black, with p …
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On the water !
HI Kurt. Sorry, but this boat was already painted when I purchased it, so dont know what was used, but yes, halford aerosol paint is good enough, but for a bit more protection, try putting a couple of clear laquer coats over the top to prot …
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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