#5175

jbkiwi New Zealand Basic

Fleet Admiral  · 21,935 pts Auckland 0932, New Zealand Member since Sep 2018 Last online 1 day ago

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Blog reply Re: build blog @stevedownunder Hi Steve, not long till launch day now. just rudders to fit and a bit more bling (radar etc) and it should be good to go down the slipway. JB 2 Blog reply Re: build blog @stevedownunder Hi Steve, really must make a better one,- an old bath would be ideal. I could fill it up with rain water and make a cover for it. problem is, y… 2 Blog reply New landing barge/rescue vessel Managed quite a bit this last week, - ramp is operating, ramp spots are done, dash panel fitted, rudder set made (tonight), housing for the ramp winch, and sou… 9 Blog reply New landing barge/rescue vessel Got sidetracked and forgot to post this update, went back to find it and it had disappeared. Went to do an update now and there it is?! This was last weeks upd… 9 Blog reply New landing barge/rescue vessel Managed to fit the motors today (stbd one needs a bit of clearance ground out to move back a few mm). Took a bit of juggling due to a lack of clearance, but mi… 9 Blog reply Re: build blog @stevedownunder Hi Steve, you can stop looking now, I found them ! (in a box marked 'couplers') - knew I'd find them as soon as I'd fixed the problem. I have 8… 2 Blog reply New landing barge/rescue vessel Doesn't look like a lot of progress, but the few bits done took a while. I went to fit the shafts and found that one of the bearings was dud (think they forgot… 9 Blog reply New landing barge/rescue vessel More painting done, ('anti fouling' and waterline) decals applied (had problems with the ink leaching under the clearcoat for some reason,- decal paper might b… 9 Blog reply Re: build blog @stevedownunder Hi Steve, Subritzkys are a very old NZ family. Involved in all sorts of shipping - sailing ships to now. They have owned dozens of launches, tu… 5 Blog reply New landing barge/rescue vessel Good day for painting, so did the wheelhouse roof and exhausts. Re hinged the ramp as well, as it was slightly off square ( like my eyes) . Made the paper temp… 9

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