Schmango
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Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class · 317 pts
Sydney NSW 2063, Australia
Member since Jun 2014
Last online 4 hours ago
Age 48
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@PhilH I use glass weave - same as they use for surfboards and west system 105 epoxy . It’s a dark art I’m yet to master as I always end up with an un even fin…
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@jumpugly Thankyou kindly but I’m in Sydney Australia and I think postage might be too much. Very generous offer though
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Decking going on
Putting the deck on I realised this boat has an open top for a glow engine . As I’m using electric I need to cut out a new hatch without the hole .
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Veron round Britain racer 041
Started this about a week ago after acquiring circa 10 years prior . Really nice and easy build this one from Early 1970s . I’m planning to run a brushed 540 o…
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1938 Chris craft barrel back
Built this in the late 90s and never really had the skills at the time to make the finish the high quality these boats deserve. After sitting on the shelf for …
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Anyone use drill batteries
I just had a brain fart and realised I have 18v drill batteries that could power my boats. Has anyone done this with any success? Would be great to just click …
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Dumas Chris craft triple bb
I built this circa 25 years ago and it needed a full resto from being on the shelf. The timber had split and to be fair I was much less experienced then when b…
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Ep1 outboard cabin cruiser
I think I’ve finally worked out the best engine esc combo for the aquacraft ep1 outboard. I installed a traxxas titan 21 turn 550 coupled with the traxxas xl5 …
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Clear coat over epoxy
Hi all My attempts to clear coat over west system epoxy have been mixed . I’m using an aerosol can and have had cloudy outcomes with orange peel texture as wel…
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Sea rover cabin cruiser
What’s the best way to add boat names ie do you paint them using a template or use stickers ?
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