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📝 Windscreen and Rails
8 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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The write up called for I pins to be used with the rails. With items from other builds found single stansions to use instead.
Built the wind screeens.Two built frames with a clear plastic glued between. Still need fine tuning for fit.
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Built the wind screeens.Two built frames with a clear plastic glued between. Still need fine tuning for fit.
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8 months ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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Nice detail, Rick👍👍
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💬 Re: Windscreen and Rails
8 months ago by 🇺🇸 Cashrc (
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Looking good Rick, keep at it!
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📝 Water Test
8 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Admiral)
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The model boat club was invited to a weekend event at the Port Colbourne canal days. The museum had a pool set up where we ran our boats. I ran my Lord Nelson tug.Ran and water tested the commuter build both did very well. Both boats were water tight. The commuter test showed the need to lengthen the rudder done and done.
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💬 Re: Water Test
8 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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Unfortunately no pictures Trev
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💬 Re: Water Test
8 months ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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Hi Rick,
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📝 Seats 2
8 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Admiral)
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Finished a set of seats and applied a coat of paint.
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📝 Seats
8 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Admiral)
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Following the drawing cut out all the cushions for the seats. Shaped the cushion to fit and glued on the cloth fabric. First seat done.
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💬 Re: Seats
8 months ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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As Soon as I get My KaMillions🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑
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8 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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Trev one would be so lucky to sail on her let alone own such a fine craft.
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💬 Re: Seats
8 months ago by 🇨🇦 Ron (
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Well Done Rick
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💬 Re: Seats
8 months ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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Rick, here are some videos, for when you are ready to step up to a full-sized Commuter.
She is exquisite. Trev 
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💬 Re: Seats
8 months ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich (
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Ah! So they're balsa!!
At first glance pics 1 to 3 I thought they were chocolate or custard cream biscuits 😋😋😁 Nice work Rick, very comfy. Something like that should work in my Sea Scout cockpit as well. Cheers, Doug 😎 ▲
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💬 Re: Seats
8 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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Thanks Trev.
Yes fabric is mine. I didn't like the idea of leaving the balsa to shape and paint. For me it just didn't work. Rick ▲
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💬 Re: Seats
8 months ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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That's a whole lot of cushions, Rick!
Was the fabric your idea? Nice touch. Good fitting job. Trev ▲
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📝 Roof 2
8 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Admiral)
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First coat of paint on the roof.
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💬 Re: Roof 2
8 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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Thanks Trev.
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💬 Re: Roof 2
8 months ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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Hi Rick,
I do like your color choice. 👍👍 Trev ▲
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📝 ROOF
8 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Admiral)
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Used a 1/2 forstner bit to make corner piece's to add a third row for the trim edging.Top now fits in a pocket.
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📝 OPPS
8 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Admiral)
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Going foreword started the cabin trim. All went well until placing the cover on to check fit.This is where it was wrong. Off the boat the cover looked right but the sides were to big
striped the cloth off the cover and shaped the cover to fit put the cloth back on. Now cover and trim look good.
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striped the cloth off the cover and shaped the cover to fit put the cloth back on. Now cover and trim look good.
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💬 Re: OPPS
8 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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Thanks Peejay and Trev.
The cloth came as sail material in a kit.So right Trev one step foreword maybe at times three steps back Rick ▲
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8 months ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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Good Recovery, Rick👍
The Dumas Dance, "One Step Foward Two Steps Back" I know it well. I like their boats, But-- Trev ▲
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💬 Re: OPPS
8 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay (
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Please pardon me if I missed it, but what kind of cloth did you use for the cover? It looks really good.
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📝 Roof
9 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Admiral)
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The roof has turned out well. Still needs some finishing and paint.Instrument panal started. Hatch built.
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💬 Re: Roof
9 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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Thanks Ron I used cloth material streched and glued on.
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9 months ago by 🇨🇦 Ron (
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Rick, is the roof a canvas on the actual vessel? What material did you use to make the roof? It looks very nice.
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💬 Re: Roof
9 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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Thanks Trev. So right on the nooks and cranny's. The good thing is no time line to get all done.
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💬 Re: Roof
9 months ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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Looking Great, Rick.
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📝 Rub rail
9 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Admiral)
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The kit called for styrene to be used for the rub rail. Decided to use 1/8 x 1/16 mahagany strips for the rub rail.
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9 months ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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Good Choice, Rick
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📝 Paint
9 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 ( Admiral)
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Stern mahagany planking finished sanding and sealing to finish.Bottom painted.
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💬 Re: Paint
9 months ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich (
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Why would you want to stain mahogany?!
It has such a wonderful grain and colour of it's own. Attached are pics of the mahogany cabin roof on my restored Sea Scout. after sanding and dust removal I sealed it with 2 coats of Lord Nelson sealer. (Nowadays I use EzeKote diluted with ca 20% water.) Then several coats of Lord Nelson varnish and a final spray coat of the clear lacquer used on cars as a final coat for scratch resistance and UV protection. Lots n lots of sanding with ever finer W&D between coats. And several buckets of patience🤔 Cheers, Doug😎 Here my Sea Scout renovation blog. 
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9 months ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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Sounds Like a Plan, Rick 👍
On the Typhoon, after staining, I coated the Mahogany with Epoxy before varnishing. My mistake was, I used the wrong Hardner. When Epoxy is used as a clear coat there is a special Hardner, otherwise you can get some blushing. Which you can faintly see in some areas in a certain light. Trev ▲
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9 months ago by 🇨🇦 Newby7 (
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Thanks Trev JB
Will be leaving the wood as is sealing and polly to finish coat. Rick ▲
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9 months ago by 🇺🇸 pressonreguardless (
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Great Progress, Rick👍👍
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💬 Re: Paint
9 months ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi (
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Looking good Rick, are you staining or varnishing it?
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