Hello Dave
Here are a couple of photos at the stage of Bulldoginess at which I am currently.

Toby

Hi Fred, I have similar problems transporting my boats, so I have built a trailer that I can carry up to 20 of my boats to the shows. I put the smaller ones in the car or camper. Also the trailer doubles up as storage.
Cheers Colin.

Hi Dave
Thanks, please do not think that at any time did I take you advice as a criticism, after all how will some one learn is some one does not show them the path to go down.

all the best

Fred

Hi Fred
No need to apologise. it is always difficult for new members and I was not criticising, more trying to help you and others get the best out of posting to a build blog.
I look forward to seeing how you progress
Good luck
Dave

Hi Dave M
Thank you for your advice, I did not see the box until I had posted, I will do it next time.

This is my first time ever at doing a Build Blog let alone a rebuild so this is a very steep learning cover for me in one way or anther👍 , so sorry for any mistakes that I am likely to make.

RH Baker yes your boat is the best size but I have an SLK😊 and the boot space is a bit tight, so most of my boats just will not fit so I now have to ask if any one can take them to our lake or show for me,

All the Best

Fred

Think it was a great deal. Cannot buy the hull for anywhere near 50 GBP!
I built one under a blog HMS BULLDOG / BEAGLE a couple of years ago. Turned into a nice model and very nice sailer. Only downside is she is bigger that fits my car easily and susceptible to transport damage.
Good luck. As Dave M suggests, write a blog so we can watch the rebuild, it should be interesting.

Glad to see you have started.
With a Build Blog you can add new posts to your blog, including more pics. Just click the box at the top.
This will allow others to see your progress and add help and advice in the response box.

I first started by removing all the decks, this was just a case of running a knife around the inside of the hull, the decks just feel out as it looked as if they had been fixed to the hull with double sided tape but it was just a case of using the wrong type of glue😆, on removing the fore-deck I found that it was in two pieces, think I will make the new one in one piece, I left all the deck fitting’s fixed to the decks so that they would not get lost,

Hi Dave M

I just wish, as I did the last one some 27 years ago.😊the old brain box is not a young as it was and over the years I have fallen in to bad habits🤓.

I am hopping that I will be able to work out just how to do it again but only better, I will be taking my time on this as I would like to replace the deck along with opening out the anchor recesses and may be adding some more detail.👍

Fred

Still a reasonable buy for £50.
I look forward to following your restoration. There are clearly many challenges ahead and it will be interesting to see how you proceed.
As you have built one before you will possibly remember how it went together, which is always a great help in any restoration.
Good luck

Thanks Dave, looks like a bath of paint stripper is in order! 😡

Great idea Marky 👍👍👍 I'll nail her on the wall 😁

Doug ,that crackle paint affect is very in with trendy interior designers .Cheers Marky

Hi deep...,
Don't know about 'used' looks more like THROWN IN' 😡 from across the room! Good luck, just don't hit the chisel too hard!! Try with a not too blunt chisel to get the bevelled edge under the rim of the c**p.
Re: time to work...
The fish cutter is well down the to-do list 😉
Although I have managed to clean up and modify my old Taycol Target field motor (removed from the Sea Scout) to run both forward and backward off a normal brushed ESC which will now go in the cutter 😊
My Sea Scout renovation is top of the list. She's now fitted with a new RX, shaft/prop and brushless and ready for sea trials, when the local lake melts 🤔 Then just cosmetics, mostly in the cockpit and after deck area.
After that fit decent brass props and electronics to my HMS Belfast.
After that .... we'll see 😉
PT109 needs a respray and electronics ... Graf Spee needs a new prop shaft stbd side ... Catalina needs electronics fitting ... Southampton tug needs putting back together ... 🤔
As a single pensioner finding time is easier that it was a year ago.
The GF has her own abode ca 2 miles away 😉😉
Happy chiselling, Doug 😎
PS suspect the biggest mess from the cutter will be removing what looks like layers of ancient oil based paint 😡 Will wait for the summer to do that outside.

Hi Dave
When it stop's raining I will be able to get out into the garage and see what I can do, did not give it a thought about how I would go about removing the c**p that has been used.

Fred

Hi Doug
That look's like an interesting job you have on your hands,
I just do not know how you find time to work on your boats.

Any idea how old this one is ??

Fred

Fred
If you are lucky it will just detach if hit with a blunt chisel and hammer!!

Doug
Looks like someone plastered over the hull. Good luck with removing whatever it is

Dave

Someone didn't like cleaning up and sanding did they?? 😡
More power to your Dremel deepdiver
(hope the Bulldog doesn't do that!!😉)
I suspect I will find something similar when I open up the ancient Billing Fish Cutter that I inherited from my Aunt. No idea how she got hold of it!
Will thus watch with great interest how you cope with this lot,
cheers Doug 😎

Hi Dave

Yes it doe's look bad I was thing that I could remove most of the fixing past and refit them with some P38.

All the best

Fred

Looks OK. Pity it was built in such a slaphazard manner. I hope the shafts and rudders are watertight, the plastic padding looks somewhat unsafe.
At least you can get at everything so renovation can commence.
Dave

Evenin' Fred, just got back from shopping & car-wash, -3C° and still snowing 😡 so no sailing for a while😭 Thinks; must chuck my hovercraft together 😉
Re: marking out - use a medium tip red felt marker and it'll show up on anything (except perhaps red satin pyjamas!!😲😁)
If you've got a mini-drill (Dremel or similar) just whiz the paint off where you need to glue with a mini sanding disc. No great shakes, we've all had to do it, especially with renovations. Cheers Doug 😎

Hi Doug

Good point👍 I have just made more work for myself😆, my thoughts behind it was that I could see my fixing marking's when I started fitting the cross beams for the rudder servo and speed controller.

All the best

Fred

Hi Fred, More haste, less speed! it's not a race.
Glad to see that you're making progress, but I would have waited to paint the inside of the hull until it was fitted out. To make sure that the internal fittings stick and STAY stuck. 😉
Good luck, Doug 😎

Something like these Fred?
Cheers, Doug 😎

Thank you Doug.

Martin555.

Hi Martin,
Delete the bracket ')' from the end of the link and it will work.
Cheers, Doug 😎
PS Don't worry, I corrected Fred's post 😉
The link now works.

Thank you Fred,
I have clicked in the link that you have just posted but it says "page cannot be found".

Martin555.

Hi Martin555
Thank you for the comment with regards to the three pin plug.

As for the Bulldog she is still at the back of the garage, this is only due to me only working on the Wacht an Rhein

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Hi Fred,
Reading through your log i like the use of the brass from an old three pin plug for the rudder control horns.

I know you started this refurbishment 3 years ago but do you have a progress update and photos to show us ?

Martin555.

Fred,
If you can send me a private message with your E mail address, can send you the plans.
Build this model some years ago as the Beagle and wrote a blog too.
Rowen