Thanks Gary, I tend to be apprehensive about tackling some of the more tricky jobs, like when I was planking the decks on some of my builds, but when it came to it, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, hopefully will be the case with the screen!

Another job in that apprehensive category is making the bow rails. All part of the learning process though.

Chris

Hi Chris, if you make a former from a block of wood with regard to your windscreen, it is reasonably straightforward to bend 1/8" perspex, (the good old fashioned type,) using boiling water and a large cloth/towel, to press and hold the perspex onto the former. Then invest in a bit of black edging rubber strip for a nice finishing touch. Regards, Gary.

The screen is one of those tricky jobs I don't fancy doing, along with others along the way that I overcame, but at least it will be one of the last jobs that I have to do!

Your deck is interesting in that it is a bit different to the usual Huntsman 31 ones.

Chris

My Fairey renovation is finished or as much as I intend doing, there is always a little improvement that would make it better but for now I am happy and think it will go in my Harbour, there is also the danger of overdoing it, I am sure we have all seen some horrors with superfluous bits stuck in the most inappropriate place. Not on this website I hasten to say phew !!
As I explained earlier this was just a topsides tidy up with new screen and forward rail fitted for the first time in her long life.
She has given me much enjoyment over the years for very little cost.
Please note the illustrious captain, the model named Mistress Quickly never goes anywhere without him.
Regards ChrisG

Hats off to you, I had briefly thought of heat but I tend to be a little ‘ham fisted’ when it comes to gentle heat so went at it cold so to speak.
I have now given myself a problem by adding a vhf arial the height of the boat on the stand is around 41 cm which is more depth than my display shelves. It is currently on a shelf above my bed so if all my blogs stop you will know that my shelf fitting is poor and it fell on my head overnight, the boat weighs a ton.
Take care ChrisG

I can sympathise with your experience making the windscreen although my recent attempt seemed to be less fraught than yours.
Rather than using a channel to sit the screen in, I started with a raised 'dashboard' about 3mm thick. The screen was then carefully heated with a hot air gun and bent around this.
When it was a really good fit I glued it into place.
The leading edge of the dashboard was painted white, and a strip of thin white plastic glued onto the screen, both using canopy adhesive which is clear.
The effect is of the screen being set into a frame member.
Whilst mine was white it could just as easily have been aluminium or similar.
Happy sailing 😉

As promised the screen is now a permanent fixture after many attempts.
When I first worked on this model, years ago 20+ I fitted the screen using Plasticard 1mm sheet which was encouraged to go where I wanted it to fit using white Plasticard channel. For some strange reason I could not get channel to bend in quite the same way this time as it either kinked or snapped I even tried inverting another length of the same thinking that filling the trough would stop the kinking, but no.
My solution to this was by gluing 1mm square styrene section directly onto the topsides holding it in place using Tamiya masking tape which I love using until it hardened.
I then cut out a 1mm thick Plasicard screen using what was left of the old screen as a pattern, taped it securely in position against the styrene channel and gradually glued it in place. Last time I had channel running over the top of the screen, I think that I like it better without, more streamline and modern looking, 🤔🤔
Interestingly this plasticard does not like exposure to u.v. or is it that like the rest of us does not like getting old, the stuff from the earlier build was really brittle and just cracked.
Anyway onwards and upwards regards ChrisG

On the off chance that anybody was watching my rebuild let me say it has been slow and interrupted by other projects.
I have concentrated on topsides as the hull is ok and the improvements have included calf leather seats, new handrails, new hatches, a fresh paint job and last but not least new windscreen. This has been a two day nightmare and I well remember when renovating this model for the first time the screen was a b----y nightmare, same this time.
As we speak I am watching the glue dry on my latest attempt, scared to move or touch anything in case of disaster yet again.
If this works I will share my construction with you if not I will go and sit in a dark room and contemplate, something who knows what.
Regards ChrisG

Hello Mike
How envious am I ? just been looking at your build or re-build, wonderful and I will be watching your progress in the weeks to come.
As far as I can see wonderful job being done.
Regards ChrisG

Hi Chis I acquired an Inga IV it was advertised at our club. I am currently restoring it, its a long job with having to re plank the deck and repaint the hull. The superstructure is in a poor state the wood being quite dried out so I am unsure of what I intend to do with it as yet (next on the list)
I currently have a blog running

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