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'Fairacre', Broads Cruiser
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Fairacre plan built (MM709, early 70s) Rescued from rubbish bin on farm, rebuilt hull and f/glassed. restored, varnished and re 'glazed' cabin and added grab rails, mast , lights, curtains (leftovers from a Graupner Commodore I built in the 70s) cleats and boarding platform. Restored the deck and varnished. Fitted new prop shaft and rudder and made name decals. cleaned and painted hull interior. (Motor: Graupner 400 monoperm) (ESC: China) (5/10) Plan appears to be modeled on an early UK Bates Starcraft cruiser.
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Bob.
from memory I used either meths or isopropyl alcohol, then detergent then hosed it out and let it dry for a few weeks. I know i had to be a bit 'severe' with it, but the hull needed a major rebuild, and f/glassing, so I wasn't too worried.
If you use Zinsser stain blocker undercoat, it will cover what remains no problem. You can then overcoat it with an enamel.
JB
It looks like your Fairacre was previously powered by an IC engine and so you had an oil soaked hull to clean up.
The interior certainly looks nice and clean now, so I was wondering what method you used to clean the oil soaked wood?
I have a restoration model with really oily hull and I need to find the best way of cleaning the wood so that I can make some repairs that will need the PVA glue to be able to penetrate the wood fibres.
Bob.
Another Classic Model Power Boat has been saved, and she looks beautiful - well done 👍
Bob.
JB
re Can I insert the data of this RC model of yours in the list of the first message of this topic?
please feel free to do what you like with it.👍
JB
Can I insert the data of this RC model of yours in the list of the first message of this topic?
https://model-boats.com/forum/135991
what do you do to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i feel very very old now. The commodore was the second boat i made after Graupner's constellation which is now over 55 years ago😋😋😋😋