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I’ve never seen such a motley crew ... other than on my tugboat. Photo to follow. Ha! In addition the Junk is really a sight to behold and enjoyed by members and the public alike.
The seats are all installed and soon it will be time to sand, but with temperatures of -21C in the garage shop area where the power belt sander is located, the job of sanding will wait a bit.
Does anyone have a suggestion for a small outboard motor?
Hi Granpa, There are 3 dealers in Canada (see first pic). Aero-naut has 7 model outboards. The pics show the 2 smallest, with part numbers. Please note: They are sold without props or motors but with coupling for 4mm shafts. Here you can see the specs / dimensions of all variants http://www.aero-naut.de/produkte/schiffsmodellbau/schiffsant... The 'Retro' versions on this page come complete with in-runner motor and water cooling. The Aqua Race mini complete with motor and prop is probably the one for your skiff! Happy hunting, cheers Doug 😎
After drawing on my AutoCADLt it needed to be plotted. According to the book I was using the author said if you were making the model version instead the full size, to use 1:1 1/2” if this is the same as 1:8 good.
My computer software gives many choices to plot (printing) and one is 1:1 1/2
QED👍 I simply saw your other thread with the '12 Foot Row-boat' plan and your model with a tape measure showing 18 inches. More important: did you notice my info on Canadian sources of model outboards? The Aero-naut Aqua Race mini seems ideal and not expensive. The others are more for power boats. I have something similar in an inflatable boat. (Now looking for flexible paint for it!!) Happy New Year and sailing. Cheers Doug 😎
Hi Doug ,hope santa was good to you ,at the work we use plasti dip for painting rubber parts unlike what the name says it is actually a spray and not a dip. Cheers Marky
Hi Mark, many thanks for the Plasti Dip tip!! 👍 Just found a Dutch and a German distributor so will be ordering soon.😊 The inflatable I want it for is basically a 'toy' about a foot long that I picked up for p-nuts and of course I thought it would be fun to convert to RC 😉 But I MUST do something about the original gaudy design😲 Have a happy and Healthy New Year, cheers Doug 😎 PS Santa brought me three of my favourite single malts!!! 😜😜😜 Lagavulin, Jura Superstition and Glenfarclas 😊
So glad to have this scrollsaw in the shop which has made cutting the bottom boards a very easy task. I cut the chines from Ash using this saw too with a fine blade. Look closely and there is a plexiglass cover on the table to give me a zero clearance around the blade hole, thus keeping small parts from falling under the table. A shop vac is attached to draw away the fine dust that this machine produces. My lungs are greatful too.🤓
Truly a beautiful model. Electric drive? Waverley underwent extensive refit and repairs at Gt Yarmouth here in Norfolk many years ago when I saw the paddles up on the quayside. Grand old girl still going strong.
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Exuberent DH142 GM32 - Posted: 1 year ago by Ballast
32 foot Crabber "Exuberent" was built in 1981 and operated out of Dartmouth in Devon, she also spent the winter seasons working out of Weymouth in Dorset. She was returning to Devon from the Dorset coast when she was lost with her skipper. Her name, "Exuberent" is not a spelling mistake, it was spelt this way as there was already a boat of that name registered and it had to be differenced to be included in the Lloyds Register. This model is a tribute to her and her skippers untimely loss.
