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Main Mast!
… g to run wires to power one light aloft. I believe it’s the steaming ahead light…. Note: When you go to lower the main cabin on to the main deck. Start by lowering the main cabin. From the back (Aft)! Then lower the front (Bow) of the main …
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The Saga of the Cabin Roof or - Arrrgh!
… ce of this but the compound curve defeated me. The skin was steamed and soaked in hot water and clamped across the roof frame. Next morning - Arrrgh! Had started to crack along the centre line More thinks!! Carefully cut down the middle and …
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Port lights in place!
… had port lights aft. Brooklyn is a representation of a 1910 steam tug. They were dark green in color. But I want a light green. 30 years ago, when I worked in New York Harbor. I remember having to spray paint a GM6110 Diesel Engine. The gre …
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Smoke Stack Completed!
… ke stack! It seems a bit tall for a smoke stack! I know the steam Tugs had Very tall stacks. But this one is about 10 1/4" inches tall! And that's measuring from the Ash Deflector! Other wise it's 11 1/2" inches over all....
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2nd Gunwhale stringers
… for the more difficult stringer, this one has already been steamed and set in the jig. The outer stringer has to be put on using glue only and clamps, so no nails at all since it has to shaped to the profile of the bulkheads over its entir …
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1st Gunwhale stringers
… t each side to see what sort of curvature will be needed to steam the stringers prior to final fitting. I decide to make a jig for the stringers to “set” after steaming, I made this jig to accommodate all 4 stringers creating the same curva …
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MV TEAKWOOD
… e of the vessel when she was chartered to the British india Steam Navigation Co. Evidently BI usually painted chartered vessels in their livery. Although the picture does not show the traditional and attractive BISNCo white hull cheat line, …
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More handrails fitted
… to the rear in progress. interesting tip I bought some 3/32 steam nipple fittings which after running a 2mm drill to the point allow my 2mm brass wire to push through. The idea being a nice finish to the bottom of the handrail and a secure …
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Turbine boat
… ed stainless boiler[home made and tested to 200lb] into the steam turbine launch to see how it goes!! The boiler is fan assisted [ computer fan ] and controlled by rheostat to limit draught .If you saw my video in VIDEO GALLERY a few weeks …
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copper boiler
… ewhat easier. The boiler will probably be going in a paddle steamer like the Medway Queen but we shall see later. I have so many projects on the go at once that it might be some time !! Les Breame
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The radio aerial & handrails.
… Engineering and are 3½" gauge stanchions, normally used on steam locomotives, along with some 3/32" stainless steel rod and 8BA fixing nuts and washers. The fitting of these was quite straightforward but the two rails on the wheelhouse roo …
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USCGC Yocona WMEC 168
… super structure. Props are for show right now, but it will steam someday.
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HMCS Agassiz
The boat is now completed and just need to test steam engine smoker and asdic sound system before launching
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HMCS Sackville - WWII Corvette
… t 25 years ago I started building a Stuart Turner double 10 steam engine and soon after, I decided to build a boat to put it in. The photos show how far I've got. It's a model of a WWII corvette, HMCS Sackville. The original ship has been r …
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Chine strakes
… made from 3/16 x 3/16 obechi and also need a very thorough steaming to get them into the correct shape. As with gunwhale strakes these also need to be bent in two different planes, the first being the curve of the bow and the second is the …
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Gunwhale strakes
… ow the curvature of the bow, so it's out with the wallpaper steamer and steaming tube again! I steamed the strips very thoroughly to get them as flexible as possible because they need to be bent in two planes, the first is the curve of the …
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Fitting the side skins.
… mes and cut once !. Once I'm happy with the fit the skin is steamed and formed to the correct curvature. The fixing process is the same as with the bottom skins with pins into the bulkheads and the chine former but clamping only to the gunw …
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Fitting the bottom skins.
… kins can be bent quite successfully with the application of steam or with a heat gun. I used a combination of the two with the steaming initially relaxing the wood allowing it to be bent to the correct curvatures and the heat gun (electric …
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Chine stringers.
The chine stringers are steamed and formed in the same manner as the gunwhale stringer, they are also laminated with the first set into a notch in the chine former. The bulkhead B1 needs to be bevelled so that the stringer lies flat in the …
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Gunwhale stringers.
… ed for square and left to dry while I dig out the wallpaper steamer in preparation for steaming the gunwhale stringers. I have a length of aluminium tubing that is ideal for a steaming tube, one end can be sealed using some duct tape and th …
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CORDENE
… rowsing I've chosen to build the Deans Marine CORDENE tramp steamer. it looks to be challenging without being too fiddly or complicated and, well, I just like the look of it. I hope this blog will (a) motivate me to finish it and (b) give m …
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Tugboat Serenity
She has a steam smoke stack but I have a diesel sound generator in her I thought why not have her modern sounding! if you look forward of the smoke stack you can see a small area. where I'm going to put some port holes looking through into …
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HMS BULLDOG / BEAGLE
Thanks Dave and to the others who have responded. The steam picket boat you sent looks to be twin screw and a longer vessel than the survey boat / barge I am looking for. Have attached a picture showing the plan side view, does anybody have …
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Merry Christmas
… d 1/8" sq strip is easy with a heat gun and less messy than steaming which is how I did the 3/8...said I hadn't built a boat before.
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plating
… ossible to do a cruiser stern, but it is tricky. The paddle steamer hull was flush riveted, so none shown. Method for embossing rivets next post.
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125ft 1st Class Torpedo Boat, 1885
… n on another build, this time a Victorian 125ft First Class Steam Torpedo Boat. HMTB 75 was built by Yarrows on the Thames in 1885. these vessels carried 4 single tubes designed to handle the new Whitehead Locomotive Torpedo, designed by Ro …
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Mersey Ferry Wallasey (III)
… 1927 and was last used on the Mersey in 1963 being the last steam propelled ferry on the Mersey. The model has a fiberglass hull and I am the co owner of the mould to make these finely detailed hulls. The model is approx 1/48 scale and is p …
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1:24 scale KD Perkasa from an older Precedent kit
… on eBay to make a change from many long years making model steam locomotives and traction engines. This is an older but complete kit, with the ply cut with dies rather than laser cut which I assume Precedent use currently. Because the die …