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It's Sheeted!
… uld help to define the chine line around the bow & act as a painting guide. Pic 4: Full hull and cabin The sanding sealer has arrived, so next big job is sealing, sanding, and filling any dips in the hull. Still have't really settled on a c …
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window cutting
Whilst the hull paintwork is drying out, its time to start on the upper cabin moulding. The windows are already marked out by "indentation", but strongly recommend you try a window panel against these detents first before you mark Or cut an …
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aeromarine apache 50
this hull started my love for carbon fiber,after painting and covering with graphics I was not happy with the result,so I decided to try my hand at 'carbon fiber skinning' even though I could ruin my apache hull if not done correctly.
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aeromarine apache 50
this hull started my love for carbon fiber,after painting and covering with graphics I was not happy with the result,so I decided to try my hand at 'carbon fiber skinning' even though I could ruin my apache hull if not done correctly.
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upper cabin
Whilst the hull paint is drying for a while, its time to start building the missing stern cabin section. this needs to be sorted before any other work is done to the upper cabin, purely because the moulding is a little too flexible without …
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30" Fire Boat First Build
I finally got the skin on the hull. I am giving It several coats of Epoxy Resin to waterproof It. Getting ready to paint but not really sure what type of paint to use. I am still trying to locate some outboard motors. First build going slow …
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RMS Olympic In fitting out dock
… cabin details on A deck and boat deck. Decks resting on to hull ready to be aligned and fastened prior to painting and planking. A coaming runs round the decks but is not yet fitted to allow the natural sheer to be achieved. The water jet …
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Water Jet Cut Windows
… ups done for each deck and the results are excellent. When painted (white) and windows fitted they will be most realistic. Nearly finished the castings for the deck fitting and commenced spray painting. Tomorrow we will be fitting the wind …
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what a struggle
… but being a sadist I have stuck with it.... (why?) the new paint job has been a struggle to say the least, the black hull sides must be re-done, I used a brand of aerosol I havent used before (tetrosyl) and will not be using ever again! it …
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back on the fireboat
… of several months. its wobbly decks and gaping gaps in the hull are all now filled and sorted, the deck is as smooth as a smooth thing! BUT I really really should have replaced the wavey cabin sides and fitted new decks...aint hindsight a …
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More Tests and Construction
… r 45 mins run times. I have corrected the waterline and the hull is painted to deck level. Made the two exhaust ports with working lids but not yet fitted. Work now started on the cabin. Reworked the back as I am not fitting the gantry, and …
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slow but sure
… y progress.. another really big job out of the way, all the hull is now stripped of paint, new rubbing strips, and a bit od detailing on the cabin roofs... hatches and things still loads to do db
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Well Its time to finnish It off
… decided to Finnish of the fire boat, as I have said I hate paint that is why I have 4 boats that need just the paint to Finnish them of so I have decided a concerted effort is needed to get them done , after the paint blooming the first ti …
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August 1st Update
… boat at the back and pouring off the end of the rub rails. Hull painted, just spray cans. The deck was finished with 4 coats of Nelsons brush on clear coat. I wet sanded between each coat & its very nice and much better than the deck on my …
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July 10th
… shed" with Scotchbrite. Time to start thinking about primer painting the hull, then clear coat over the decks
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Rear Mast
… hould be maintenance free for a few years. I have given the hull a sand as I feel it ready for paint, I am going to do it first so I can have a test run to try the system out so paint time this week AT LAST .
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June 16, 2008 servo mounting
… nd motors for the batteries. there is a picture with a bent paint brush, this just shows how I give the underside of the decks and hull to deck joint a coat of epoxy
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5th Mar 2007
… uite light. Superstructer with some fittings 197gr and with hull 670gr so it's quite light, I'll do a trial with everything soon, as soon as it's warm I'll get some primer on it, that has been the biggest hold up as the remaining fittings h …
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May 14th
… for the deck planking to arrive. Without it I can't add the hull rub rail or the ply skin to the transom to finish the hull. I have decided that it would be less tricky to paint the cabin sides first and then fit the decking along side. Tha …
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April 3rd
… section which has the longest span. On the underside of the hull on each side of the keel in places I has some 1/32" wide gaps between the edge of the skin & the middle member of the keel sandwich. Rather than fill with conventional materia …
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Rear tanks
The last day or two has been spent tidying up the hull, I think there is just the exhausts and water outlets and generator exhausts on the transom and a flag mast that has to be removable, I have finally got the transom looking half way dec …
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Hawser pipe
… ss washer on to it to form a flange, it should look OK when painted. The portholes on side of the boat are different design to the ones on the front, I don't know which I like the best, what I have done is taken the outer up stand of the on …
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Starting of the mast
… t it is too wet and cold to do in the garage and I will not paint in the workshop as it is part of the house and the smell goes everywhere, I am still working out how to do the foot rails on the deck, I am thinking of pinning them on by dri …
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Finished mount
… ey are made in the next part. It's the first and last cheap hull as it was more trouble than it was worth, I spent a bit of time going over the hull and superstructure with wet and dry. The idea is to keep it as near finished as possible so …
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Sliding hatch and back deck
… time. One of the other jobs today was to start the prep for paint as I go. I had not fitted the deck at the very back so that was fitted, and some filler as the transom was a bit tatty on the hull I got at the top so I left it a bit long an …
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17 Dec 2007
I have gone for 1 extra bulkhead just to hold the hull shape I may take a bit more out of it to lighten it. The shapes between the motors and shafts are the battery holders, I may put another one in so I can slide the pack back and forward …