Fishercat
Bronze
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class · 477 pts
Brunswick, Maine, United States
Member since Jul 2026
Last online 1 hour ago
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Retired guitarmaker and photographer
Fishercat’s harbour
4 boatsSteam Tug - Seguin
I built it in 1991, mimicking the box art, rather than making it realistic. Retired from running now, she h…
Lobster Boat
This is the 23" Midwest kit - I built this in 1990, and am still running it. She's on her 3rd power train a…
US Army 85' ST Tug
I bought this '90s boat as a basket case and completely re-built it. The hull shell/frames, main deck and c…
1924 British Coasting Freighter - Ben Ain
I purchased this completed Mountfleet kit, performed minor modifications to the RC, fixed a few broken part…
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Re: build blog@JockScott wonderful model! Scale wake on a 2m model requires a speed measured in time/distance far in excess of what would be scale, because waves scale geometrically, not linearly, as the model gets smaller.…Finishing the plankingI've finished the planking, and am now in the process of fairing the hull and carving the stem to shape. The "sort of splined" quickie balsa planking worked well ... mostly. I decided against strip planking be…
+8♥ 11 likesRe: 3D parts@DJW could you elaborate a bit on what you're having Claude AI do for you? I've extremely interested as I do a lot of work in Fusion and making 3d boat hulls is a pain for me.♥ 6 likesRe: 3D partsLove the Becker Rudder - I remember ordering a reasonably priced set some years ago that I haven't used that looked to be that design. One of these years, I have to make a model that can use them!♥ 6 likesRe: build blog@canabus those hooks holding on the cabin roof! That's a new one on me!♥ 2 likesRe: build blog@ChrisF well said. I've used the transparent glass trick - here are 2 of my older models, both glass over basswood. The Seguin is awaiting a renovation - I built it in 36 years ago and ran it for a few years, …
♥ 3 likesRe: Winter ProjectThat's neat! And, from what I can see, it looks sound under that poor paint job. I have zero idea what that's supposed to be, but it does remind me a little bit of RN coastal lifeboats and European rescue craf…♥ 3 likesRe: build blog@IanHobbs what do you plank your hulls with? I've done the Nellie in balsa for convenience, so 'glass is a must, IMO, just to keep from getting dings at the very least. My experience is that if I don't 'glass …Into the planking ...Planking this boat has started with trying to dredge up my knowledge of planking from far too long ago. I worked through a Seguin and a Muscungus Bay Lobster Smack, both done bright, and helped plank a real Ha…
+4♥ 11 likesRe: build blog@chugalone100 thanks! Planking is not a new thing for me - it's just trying to remember what the heck I did after nearly 40 years of a career getting in the way! I've actually worked on the spiling and plankin…♥ 2 likes
+8♥ 11 likesRe: 3D parts@DJW could you elaborate a bit on what you're having Claude AI do for you? I've extremely interested as I do a lot of work in Fusion and making 3d boat hulls is a pain for me.♥ 6 likesRe: 3D partsLove the Becker Rudder - I remember ordering a reasonably priced set some years ago that I haven't used that looked to be that design. One of these years, I have to make a model that can use them!♥ 6 likesRe: build blog@canabus those hooks holding on the cabin roof! That's a new one on me!♥ 2 likesRe: build blog@ChrisF well said. I've used the transparent glass trick - here are 2 of my older models, both glass over basswood. The Seguin is awaiting a renovation - I built it in 36 years ago and ran it for a few years, …♥ 3 likesRe: Winter ProjectThat's neat! And, from what I can see, it looks sound under that poor paint job. I have zero idea what that's supposed to be, but it does remind me a little bit of RN coastal lifeboats and European rescue craf…♥ 3 likesRe: build blog@IanHobbs what do you plank your hulls with? I've done the Nellie in balsa for convenience, so 'glass is a must, IMO, just to keep from getting dings at the very least. My experience is that if I don't 'glass …Into the planking ...Planking this boat has started with trying to dredge up my knowledge of planking from far too long ago. I worked through a Seguin and a Muscungus Bay Lobster Smack, both done bright, and helped plank a real Ha…+4♥ 11 likesRe: build blog@chugalone100 thanks! Planking is not a new thing for me - it's just trying to remember what the heck I did after nearly 40 years of a career getting in the way! I've actually worked on the spiling and plankin…♥ 2 likes