Kevin55
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Aft deck paintedFinally managed to find time and the temperature was about right to spray paint the aft deck grey. Will mask the grey deck when fully cured and then proceed to paint the hull black.
♥ 14 likesRe: Ivy MaySent you a message Gary♥ 1 likeLower Cabin Access Ladder FabricationWork has continued on the lower cabin beneath the towing hook with the fabrication of the side access ladder. The ladder rungs were formed from brass wire using a simple workshop-made bending jig, while a matc…
+1♥ 14 likesRe: Towing hook@GraemeH2 Hi. Thanks you very much for the image you made a great job of that. I’ll definitely be making my own I think I may have to use brass and black it like the real tug. The information I have on this pa…Towing hookLooking at making a towing hook assembly the one on my forceful paddle tug drawing looks like it swivels, has anyone ever made one .6 repliesAft deck skylights underwayThe skylights and associated deck housings were fabricated from 1.5 mm birch plywood using a built-up box construction. Although lightweight, the material provides sufficient rigidity while allowing crisp open…
+6♥ 14 likesPainting the HullDecided to start with the cream colour for inside the bulwark plus back of the paddle boxes and paddle box steps. Due to the fine detail and corners I am using an airbrush to ensure good coverage of all surfac…
♥ 14 likesRe: build blog@stevedownunder Hi Steve. I made the jig on my milling machine the small slots I used a 1.5mm diameter cutter to give a clearance on the blade that will be cutting the wood strips. The slots for the wood strip…Re: build blog@AlessandroSPQR Hi, I use 1K acrylic paintsForceful Build Update: Stern Grating CompletedWork has recently focused on completing the semi-circular stern grating assembly. Although relatively small in size, this component proved surprisingly time-consuming due to the large number of individual timb…
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♥ 14 likesRe: Ivy MaySent you a message Gary♥ 1 likeLower Cabin Access Ladder FabricationWork has continued on the lower cabin beneath the towing hook with the fabrication of the side access ladder. The ladder rungs were formed from brass wire using a simple workshop-made bending jig, while a matc…+1♥ 14 likesRe: Towing hook@GraemeH2 Hi. Thanks you very much for the image you made a great job of that. I’ll definitely be making my own I think I may have to use brass and black it like the real tug. The information I have on this pa…Towing hookLooking at making a towing hook assembly the one on my forceful paddle tug drawing looks like it swivels, has anyone ever made one .6 repliesAft deck skylights underwayThe skylights and associated deck housings were fabricated from 1.5 mm birch plywood using a built-up box construction. Although lightweight, the material provides sufficient rigidity while allowing crisp open…+6♥ 14 likesPainting the HullDecided to start with the cream colour for inside the bulwark plus back of the paddle boxes and paddle box steps. Due to the fine detail and corners I am using an airbrush to ensure good coverage of all surfac…♥ 14 likesRe: build blog@stevedownunder Hi Steve. I made the jig on my milling machine the small slots I used a 1.5mm diameter cutter to give a clearance on the blade that will be cutting the wood strips. The slots for the wood strip…Re: build blog@AlessandroSPQR Hi, I use 1K acrylic paintsForceful Build Update: Stern Grating CompletedWork has recently focused on completing the semi-circular stern grating assembly. Although relatively small in size, this component proved surprisingly time-consuming due to the large number of individual timb…+4♥ 14 likes