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3 boats(Pleasure Craft) Ciao bambina
This is Project 1, a scratch build Riva Aquarama from Plans, with laser cut marine ply as the basis for the…
(Pleasure Craft) BellaRagazza
Ok, so this is Project 2 of 3. Started as a scratch build from plans purchased from John Toms as I recall b…
(Pleasure Craft) Scrumpy 3
I’m building an Aerokits Sea Commander from the kit by Jotika. it’s early stages yet, so some details are m…
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Scrumpy 3 (Aerokits Sea Commander)Ok, so I bit the bullet and got seem epoxy for the hull skins. I had some Gorilla glue but it was suggested that epoxy was better. Damn the stuff took ages to apply, and finding ways to clamp one hull skin wit…
+2♥ 2 likes3 comments947 viewsChine stringers, cabin roof, chamfering and hullOk, plans didn’t quite work out on hours on the boat over the last couple of weeks. I got the chine stringers fitted on 18 Jan, 30 mins soak and then about an hour’s work to get them properly in place pinned, …
+8♥ 2 likes562 viewsMy collectionAs Darth Vader would say, impressive, most impressive.....and yes, I’m jealous.♥ 2 likes241 viewsBella RagazzaSo here’s another partially built Riva Aquarama, my second project and Plan B after Ciao Bambina ran into stringer difficulties. I started this one on 14 April 2016, and had only 16 days, none of which meant f…
+19♥ 3 likes416 viewsCiao BambinaSo here’s my partly completed Riva Aquarama, to be named Ciao Bambina, a scratch build from plans, with laser cut marine ply as the base structure. I started her in April 2016 and got to the stage of balsa woo…
+12♥ 3 likes415 views2018 Boat RaceOk, we had a boat race, of sorts on 30 April 2016 at Coate Water in Swindon, with friends in a race to build and sail their own boats. This year we are doing a rerun of that event. We are totally amateurs at t…21 replies2,322 views(Pleasure Craft) Ciao bambinaThis is Project 1, a scratch build Riva Aquarama from Plans, with laser cut marine ply as the basis for the bulkheads etc. Started on 5 April 2016 and in the space of 6 days got to stringers, which is where it…
+12236 views(Pleasure Craft) BellaRagazzaOk, so this is Project 2 of 3. Started as a scratch build from plans purchased from John Toms as I recall back in March 2016. Yes, I know, should have finished it by now, but I have been busy with life and wor…
+22236 views(Pleasure Craft) Scrumpy 3I’m building an Aerokits Sea Commander from the kit by Jotika. it’s early stages yet, so some details are missing but I have added all I can at this stage. I will update as I go with latest photos and progress…
+25236 viewsAero kits 34” Sea Commander and Scale enquiryOk, so I’m thinking about fittings, which is probably a bit premature to be honest considering build progress to date, but then the issue of scale rears its ugly head. Please can the experts among you tell me …1 reply402 views
+2♥ 2 likes3 comments947 viewsChine stringers, cabin roof, chamfering and hullOk, plans didn’t quite work out on hours on the boat over the last couple of weeks. I got the chine stringers fitted on 18 Jan, 30 mins soak and then about an hour’s work to get them properly in place pinned, …+8♥ 2 likes562 viewsMy collectionAs Darth Vader would say, impressive, most impressive.....and yes, I’m jealous.♥ 2 likes241 viewsBella RagazzaSo here’s another partially built Riva Aquarama, my second project and Plan B after Ciao Bambina ran into stringer difficulties. I started this one on 14 April 2016, and had only 16 days, none of which meant f…+19♥ 3 likes416 viewsCiao BambinaSo here’s my partly completed Riva Aquarama, to be named Ciao Bambina, a scratch build from plans, with laser cut marine ply as the base structure. I started her in April 2016 and got to the stage of balsa woo…+12♥ 3 likes415 views2018 Boat RaceOk, we had a boat race, of sorts on 30 April 2016 at Coate Water in Swindon, with friends in a race to build and sail their own boats. This year we are doing a rerun of that event. We are totally amateurs at t…21 replies2,322 views(Pleasure Craft) Ciao bambinaThis is Project 1, a scratch build Riva Aquarama from Plans, with laser cut marine ply as the basis for the bulkheads etc. Started on 5 April 2016 and in the space of 6 days got to stringers, which is where it…+12236 views(Pleasure Craft) BellaRagazzaOk, so this is Project 2 of 3. Started as a scratch build from plans purchased from John Toms as I recall back in March 2016. Yes, I know, should have finished it by now, but I have been busy with life and wor…+22236 views(Pleasure Craft) Scrumpy 3I’m building an Aerokits Sea Commander from the kit by Jotika. it’s early stages yet, so some details are missing but I have added all I can at this stage. I will update as I go with latest photos and progress…+25236 viewsAero kits 34” Sea Commander and Scale enquiryOk, so I’m thinking about fittings, which is probably a bit premature to be honest considering build progress to date, but then the issue of scale rears its ugly head. Please can the experts among you tell me …1 reply402 views