AlanP 🇬🇧 Basic
Lieutenant · 1,725 pts
Dalton in Furness South Cumbria, United Kingdom
Member since Nov 2008
Last online 1 year ago
Age 81
AlanP’s harbour
3 boats(Racing Boat) smoke on the water
Scratch built from mostly balsa with some ply Still playing with set up. GPS shows 38 mph (Motor: 2700kv) (…
(Tug Boat) Havendienst
Scratch built, plank on frame from Model Boat plans. Both monitors work and aft one rotates, working search…
(Working Vessel) Inshore fishing boat
Fishing boat, scratch built plank on frame. (Motor: out of a drill) (ESC: Mtronics) (10/10)
AlanP’s build blogs
3 blogsLady T
Dropping down aft from the boat deck are the tow hooks, why there are two hooks, I have no idea, but that's what is shown on the drawing.…
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refurbishment of Ignotus
The superstructure has been undercoated and painted, original window frames glazed and fitted, deck furniture fitted. Boat finished, took…
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Inshore fishing boat
Here are some lobster pots that I have made, and a table that fits on the side of the boat to unload the pots as they come on-board.
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Plank on Frame
Thanks for that link Martin, very useful. Thanks. Alan
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Plank on Frame
What is the best way to feather (if I have the right name)the edges of the bulkheads to lay the planking on. A sanding block and guess work seem a bit hap haza…
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Grease
Non float grease pops into mind, but I don't know where you get it from nowadays
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Lady T
Dropping down aft from the boat deck are the tow hooks, why there are two hooks, I have no idea, but that's what is shown on the drawing. Taking the dimensions…
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Aft mast
The aft mast was made out of a teak curtain rod turned down on my metal lathe (what a mess it made, wood dust all over the place ) it was made in two pieces wi…
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Funnel
The funnel was made out of 40mm plastic waste pipe, let into a piece of 3mm plasticard, thin strips of plasticard super glued around to simulate the sections. …
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wheelhouse amd bridge
Yes, PM is OK Fred
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wheelhouse amd bridge
I don't have any photo's of the building of this, so I will try to explain. I cut all the pieces for the wheelhouse out of 1mm plasticard, the pieces were then…
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wooden ladders
Yes, I think it was Fred, they were given a couple of coats of clear lacquer after sanding to finish them off.
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wooden ladders
There are two long ladders from the deck to the boat deck and three shorter ones around the battery boxes. I had a few goes at these free hand and they all end…
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