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๐ Notifications.
11 months ago by
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Good day,
My circumstances have changed and regrettably I am no longer able to continue with this hobby, I therefore request that you remove my name from the mailing list,
Thanks so much for the help I received through this website๐๐โน๏ธ.
Kind regards
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๐ New project "Patria Paddle Steamer"
3 years ago by
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Thank you for the info - I will give it ago
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๐ New project "Patria Paddle Steamer"
3 years ago by
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Good day all,
I don't know if I am at the right place for the following request.
I am about to start to build the Patria featured in the November 2019 magazine and at the end of the article Dermot Curnyn says there is a part two in (MB69-830 January 2020 magazine)can anyone tell me how I can get a copy.
Please contact me through a PM.
I would be most grateful for the help.๐
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๐ Scottish Fiffie Fishing Trawler
3 years ago by
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Thank you for the comments. I will need plans to build a paddle steamer I fancy building the Patria featured in Model Boats Magazine November 2019. I have not yet made any enquiries so far, I will so after Christmas
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๐ Scottish Fiffie Fishing Trawler
3 years ago by
๐ฟ๐ฆ AndrewTurpinSnr (

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Thank you for the reply
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๐ Scottish Fiffie Fishing Trawler
3 years ago by
๐ฟ๐ฆ AndrewTurpinSnr (

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This is the scratch built boat of the Scottish Fifie that I completed recently.
As I mentioned before the plans where very difficult to follow and I had a lot of guess work to do in shaping the hull, and quite frankly I was very surprised when it floated so perfectly. I was actually elated to see it float.
Having been a sea cadet in my youth I learnt a bit about rigging and so made up my own idea of what that should look like. The little rope blocks were hand made but not accurate, however from a few feet off they look quite realistic. I have included a set pictures of the boat for your perusal.
It is my intention to build a paddle boat steamer as my next project, I would appreciate it if someone would be in the position to let me have building plans for one with side paddles of approximately 800mm in length. Preferably I would like to build from a wooden kit, but I have been informed that these are like hens teeth.
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๐ HMS Cornwall
3 years ago by
๐ฟ๐ฆ AndrewTurpinSnr (

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Thats the one missing
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๐ HMS Cornwall
3 years ago by
๐ฟ๐ฆ AndrewTurpinSnr (

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Thank you for your trouble I would appreciate receiving the email.
I found an interesting article on google by an engineer officer who was on the Crornwell when she went down in April 1942. Fortunately my Dad must have left in Mombasa after she docked to refuel. He never spoke much of his wartime experience.
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๐ HMS Cornwall
3 years ago by
๐ฟ๐ฆ AndrewTurpinSnr (

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I am missing two magazines August 2019 and Janaury2020. I think the article was in the August Issue. If you can trace it I would appreciate it if you would scan it to email as our postal service is hit and miss.
email snr@turpin.co.za
In the meantime I will try and trace it on the web as was suggested. Thanks so much.
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๐ HMS Cornwall
3 years ago by
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Good day, I had a MB magazine which had an article of the Cornwell. My Dad was a gunnery officer on her during the was and I would like to have that history. My brother in Australia is very keen on Dad's time during the war and I promised to send him the article but have misplaced the magazine. I would appreciate a feed back. Thank you
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๐ Scratch Build
4 years ago by
๐ฟ๐ฆ AndrewTurpinSnr (

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Hi, I see you are from Gansbaai (must be RSA) if you would send me your banking details and the cost of copying via Whats app I can EFT you the money, My cell is 0761240661.
I couldn't make out how to use MP
Regards.
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๐ Scratch Build
4 years ago by
๐ฟ๐ฆ AndrewTurpinSnr (

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Hi Lt.
I have already cut the ribs to a datum above the deck so that is sorted. A new plan would be great but I don't know what a PM is. I assume the file wile will be in PDF form.
I have started this thing now I would like the challenge so thanks for other options
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๐ Scratch Build
4 years ago by
๐ฟ๐ฆ AndrewTurpinSnr (

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Fleet Admiral,
I will have to ask my son how to scan a photo when I can get hold of him
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๐ Scratch Build
4 years ago by
๐ฟ๐ฆ AndrewTurpinSnr (

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Lt. redpmg, I think I am getting the hang of website.
Thank you for replying aother plan may just help
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๐ Scratch Build
4 years ago by
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Hi, Thank you very much, I hope I will hear from you again
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๐ Scratch Build
4 years ago by
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good day, Idont understand the bashed and bent part of this reply
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๐ Scratch Build
4 years ago by
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To Model Boats
Hi,
I am a first-time scratch boat builder and I was given plans of the FIFIE FISHING BOAT to start with. The plans I might add look as if they have been copied a few times which one would expect to distort slightly and I would make allowance for slight errors but, nothing makes sense to me. Firstly, the ribs are drawn 90 degrees to the horizontal line whereas the keel lies at an angle. This has the ribs leaning forward in the boat. The distance from the LWL to the bottom of the rib 5 and from the LWL to bottom of rib 6 is a step of 11mm over a distance of 50mm. Quite a jump. I unfortunately rushed in and made a keel, started cutting ribs and then came upon this problem. The plans were drawn up by James Pottinger.
I went to a club member for advice and he suggested I could compromise and make the ribs fit. This would be OK for me if I wanted to put the boat on a shelf, but I want it to float. I would like some opinions as to my chances of the boat not turning turtle.
Regards to all.
Andrew Turpin
P.O.Box 14066
Lyttelton 0140
Soth Africa
Centurion Boat club
South Africa.
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๐ first builds
4 years ago by
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HI,
I am busy with my first build and am struggling to understand the plans. The boat I am Building is the Scottish Fifie fishing boat. This is a scratch build and the plans are pretty old and I scaled them up a bit. The problem is the rib sections do not the dimensions of the side view or the plan view. I have assumed that the sections were projected from the two views below and have thus used the measured dimensions of the side and plan views to adjust the difference. I fear that when I come to the planking I will get an uneven curve along the length of the boat which will necessitate my having to smooth it out with sand paper and thus end up with a different shaped hull that may not float properly. The differences are very small. Is this sort of problem common with plans and is it anything to worry about?
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Andrew Turpin
Centurion
South Africa
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