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    πŸ’¬ Re: Boat Names
    8 days ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Chumm444 Yes I also use Callie

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    πŸ“ Boat Names
    11 days ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    I am finally getting around to having names put on my boats. With the technology available now its easy and cheap to do it.

    πŸ’¬ Re: The Cat Boat Scale 3/4”= 1’.
    11 days ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Beautifully done!! Where Quality & Beauty meet at the table of craftsmanship.

    πŸ“ May 28-2023
    11 days ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Quick update... I levelled the deck and then laid the new deck over it. Then I applied resin to give it strength and keeps dents from bump ,etc showing up. Lots of work to get the wheelhouse windows in. Then added plastic reinforcements to hold the roof on later. Plans usually call for long square pieces of wood to join window frames to roof. This gives a cleaner look and I will be adding new window frames on the inside that will be varnished, etc. The windows will be sandwiched between the two. Painted the interior after I put in the rudder posts. Then gave the wheel house a coat of paint then sanded then another coat...few more to go. I added the aft rub rail that the actual boat has, but are not in the plans of the Graupner. I also found some old plastic struts laying around that I cut to fit and mounted them under the shafts for more realism. I put the first few pics to show where I am today and to grab your attention...lol

    πŸ“ a dream project
    27 days ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Jockscott I think it's because I use unstarched .75 oz cloth. It is thin and just falls loosely Starched is like a starched shirt stiffer and less malleable.

    πŸ“ Flags
    29 days ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    I notice that when I am on the site and I look to the far right where it shows members online & Trending Topics.... the country flag of the member online changes with each refresh. I was looking to see was online in Canada and the Canadian flag was showing for a couple of members. When I looked they were actually in Britain. I then saw my flag had also changed to Britain. Then it changed to Canada on the next refresh, the USA on the next.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Chris Craft Cruiser
    29 days ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Says Chris Craft Cruiser.... I assume that's just an honest mistake.

    πŸ“ a dream project
    30 days ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Cdnfurball. Ok.. so... you mix your resin in 50/50 mix. Then you denatured alcohol in an equal amount to the total mix of the two resins combined to the resin you have just mixed. It will look cloudy...but as you stir it and mix it, it will clear up..that's when you can apply it. As it is diluted it gives you lots of time. I do not resin the wood hull at all. The first coat of resin alcohol mix you put on over the cloth as it lays on the hull will sick the cloth to hull as it soaks in. Let that cure when you are done applying. Then brush a second coat of the same mixture. Then I add one more coat again. The end is a fiberglass hull that needs very little sanding.

    πŸ“ a dream project
    1 month ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    K guys... just a note...you should not be pinning the cloth to the boat. Lay it over the hull and then start to apply the thinned resin as the video shows in an out ward motion the cloth moves and stretches a bit here and there to make the contours. Do one side then the other from center of keel out. This hull was done with one piece of .75 oz. if your cloth is to thick you will have more problems. If you pin it you will be fighting it.

    πŸ“ a dream project
    1 month ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Jockscott...; if you use .75 oz. clothe and thinned resin it should make all the contours you have on your hull.

    πŸ“ a dream project
    1 month ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    JockScott... go to the How-to articles I posted a video there showing how to glass a boat hull. I use .75 oz cloth..lays on and contours very easily. I use the two part resin and then cut that with denatured alcohol in the same amount. applying the cloth right on with the first coat of resin. It's fun and easy.

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    πŸ’¬ Re: Boat trailer/stand
    1 month ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Love it ...well done. I use the tin tape for air ducts, etc. as my chrome. works well.

    πŸ“ May 03 -2023
    1 month ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    First update . I will post a photo of each step I am doing in the best order I can. First photo is a close up of the fwd wheel house windows. If you look close you will see that the port frame is much thinner than the Stbd frame. That's what you get with a restoration...fixing previous builders mishaps. Even though this was built probably 50 plus years ago. So... I removed the cabin roof with a razor blade and then removed the fwd windows as well. I sanded the paint from them and then used the plans I have for the boat to cut new frames. (I will use the old ones as inside frames sandwiching the windows between them later.

    I also removed the aft cockpit flooring. I have already refloored it with mahogany for later install. I als removed the twin black fins from her bottom and the center rudder. I sanded the glue down smooth. I installed the twin rudders using old stock I had laying around for the rudders. I may upgrade them later. I cut new deck templates and will lay them over the old ones. That will give me a stronger deck.

    I puttied the cabin roofs with famowood and sanded them smooth just to start. I removed her running gear as well.

    Since she is so old and the plastic hull is not that strong anymore I will likely have her as a shelf queen. we will see. I did layer up some of her bottom with small thin pieces of plastic I hade to help reinforce her. Her rudder blocks inside will be resined later along with other areas I am repairing.

    When I came to the forward cabin windows with the sitting are built in I realized that it was not to scale. So I extended the cabin and sitting deck a bit. What was a challenge was the boat that this model is loosely modeled after (38' Chris Craft Roamer) has the side strip above the fwd sitting deck and the model is blow. The side stripe on the model is also very fat in comparison, so I modified the side indent stripes to look more realistic and elegant. You can see where I inserted a small thin piece to make it narrower.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Castle Rock
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Pressoneguardless....

    Trev, she is an 8V71 and she does not scream. Much bigger engine. She has been running perfectly since 1967.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Castle Rock
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    jbkiwi I did the heavy lifting. About 200K in repairs and mechanical etc. The previous owner did the interior conversion and the carvings. She has an 871 in her.

    πŸ“ Castle Rock
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    I think I showed you guys our old boat before retirement. She was a beauty and luckily I was able to sell her to a new steward who keeps her in tip top shape as he got her. Hope not to may photos, but she is a lot to see. Enjoy..... great memories and travels. Miss her.

    πŸ’¬ Re: My Harbour
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Fella's...I have been on a off modeling for 30 years. Some are scratch built, some are kit built, some were bought and restored and a couple are store shelf finds. Takes about a year during my working days and about 7 months during my retirement days to build a scratch model. I just restore now, I think my scratch built days may be done. Costs over $400 just to build, then I need another $400 to put in all the running gear, sound modules, esc's and radio's etc

    πŸ’¬ Re: Re: My Harbour
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Mike Stoney

    They are in my "Man Cave" we live in a potatoe house. You need to be very organized and have a very supportive wife.

    πŸ’¬ Re: My Harbour
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    RNinmunich

    Actually I am on the west coast and it is much softer climate here. Our blossoms and flowers are out. Rest of Canada is cold though...lol

    πŸ“ My Harbour
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    3 of 3 videos of my harbour



    πŸ“ My Harbour
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    2 of 3 videos of my harbour



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    πŸ“ My Harbour
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    1 of 3 short videos showing my harbour



    πŸ’¬ Re: Graupner Commodore
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Dr. John...she will be getting twin rudder and new screws. May even change out the shafts, will see. I guess that's why the original builder put the big black rudder keels on her. I will redo her interior cockpit in mahogany brightwork. I appreciate all the folks support here. It's nice to share.

    πŸ“ Sterling Lumba
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Did you find one? I saw a built one nicely done on FB Marketplace stateside.

    πŸ’¬ Re: Graupner Commodore
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    I believe she is modeled after the 1966 - 37' Chris Craft Roamer

    πŸ’¬ Re: Graupner Commodore
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Thanks jbkiwi .. I had one in beautiful condition and sold her over 20 years ago. I am in Canada, so she is hard to find without getting them from Europe and paying big bucks plus big shipping. I got lucky and found this one in Canada. If you look at my harbour you will see I have a lot of Chris Crafts. This model was really modeled after the 1967 -37' Chris Craft Roamer I believe.

    You did a very nice job on yours.

    πŸ“ Math
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Appears to be some math problems on the page. I looked Csash and saw he is a Commodore and only 460 more point to become an Admiral. Then I was looking at clubs and saw on the top of the Victoria Model Ship building Club that the last post was from an admiral 54 years ago..lol

    πŸ“ Re-maiden Voyage. (Successful)
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    I have great success with these. Unlike some of the Viper ESC, you do not get any feedback shrill from the motors.

    πŸ“ Graupner Commodore
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Hi everyone... I will be getting this Graupner Commodore soon. I will be doing a complete restoration on her. I will strip her hull and repaint it. Redo running gear with twin rudders. Add led lighting, wood railings etc. Stay tuned. Photos are from the seller.

    πŸ“ Graupner Commodore
    2 months ago by πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Brightwork ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    Hi everyone... I will be getting this Graupner Commodore soon. I will be doing a complete restoration on her. I will strip her hull and repaint it. Redo running gear with twin rudders. Add led lighting, wood railings etc. Stay tuned. Photos are from the seller.



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