You can never have to many clamps!!

I would see if you can lay it on its side. Or get the smaller version 12V and lay it. Looks like you also need to move it astern a bit. You look bow heavy. Cheers

Senior moment..lol/// Note the red toques on the deck hand. Might it be Jacques?

Built by a friend "Norm Milne" I am grateful to have this from him (Although I am passing her on to a good friend). Museum quality workmanship.

38"x7" AR 410 Spectrum Rx Dynamic ESC

Built by a friend "Norm Milne" I am grateful to have this from him. Museum quality workmanship.

42"x9" AR 500 Spectrum RX. Viper 40 A ESC 3 bl prop
Working fire monitor

Built by a friend "Norm Milne" I am grateful to have this from him. Museum quality workmanship.

34"x12" AR 600 Spectrum Receiver Viper 40 A ESC
Working tow winch, working radar ant. lights, twin 4 blade brass props

Looks like Doug posted the build instructions from the Billings site. I have the full scale plans that are laid out on large sheet paper.

I have a couple sets of the plans. Just need to figure out how to get them to you or..scan them. Give a couple days to see what I can do.

When you do power her ...try to lay her battery down or use a different type so that you keep the weight very low. This boat at best and in real life is very tippy.

Watch this video...at the 2:32 mark you will start to see video of "Lumba Lumba" on her way to the Gran Duc mine in Stewart BC heading up Stewart Channel. She was the crew boat fo0r the mine out of Prince Rupert BC

https://www.nfb.ca/film/baby_this_is_for_you/

https://www.nfb.ca/film/baby_this_is_for_you/

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I hope you watched the clip in how to's on fiber glassing. It makes it very simple and not much sanding.

I use Famowood putty... easy to sand. does not crack or shrink. Once sanded smooth I apply a bit of resin thinned with Denatured alcohol. then your good to go.

Just genius!!

That is a great idea on the planking. Learn something new everyday. looks great.

Well done..she looks great. And thanks for the chuckle I enjoyed reading your post. Great sense of humour.

Took the Mrs. aboard to have a look while check I out the helm station bulkhead and layout. I added some trim to her. and made an adjustment on the cabin paint. I will figure her helm station layout first before I glue the top half of the cabin to the bottom half. As you can see I will need to putty in below the side windows to make a smooth cabin roof line as it flows back to the cockpit.

Nice glass job on her hull. coming along nicely

That's a pretty boat..

I also had one... sold it quite a while back. Regretted it ever since

Thank you Stephen... long way to go yet.

Added the cabin top colour. Built bench cushion for rear cockpit and tightened up some trim lines. I just placed the cabin on so you can get an idea of what she will look like.

Coming along nicely. Do you have a plan for the glassing? I think I put a video on that, here in the how-to section. As for power, yes couple of 500's would be good. A great ESC like a viper or the one I have in my Corvette(pic attached). I got it from Harbor Models in California. I also bought the diesel sound module there. Side windows just take patience. Tape the straight lines, then measure to distance between each. I then use a piece of balsa the width of the distance between each window and draw the vertical lines. Just make sure it is square. Then..a dremel works well. Don't forget.. famowood is great to repair any mistakes. I spend a third of the time thinking, a third doing and a third doing it over again.

For those who just can't wait for more updates..... here is the latest. Foredeck cap rails made and varnished, engine cover settes made and varnished (cushions to come), whell house roof beams made and varnished, side cabin walls of wheel house made and varnished, rear bench front made (just sitting for photo), copper paint on bottom (boot stripe later), and on we go. Thanks for following.

Nice work ... they all seem so frail at that stage.

Site keeps refreshing hard to post

Making some progress. ASs you can see I have the cabin made in the style of the Sterling models where the forward windscreen sits on the deck with a couple of keys that protrude to hold it in place. Fits tight.

I redid the transom, the fwd cabin, and side decks.

I was lucky to find that Lee Valley sells mahogany veneer (very thin) So I redid the aft deck and redid the aft cockpit interior walls under the deck and also di the cabin floor.

As you will see I penciled in the lines to simulate planking for the deck. It is subtle, but looks good.

I am just giving her brightwork couple coats a day to build it up.

Just looking at the mahogany interior panels I made to see what is coming.

This is mine... You have done a great job so far.

After having primed the cabins and cut out the windows, I started on working out the flaws, etc. Lots of sand - paint - sand . When I had her very close I cut out window templates with card stock. I then framed the windows with plastic trim the width of the frame itself. I glued them in proud so they stood out half way. I then sanded them smooth to the windows.

I worked on the cabin floor frames and have them in, matching the rake of the rub rails as in the schematics.

I also put the stern Mahogany on with a piece of left over mahogany I had laying around. It was sored for another model fittings and I glued the score and put that facing inboard. It sits a bit proud in that area. I will see how it comes out. If I am not happy I will make my own transom as I have the interior panels as you will see.

To get the windows right and smooth took a lot of meticulous time.

Then back to the hull. As you can see I inserted the porthole frames (the forward two first) then sanded them smooth to the hull. After that I spent hours upon hours trying to get the hull right. By this I really mean the forward bow area. So many curves and bows to it. I want to make it true as possible to the actual bow of this CC.

On the rear transom the upper cap rail actually sits higher in the center. Curves up at the middle. I made that of laminated balsa and sanded it to true.

So now after seeing and fixing so many small flaws, I have the hull where I think it will pass muster. All porthole frames are in. I also put on a small leading edge on the bow.

Hot here, so I am waiting a couple of days to give her another coat of Krylon. Should gloss her up nice. The Krylon can really take up to a month to fully cure. I will paint the antifoul much later as she needs to handled so much still.

Coming along nicely...