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💬 Re: Dole Aztec cont. (Answers to comments)
9 hours ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 (
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Thank you Chris.
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💬 Re: Dole Aztec cont.
1 day ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Which Cricut machine are you using? I’m not familiar with Cricut. Which CAD software does it require?
Very interesting build. Always meaningful when you model a 1:1 boat you have seen.
Very interesting build. Always meaningful when you model a 1:1 boat you have seen.
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📝 Cygnus 21
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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I would really be interested in how your friend rigs the boat for fishing. I believe you said he trolls. I can see blocks located in a high position both fore & aft but I don’t intuitively see how they would be reeved for fishing. Photos & his verbal description would be great.
As for a model, research the various hull manufacturers for something that is close to the Cygnus 21. Alter it as necessary & then build away!
Very interesting subject.
As for a model, research the various hull manufacturers for something that is close to the Cygnus 21. Alter it as necessary & then build away!
Very interesting subject.
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📝 Mary Ann 472
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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📝 Gaining strength & shape
6 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Building the structural elements. One of my favorite parts.
1. Framing for the cockpit sole. Running gear in
place.
2. False works balsa strips to temporarily form
house.
3. Another view. Allows me to determine rough
size of other components; windscreen, etc.
1. Framing for the cockpit sole. Running gear in
place.
2. False works balsa strips to temporarily form
house.
3. Another view. Allows me to determine rough
size of other components; windscreen, etc.
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📝 Mary Ann 472
7 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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No I haven’t Roy, but I will.
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📝 Mary Ann 472
7 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Well Roy let’s see some photos.
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📝 Mary Ann 472
7 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Good info from your friend. “It depends on……” is true for so many real-world boating situations. BTW, “ ruin your whole day” is a USAF euphemism for getting killed.
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📝 Mary Ann 472
8 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Although I’m not a kit builder I’ve always thought that if you have photos of similar 1:1 vessels following what they show is far superior to what’s shown in the plans.
Your photo # 4 shows what I was describing re the anchor. It’s not incorrect to lash it down inside the gunnel. Even on a pleasure vessel gear in an unstable position is an extreme hazard.If you’re combining traditional elements with modern you could substitute a Danforth anchor, but since you already have this anchor why not stay with it.
If it were me I’d run the anchor chain through a hawse to below deck. But what I’d do is irrelevant. It’s what pleases you as the builder.
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Your photo # 4 shows what I was describing re the anchor. It’s not incorrect to lash it down inside the gunnel. Even on a pleasure vessel gear in an unstable position is an extreme hazard.If you’re combining traditional elements with modern you could substitute a Danforth anchor, but since you already have this anchor why not stay with it.
If it were me I’d run the anchor chain through a hawse to below deck. But what I’d do is irrelevant. It’s what pleases you as the builder.
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📝 Mary Ann 472
8 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Morning Ron. I suggest a slight modification to what Roy mentioned. An anchor is actually a safety device. In an emergency, such as a loss of power or possible grounding, it is rapidly deployed to slow or better yet stop the vessel from drifting. No time to slide the stock into the eye on the shank. Therefore I would slide the stock through the eye & position it next to & parallel with the anchor’s shank. Then lash the anchor to the gunnel. You currently have it in a position one would not see on the real boat. It is in an inherently unstable position. Anything on a vessel that is in such a state could ruin your whole day at sea.
I’m not familiar with the 1:1 your basing your model on but anchor chain is typically stored in a locker below deck. A box on deck would not hold a large enough amount of chain (rode) to securely anchor in deep water. Rule of thumb is that minimum anchor rode equals 7X water depth.
Your restoration is coming along nicely; looks good.
I’m not familiar with the 1:1 your basing your model on but anchor chain is typically stored in a locker below deck. A box on deck would not hold a large enough amount of chain (rode) to securely anchor in deep water. Rule of thumb is that minimum anchor rode equals 7X water depth.
Your restoration is coming along nicely; looks good.
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📝 Mary Ann 472
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Great clamping arrangement! Phew! Thought I was the only one using odd (creative?) items for clamping pressure. On the more practical side I have used small plastic bags of shot to apply clamping force for difficult installations.
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📝 Glynn Guest models
15 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Well Roy at least she does not come apart on her own. I not too long ago tried to turn a hand-carved hull into a salmon troller. Couldn’t get enough ballast in the extremely buoyant hull to prevent it from rolling over at even the thought of a turn. After I gave up someone suggested attaching pieces of lead flashing directly to the hull next to the keel. Too late for me to try since I converted it to a display model. A metacentric height lesson.🤔
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📝 Shooting blanks
18 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Piecing things together in a temporary way.
1 & 2 Making up blank pieces for final finishing &
placement while in Florida.
3 Shear clamps in place. All part of deciding
where to set running gear & what parts to
make removable for access.
1 & 2 Making up blank pieces for final finishing &
placement while in Florida.
3 Shear clamps in place. All part of deciding
where to set running gear & what parts to
make removable for access.
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📝 My Christmas present
19 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Ronald. I didn’t mention that Little Canada was expensive; I have no way of knowing since I have not been there. Too bad the school groups create problems. There’s an incredible amount of time & hard work that goes into creating such intricate displays.
It’s been several years since I visited Miniatur in Hamburg. I don’t recall it being overly expensive, but perhaps it was. Miniatur is quite large; as I recall it covers three floors. I particularly liked the harbor display complete with RC boats and the traffic jam in a European city whose name I can’t recall that had a vehicular accident programmed into the automation. Complete with traffic tie up & responding emergency vehicles. The airport depiction, it might have been Zurich, was also fascinating.
For any modeler visiting Hamburg Miniatur is a “ do not miss”!
It’s been several years since I visited Miniatur in Hamburg. I don’t recall it being overly expensive, but perhaps it was. Miniatur is quite large; as I recall it covers three floors. I particularly liked the harbor display complete with RC boats and the traffic jam in a European city whose name I can’t recall that had a vehicular accident programmed into the automation. Complete with traffic tie up & responding emergency vehicles. The airport depiction, it might have been Zurich, was also fascinating.
For any modeler visiting Hamburg Miniatur is a “ do not miss”!
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📝 My Christmas present
19 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Do you know of any online videos? Miniatur is incredible. Extremely detailed buildings, landscape, etc & the automation is amazing. I wish I could have wrangled an invitation to enter the control room. Only downside is the crowds. Even with strictly scheduled tours it is difficult to get close to some of the popular displays.
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📝 My Christmas present
19 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Ronald is Little Canada animated like Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany?
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📝 Alum solder
20 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Thank you HS. I was not aware of that. It would certainly simplify construction.👍
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📝 Massing study
21 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Since the hull I use is not an exact match of the hull of the 1:1 I typically end up with a non-standard scale rather than 1/12, 1/24, etc. My builds therefore involve a lot of TLAR. So I typically like to do a massing study to determine if the odd scale components I’m working with Looks About Right & are in the right position.
If you look really close you can see I’ve modified the shear line.
If you look really close you can see I’ve modified the shear line.
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📝 Tower
23 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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The half tower will be among the challenges. It will be aluminum tubing to keep everything above the gunnels as light as is structurally possible. Aluminum tubing means no soldering so have to think about how to connect the pieces.
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📝 Next project: 36 ft Northern Bay sport fisherman
23 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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The Northern Bay lobster and sport fishing boats are built in Qgunquit, Maine. Known as Down East boats they are semi-displacement hulls. They are very good sea boats stable in heavy seas. Compared to semi-vee hulls common to many other sport fisherman boats in the U.S. the Down East hulls tend to be wet boats. As with everything else, boat design is always a compromise.
1&2 The inspiration
3&4 Beginning steps
1&2 The inspiration
3&4 Beginning steps
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📝 Holiday greetings from the seaside
28 days ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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No matter which holiday you celebrate I wish you joy & good health. May the New Year meet all of your expectations.
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📝 Movie rust and aging...
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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A salmon troller I built. Built as R/C but NOT!
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💬 Re: "Port Seminole" a SSMBC portable dock system for R/C model boats
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Well on you Lew. Will look forward to updates as you make improvements. There is an old adage that posits that given enough time & bananas you can train a chimpanzee to do anything. Something to consider for an installation methodology.🤣🤣
Kidding aside your PDS looks finest kind. I agree that a dock makes an outing much more fun. Not only can you leave a boat at the dock (assuming ample space for all) instead of launch/retrieve for each run but the actual docking maneuver creates its own challenge. Getting into/out of a space without crashing into nearby boats is a fun challenge. It’s also a reality of life in the world of skippering a 1:1. I know some clubs make docking a competitive event.
Thank you for sharing.
Kidding aside your PDS looks finest kind. I agree that a dock makes an outing much more fun. Not only can you leave a boat at the dock (assuming ample space for all) instead of launch/retrieve for each run but the actual docking maneuver creates its own challenge. Getting into/out of a space without crashing into nearby boats is a fun challenge. It’s also a reality of life in the world of skippering a 1:1. I know some clubs make docking a competitive event.
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💬 Re: A bit more final finishing.
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Thank you Phil. The boat will go to Florida with the builder who escapes the New England winters for three months. In the past my wife & I enjoyed the snow & winter sports but age caught up with us so skiing is no longer an option.
As mentioned earlier in this thread I usually do the maiden voyage early in the build. But rehabbing from knee surgery prevented that. So I will use the large test tank ( the condo association’s pool) for the first splash. Thus the crossed fingers.
As mentioned earlier in this thread I usually do the maiden voyage early in the build. But rehabbing from knee surgery prevented that. So I will use the large test tank ( the condo association’s pool) for the first splash. Thus the crossed fingers.
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📝 A bit more final finishing.
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Most of final details completed prior to shipping boat to Florida for maiden voyage.🤞🤞🤞
Then finish up punch list.
Then finish up punch list.
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💬 Re: SSMBC (Florida) meet: 12/7/2025 military focus
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Well, these photos tell me the conventional bow workboat with push knees is your build. So, I deduce that the second boat that caught my eye is also one of your builds. I would certainly be interested in build photos of both. Is the “cruiser” based on an actual 1:1?
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💬 Re: Seaspan HAWK with "Z" drive build
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Nice work on the wheel house. That is quite difficult to construct given the angularity involved. 👍
Here’s the one I did on SVITZER FERRIBY. Drove me crazy!
Here’s the one I did on SVITZER FERRIBY. Drove me crazy!
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💬 Re: SSMBC (Florida) meet: 12/7/2025 military focus
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Nice. Actually Lew I was interested in the second & the last boat pics from the 2 Nov meet. Builder/any details available?
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💬 Re: SSMBC (Seminole, Florida) meet, Nov 16, 2025
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Thanks for posting Lew. Any additional information available for boats in second & last photo in your post of the 2 Nov outing?
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📝 Tugboats to the sacred island
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Chum444 ( Commodore)
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Chug, anxiously awaiting build photos.👍
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