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    📝 Sealing a horizontal prop shaft
    16 hours ago by 🇬🇧 GrantH ( Able Seaman)
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    This is a virtually impossible problem to cure with shaft seals/grease, assuming, the problem is not leakage around the shaft tube as it exits the hull. The only true cure is to relay the shaft tube at an angle with the inboard end above the waterline.

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    💬 Re: Thames Barge - Veronica
    29 days ago by 🇬🇧 GrantH ( Able Seaman)
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    I have 3 servos. One for the rudder and a winch for the vangs and another winch for the main sail sheet. The foresail is left loose, it travels across the deck on a "horse", as it is on the full size vessel. This was so because the barge only had a "man and a boy" to man the boat. This kept wages down (ie more profit for the barge) but meant that the rigging trimming had to be kept to a minimum. Remember that the "horse" is a complicated build as its a double curve.

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    💬 Re: Thames Barge - Veronica
    29 days ago by 🇬🇧 GrantH ( Able Seaman)
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    Sail making is always a problem so work at that one. My only tip is to make absolutely certain that there is no "warping" of the hull shape during construction (this is mentioned in the video) which i easily done with the difficult planking. I also made the masts such that the upper mast half can be lowered during transport (it fits in the car boot)

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    📝 Wood glues
    1 month ago by 🇬🇧 GrantH ( Able Seaman)
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    Waterproof PVA works well for me but do apply weights to the decking to compress the joint.This increases the bond strength and pushes surplus glue into the joints between the planks. Its cheap and effective. I then varnish the deck to make the planks and joints between the planks waterproof

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    💬 Re: Thames Barge - Veronica
    1 month ago by 🇬🇧 GrantH ( Able Seaman)
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    I have built this barge and its a lovely model. The video is a bit confusing at times in particular the method of making bowsies which did not make sense to me! The Model Barge Racing club has sadly been disbanded

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