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📝 bit more
5 days ago by jacko (
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just used cotton covered elastic thread in my dead eyes 65p for 50 mts
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📝 thames barge
7 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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i have some ripstop from my kite flying days so will use some of that, used some on this yacht 60" free sailer also has Braine gear comes out as a 10 ratter
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📝 thames barge
7 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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will be making a set of ripstop nylon and test than if needed make another size set
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📝 thames barge
7 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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hows this ken but still needs refining
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📝 thames barge
7 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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taking advice form Ken and Nerys today I started on the paper sails
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📝 thames barge
8 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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thanks this will be most hopeful i know someone who will not be happy with all that sewing
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📝 thames barge
9 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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name of barge is ?? its a vintage HFM barge so its generic, with bowsprit hope to call her Joanne (after the other half ) the only thing that did not come with the box are the sail plans (anybody help there)
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📝 thames barge
9 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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all decking laid temp then glued and now painted
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📝 thames barge
11 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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been trying to get in touch with the model Thames Barge racing sight but cant get there, is there another way of getting in touch and do they still race in essex
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📝 thames barge
13 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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sorry to say this is not my barge but am using it to refer too👍
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📝 thames barge
13 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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is this what you mean ? as i will be doing this on mine
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📝 thames barge
17 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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went with the wife to a shop 😐 she wanted to go to but thanks wife found 30 lengths of 5mm x 0.5 x 36inch 😊timber in the dolls house fittings all for £5.75p deck wood only sitting in place to get the look
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📝 Modified Figures.
18 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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can anybody out there 3d print figures
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📝 r/c rudder
18 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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built a new rudder to use when in the water and sailing keeping the short rudder for when on display
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📝 not mine but
21 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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is this what i have to live up too ????
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📝 dead eye jig
22 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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jig made for stringing dead eyes this will make 1/2inch to 2inch.... 2 x cloths pegs need to make lots for this barge this is only a test one
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📝 thames barge
25 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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hull length 25.5 inch boat is part built with plastic deck all ready fitted
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📝 Vintage HFM Thames Barge
25 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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kit as supplied to me but before i can start on the part completed barge I must complete other projects first as i want to do my best for the departed owner who had the kit from new
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📝 thames barge
25 days ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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just got this thames barge due to the death of an old club member its a HFM kit mostly complete and started length 34" beam 6.3/4" and 26" high do i need to deck with wood and had anybody have the plans for the sails that i can use as there is none in the box
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📝 new year
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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Happy 2020 to all out there
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📝 woodbridge model boat club
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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due to the pond drained for repair no sailing for me for a few weeks 😭
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📝 Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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Happy Christmas and a happy new year to all.😊
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💬 Re: MERRY ANNE
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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mine 1/12 scale of a 72 ft craft
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📝 power fin
2 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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took my part completed row boat to the club house and after a bit of banter the topic got round to sculling a row boat but unable to config a figure 8 motion for the ore . Looking on the internet i found a power fin see video will this be my next challenge
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📝 video test of meck
3 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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built on a base board that fits into row boat now to fit servo for left / right both drive and main drive
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📝 rowing meck update
3 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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just a little more on the meck but one side will have to be removable to fit drive belt when the worst happens
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📝 split threads
3 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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looks like its at the times or days they are posted
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📝 meck update
3 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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had a few hours this afternoon so started in the drive meck for the ores still a bit more to do with this as waiting on some bits from china
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📝 Thames lighter
3 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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maybe the 1st of many
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💬 Re: build part No ?
3 months ago by jacko ( Warrant Officer)
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building 1 at the moment and if ok will be building 2nd and may be a 3rd and 4th if the tug will take it
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