#5099

jimdogge 🇬🇧 Basic

Warrant Officer  · 733 pts london, United Kingdom Member since Jul 2018 Last online 6 months ago Age 73

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semi retired plumbing and gas heating engineer

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Last posted 2 years ago
Forum reply Bending 7/32” tubing hi mate, have a look around a plumbing or air con suppliers l have a small set of copper pipe benders that will bend pipe from 3/8 id down to 1/8 if all else f… 5 566 Forum reply FT009 racing boats Hi Davidm3. Had a rummage through the spares box and replace the RX control box completely and put in a brushed speed controller. Managed to fit in a 1500ma 3s… 6 667 Forum reply FT009 racing boats Hi Hermank l agree with RodC if you attend the club meets and go to the main exhibitions you cant help but come home with some thing that for you is a piece of… 6 713 Forum FT009 racing boats Hi chaps hope all is well. Went to Headcorn the southern model show last week with the Chantry model boat club. What a beautiful couple of days bagged a few ba… 6 8 1,245 Forum reply Glue AHH the smell of banana oil I've gone back 65 odd years watching my dad and some of his brothers brushing in banana oil around their Mills diesel engines as fu… 6 680 Forum sail making. Hi chaps refurbing my Robbe Smaradg l needed a new jib sail never tried to make one before but thought l would have a go. Used another smaradg sail as a templa… 2 14 1,439 Article sail making' Hi chaps, I,m referbing my Robbe smaradg at the moment. Made myself a new set of sails not bad for a first attempt. A couple of questions, is there a reason th… 1 496 Forum reply Smaragd Restoration Well done Allen, I,ve rebuilt 2 smaragd,s they are lovely boats to sail. l kept very close to the original materials. but did beef up the sail track' I did try… 13 901 Forum reply rattle paint cans hi chaps, thanks for the replies. The brushing it out seems to have worked, its not flat flat but l recon a bit of 400 grit and elbow grease will do the trick.… 9 728 Forum rattle paint cans Hi chaps, got the right hump, bought three rattle cans from a well known motoring supplies used two and got a really good finish ready for the final coats and … 9 11 1,140

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