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๐ฌ Re: Morning at the lake
26 days ago by
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Yes Colin I do try and teach them to behave accordingly around water, even more so because I canโt swim. That wouldnโt deter me from jumping in after them tho haha. Yes they are pretty good I just say. Iโve fallen in a couple of times, just as well itโs shallow ish around one edge.
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๐ Morning at the lake
26 days ago by
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My children are young sailors in the making ๐
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๐ Redcar Model Boat Club
26 days ago by
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Morning gents, do you still run the club at Redcar? I donโt live too far from there and work in Hereford most days ๐
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๐ Updateโฆ
29 days ago by
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๐ Updatesโฆ
2 months ago by
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๐ Hull sealing
2 months ago by
๐ฌ๐ง Skippydrew (

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Thanks Roy, is this stuff okay to paint over once dry?
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๐ Hull sealing
2 months ago by
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Good morning gentlemen. I have come to the stage in my build if the US army tug boat from model boats magazine where he done an early
Float test, he sealed the hull using dope and tissue however I have none of this to hand and am doing this build on a budget as itโs for my youngest son. The float test was done before the prop tube was fitted and sealed over with adhesive tape to prevent leakages as stated in his article. I was wondering if a layer of clear varnish would work to seal the hull allowing a brief test to sort ballasting? Allowing me to sand back when itโs finally time for paint.
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๐ Walton Thames RAF marine branch 1228
2 months ago by
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RAF marine branch.
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๐ Superstructureโฆ
2 months ago by
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Superstructure nearing completion ๐ spent most of the day on this build after waking up to snow on the ground I thought it was the perfect recipe for a quite day at the bench! I hope your all enjoying the progress pics, thanks for looking.
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๐ Bump strips
2 months ago by
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๐ฌ Re: Guestbook
2 months ago by
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Wow! Stunning location you live in! I would love to live in such a place.
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๐ Updateโฆ.
2 months ago by
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๐ Hull sheets/plating
2 months ago by
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It is yes and not entirely. I believe commented elsewhere on the forum about this but always happy to have a recap ๐
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๐ Hull sheets/plating
2 months ago by
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Thank you Colin. I presume I can get this from almost any DIY store. I very conveniently work next door to a DIY/timber store ๐
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๐ Hull sheets/plating
2 months ago by
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Evening all, I was looking for a bit of advice on the best way to cover the outer of my hull framing? I tried using vertical strips of balsa however that proved ineffective ๐ฌ any suggestions please? Would be much appreciated.
I have included some pictures showing the method I tried ๐คฃ please excuse my apparent lack of skill!
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๐ Progressโฆ
2 months ago by
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๐ฌ Re: Winter is here
2 months ago by
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Look forward to seeing your progress ๐
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๐ Trending email settings.
2 months ago by
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Following, the emails are driving me insane ๐
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๐ Always creating something different
2 months ago by
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Thatโs brilliant ron, very nice idea! ๐
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๐ Guestbook
2 months ago by
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Iโm happy to have found this community! I have received lots of helpful advice to start my hobby in the world of model boating and itโs hugely appreciated! ๐
Jordan
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๐ outing at the lake
2 months ago by
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Little outing back in the summer on the local lake.
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๐ US army harbour tug
2 months ago by
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๐ Sand heron
3 months ago by
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Evening gents, after a slight delay in collecting the sand heron hull, I finally manage to get it picked up tonight so here it is, I look forward to getting stuck in with this build.
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๐ Gloucester & District Model Boat Club
3 months ago by
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Evening gentlemen is we the group hasnโt been posted in for 9 years! Iโm a new member from around the Forest of Dean district whoโs like very much to become a member!
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๐ Narrow boat plans
3 months ago by
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Would you be interested in selling a copy of the plans at all?
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๐ From plan to board
3 months ago by
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Thank you all for your input, I guess ile just have to work out what works best for me! ๐
Jordan
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๐ From plan to board
3 months ago by
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Thank you! Carbon paper is how I did the lines for my fast patrol boat I was curious if there were any other good ways of doing it. I may get some tracing paper and a pack of A4 paper and cut the templates without defacing the plan itself.
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๐ From plan to board
3 months ago by
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Afternoon all, I am a total novice to model boat building only been in the hobby about a year on and off but want to get into the full swing of it, what is the best way to transfer from plan to board. Ie tracing paper. Cutting out a photo copy of the plan or something along them lines? I am in the process of building a fast patrol boat - and have plans for a couple of fishing vessels. But donโt really want to start those until I have honed my skills to do a very neat tidy job, thanks.
Jordan
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๐ Unknown craft
3 months ago by
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Thank you very Much for the information Roy, happy to know a little more about my model, I would be interested in the book also ๐
Jordan
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๐ Narrow boat plans
3 months ago by
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Absolutely?! Thanks
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