Wez 🇬🇧 Basic
Midshipman · 1,066 pts
Carlisle, United Kingdom
Member since Aug 2023
Last online 10 months ago
Age 54
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Model yacht sailer with Carlisle model boat club and novice builder
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2 boatsWez’s build blogs
2 blogsFairey huntsman 31 47 restoration
Well after a couple of weeks blood sweat tears tantrums and a couple of choice swear words and a great help off a few on here I think it’…
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Well I’ve had the huntsman about 2 weeks now and with the help I’ve received up to now I don’t think Ive done too bad , old parts taken o…
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So been on garden project taken a lot of hard work I know it’s not boat related but my god I’m glad I’ve nearly finished as the only thing I e manged to get so…
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Re Peter if you go on the fairey marine website that builds the boats it gives you a list of all the boats and what they should look like , pretty good read ac…
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Hull sanding went as well as I hoped and did find two bad splits just under the nose filled with ronseal wood filler and sanded to an inch of its life but pret…
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Few more hours on the huntsman today got the bow rail pulpit sanded with wet and dry and polished and just dry fit in place and new roof grab rails dry fit ,st…
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I know what you mean Ive not done a lot to the huntsman just a bit now and again been painting my fence and the front garden while the weathers been nice as fo…
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Chris f lol mate I’ve only got this build but been preoccupied with garden project getting all the decking lights in and led colour changing lights on my bigge…
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Well that went well ,knew I would uncover some bad points but altogether it’s pretty straight few bits need glueing back in as whoever made the boat just tacke…
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So today’s task getting all the paint off the hull so it can go white this blue paint is normal house gloss with the looks of it
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Thanks Chris that’s just what happened been on garden duties today so will have another go tomorrow been and got some 60/40 solder today so should it be better…
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Re to pre tining Ian do you mean little bit of solder on each part that I’m trying to solder together as went to pick the pulpit off today and not very good co…
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