Wolac
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Petty Officer 2nd Class · 198 pts
Leicester, United Kingdom
Member since Aug 2025
Last online 2 days ago
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Retired, happy, need more money!
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Last posted 1 year ago
SheetingIve managed to fix on the bottom sheets. Still got to trim them. What have I learned? That not easy to position clamps on hulls. Their shape and size are just not clamp friendly. Cheers.
♥ 8 likes558 viewsFeeling stupid!Many thanx to all you guys, I’m feeling rather thick now! I thought the skins would fit over the balsa blocks as the colours in the photo (instructions are identical! It looks like one piece from stern to prow…♥ 8 likes626 viewsMy drill bitHi Robbob, Fret ye not. It’s a multi material drill bit. DeWalt Multi Material Drill Bit from Toolstation. Cut through the ply just fine. Main difficulty was holding the hull firmly. I had to try and grip it w…♥ 8 likes661 viewsSLEC pilot boat progress.Well I have made some headway. Part assembled the cabin. Been sand the hull ready fit the skins. I’m putting that off at the moment! I’m not sure how I’m going to do it yet. Instructions says use evo stick. I’…
♥ 8 likes696 viewsProp shaftI’ve done the drilling for the shaft. Slides in and out ok. Bit of ferkling needed now as it’s not quite in alignment with the keel. Happy days.
♥ 8 likes772 viewsExpensive hole!I have to drill a 6mm hole through the keel strengtheners. It requires an extra long drill bit. I haven’t got one, and neither as anyone I can think of asking. So I’ve got to go buy one. Annoying. Grrrrrr. 😠 T…
♥ 8 likes829 viewsThanksThanks ChrisF, Point taken. I don’t know its origin, I was given it by friends son who found out I was building a model. I’ll get another later. Thanks again.👍♥ 8 likes936 viewsQuery and updateManaged without hiccup to fit hatch decking. Maybe a bit of fine tuning as it tends to a little proud at one end. Just a 1mm. As you can see from the images I have obtained a 4mm prop shaft and propeller. I th…
+1♥ 8 likes957 viewsNo problems today,Pleased to report that I have not made a single mistake with the build today. That’s because I haven’t had time to any work on the boat! Been baking cakes. Tomorrow will probably be a different story. Hopefull…♥ 8 likes986 viewsSLEC Pilot boatHappy days! SLEC have happily supplied me another laser cut ply sheet containing all the parts I need to build a hatch Mk 2. So onwards I will go. It will all be plain sailing now!!! Thank you all at SLEC.
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♥ 8 likes558 viewsFeeling stupid!Many thanx to all you guys, I’m feeling rather thick now! I thought the skins would fit over the balsa blocks as the colours in the photo (instructions are identical! It looks like one piece from stern to prow…♥ 8 likes626 viewsMy drill bitHi Robbob, Fret ye not. It’s a multi material drill bit. DeWalt Multi Material Drill Bit from Toolstation. Cut through the ply just fine. Main difficulty was holding the hull firmly. I had to try and grip it w…♥ 8 likes661 viewsSLEC pilot boat progress.Well I have made some headway. Part assembled the cabin. Been sand the hull ready fit the skins. I’m putting that off at the moment! I’m not sure how I’m going to do it yet. Instructions says use evo stick. I’…♥ 8 likes696 viewsProp shaftI’ve done the drilling for the shaft. Slides in and out ok. Bit of ferkling needed now as it’s not quite in alignment with the keel. Happy days.♥ 8 likes772 viewsExpensive hole!I have to drill a 6mm hole through the keel strengtheners. It requires an extra long drill bit. I haven’t got one, and neither as anyone I can think of asking. So I’ve got to go buy one. Annoying. Grrrrrr. 😠 T…♥ 8 likes829 viewsThanksThanks ChrisF, Point taken. I don’t know its origin, I was given it by friends son who found out I was building a model. I’ll get another later. Thanks again.👍♥ 8 likes936 viewsQuery and updateManaged without hiccup to fit hatch decking. Maybe a bit of fine tuning as it tends to a little proud at one end. Just a 1mm. As you can see from the images I have obtained a 4mm prop shaft and propeller. I th…+1♥ 8 likes957 viewsNo problems today,Pleased to report that I have not made a single mistake with the build today. That’s because I haven’t had time to any work on the boat! Been baking cakes. Tomorrow will probably be a different story. Hopefull…♥ 8 likes986 viewsSLEC Pilot boatHappy days! SLEC have happily supplied me another laser cut ply sheet containing all the parts I need to build a hatch Mk 2. So onwards I will go. It will all be plain sailing now!!! Thank you all at SLEC.♥ 8 likes1,124 views