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Classic wooden speedboat build , sink, search for, recovery and rebuild.
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Sand varnish,sand varnish, sand varnish, sand with 400 grit 600 800 1500 2000 3000 4000 and polish then fit hardware "all the shinny bit's" and seat
As for the Bond thing I get that a lot with the other boat but the only movie's I can think of that he had a wooden boat are a cabin cruiser in "from Russia with love" and a heap of junk from "Quantum of solace" and a hovering gondola from "Moonraker
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The build up of coats is to give deep mirror finish with no light distortion in a reflection, a bit OTT but it should look good till I put the first scratch in it :eek:
The first boat has an outboard and is all plywood made to look like mahogany and was a bit of a test run, this one is an inboard and mahogany planked so a lot more to loose if I mess it up :eek: The plan was/is to sell them to fund my next project converting a cruiser to take wheelchairs and get the family out on the water but as the market is so dead for boy's/girl's toys at the moment I might just play with them for the moment
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airsoftone wrote: »you seem to know your stuff .. what do you use on the water mainly . and tell me what do i use to get a shetland 570 hull looking brand new
I use the first one I built it's a Glen-l Malahini. To bring up a shine I just use car polish but if the gelcoat is dull I use G3 rubbing compound first "wax on wax off"
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The build up of coats is to give deep mirror finish with no light distortion in a reflection, a bit OTT but it should look good till I put the first scratch in it :eek:
The first boat has an outboard and is all plywood made to look like mahogany and was a bit of a test run, this one is an inboard and mahogany planked so a lot more to loose if I mess it up :eek: The plan was/is to sell them to fund my next project converting a cruiser to take wheelchairs and get the family out on the water but as the market is so dead for boy's/girl's toys at the moment I might just play with them for the moment
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Oh God... the memories..... when we first got our boat it was in an awful state, so sent it off to a guy in Malahide for a professional paint job..... me and BIL went to collect it, got dropped in off the slings, reversed out into a mad cross-wind, did an about-1000 degree turn, finally got going and decided to pull into the marina to catch our breaths. Forgot, or didn't know, that the tide runs through that marina... picked a berth nice and wide, and away from anything else, but with the tide running into it.... you can guess the rest... SLAMMED into the pontoon, leaving a nice dent and a large dab of our brand new, hardly dry, red paint....... for all I know it's still there!
The market isn't completely dead, I know of quite a few boats that have sold recently, don't despair! Although admittedly I don't know the prices they went for.....
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The plan was/is to sell them to fund my next project converting a cruiser to take wheelchairs and get the family out on the water
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A Nobel plan and indicative of your brilliant "can do" attitude.
Some folk in your situation would complain to all and sundry while keeping the hand out, you on the other hand see a problem and then find a solution to benefit your family.
Hats off to you.
The Crackerbox Is looking great.
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Not a lot I have two more coats on it now and was just about to go out and do some sanding when the sky opened up :eek: so now I'm sorting out the bling, I had a bit of change of mind on the engine cover as I won the two chrome vent covers on ebay for $10 so I might work them into the sides of the engine hatch or make a new one to match them. The other few bits are a pop up fuel cap,pop up cleat, bow handle, windshield brackets and some V8 logos that I might put on the sides.
I also have this bow light that I might use as it will save me from putting a cleat on the bow but I'm not sure if it look right, I bought it for the other boat and decided it was too much bling in the one place :cool:
Where I have the lady on the bow of the other boat I was thinking of carrying on the V8 theme with an old 50's ford truck emblem I have it needs to be rechromed and the ford emblem replaced with a bit of mahogany but it might work.
You can also get repo ones on ebay that at the moment are working out cheeper than rechroming
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That's the other boat it the photo when I was just seeing what the bow light would look like she is all packed up now and I'm heading for Lakeside marina to take her for a spin while the varnish hardens on the other other boat
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That's the other boat it the photo when I was just seeing what the bow light would look like she is all packed up now and I'm heading for Lakeside marina to take her for a spin while the varnish hardens on the other other boat
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Well while the other boat varnish hardens, I'll leave you this track to listen to for the Bank Holiday Weekend - Enjoy !!
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Well while the other boat varnish hardens, I'll leave you this track to listen to for the Bank Holiday Weekend - Enjoy !!
That is a bit like watching varnish dry
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Well while the other boat varnish hardens, I'll leave you this track to listen to for the Bank Holiday Weekend - Enjoy !!
That is a bit like watching varnish dry
I'm a bit more :cool: :pac:
Ah heeerrreee leavvveee it ouuuu
Mind you - you can't beat a bit of Warren Zevon, Werewolves of London
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Last coat of varnish at last I'll leave this set for a week or two before I fine sand and polish.
When the buffing is done you should be able to see the tin a lot clearer.
I wasn't too keen on the red and white steering wheel so I treated the boat to a mahogany half wrap aluminium one that I think will suit her, I didn't budget for this so I had to sell my seagull outboard to pay for it
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how do you buff varnish? just seen this on adverts looking for a swap
http://www.adverts.ie/boats-accessories/32-foot-fibreglass-cruiser/3532440
I was looking at that today looks like a bit of a botch on the rear cabin
To buff the varnish I will sand it with 400 800 1000 1500 grit paper 2000 3000 grit soft disc pads then rubbing compound if needed and wax.
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I was looking at that today looks like a bit of a botch on the rear cabin
To buff the varnish I will sand it with 400 800 1000 1500 grit paper 2000 3000 grit soft disc pads then rubbing compound if needed and wax.
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I presume you mean Wet sand it,
Farecla g3 and a wet polishing sponge on an industrial polisher to get it back to shiny
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Oooo look what the post man gave me today:D:D
Along the top of the dash and the sides I'm going to make a crash pad using 1" copper pipe insulation cut in half and coated in vinyl to match the seats. This is what I ordered to make the bench seat with it's a bit bright :eek: I know but should match the bottom of the boat I might also sew on some white piping to match with the water line "not sure yet"
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For the seats I used 1/4 ply and a layer 1/4 mahogany the back has 2" foam and the seat has 4"
I cut the foam a bit bigger than the board and then stapled it to the edge to give it a rounded shape.
The fabric was cut 3" bigger than the board and stapled on.
The seat foam was too thick to staple a curve in so I cut it away bit by bit till I got it close enough.
The sides and prop shaft still have to be covered also the back of the seat will be a little bit higher when fixed in place. If all goes well I might take her down to Lough Ree on the 20th for a test run, mark out the waterline and fill the leaks :eek:
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nice job. what seal is that on the prop with the hose coming out the top? and what leaks? would there be little pin holes in the fabric letting some in.
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Thanks. The seal is a wax coiled wick around the shaft and the hose coming out is for pumping grease in to help seal it this is one of the places that could leak along with the rudder shaft,exhaust pipes, prop strut, guide fin and any other holes that I had to drill in the hull also pipes on the engine when under load0 -
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What to do with a few bits of high density foam and a pack of girls tights
I shaped the foam and cut some slits 3/4 of the way through to allow it to bend then I poked a hole down through the first section and passed a bit of rope down it and tide a large knot.
Then poked a hole in the toe of the tight passed the rope through and pull the tight down over the foam cut off the excess and sewed it up.
3 new fenders that will confirm to the shape of the boat
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airsoftone wrote: »cheers fergal . have you had the boat in the water yet . would like to see her with the fenders you made up . any photo,s ?
I hope to give her a dip on friday at Lough Ree to mark out the waterline and plug any leaks
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miss no stars wrote: »Nice. What's happening to the engine?
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