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  1. mtdoramike
    I cut out the slots for the running hardware stuffing tubes and drive shafts, epoxied the drive shaft struts to the outside bottom of the hull and preparing the area between frames 8-9 for the motor mounting deck, which is a 1/4" piece of plywood. The running hardware kit comes with written as well as diagrammed instruction for the running gear installation, but like my wife points out frequently, I'm not much at following directions hahahaha.
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    I'll see if I can takes some pictures of the installation steps on the stuffing tubes for the drive shafts as well as the drive shaft struts and rudders. Now the motors are a catch can type of installation, meaning they install a bit differently on every boat, it's not the motor as much as it is the motor mounting and building up structural support for the motor mounting as well.
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    I Bit the bullet the other day and ordered the running hardware package for the Crockett. There were a couple of drive shafts in the kit when I got it, but not the whole running hardware kit, which for I believe was not included with the Dumas Crockett kit when sold by Dumas. I thought I could cheap my way out of it by piecing the running hardware together with what ever I could find. But in the end, it wouldn't have been much cheaper. So I broke down and spent the $148.00 for the running hardware kit.
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    I was finally able to glass the inside and outside of the Crockett hull. The rain and humidity let up enough for a few days I finally got to it. I'm doing some finishing touches to the main cabin as well as cutting out the stuffing tube slots in the hull for the drive shafts. I decided to cut out a couple of the solid frames toward the front of the hull so that I can slide some ballast weight towards the front if needed.
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    Lawyers are notoriously cheap and Banks would only be interested in it if it's a donation. Insurance corps and private businesses I have had good luck with. The Danish West Indies trading company in Ft. Lauderdale is home to the Billings Danish Training ship Danmark I built some years ago. They actually flew a small Cessna plane into our local airstrip to pick up the ship model and fly it back.
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    Absolutely gorgeous work on the Notman. This is an orphaned kit I'm working on as time permits that I have had to replace just about all of the work the previous owner did. I'm following your build intently. I love the blue trimming of the deck.
  7. mtdoramike
    No, I agree with you, at that price point, better fittings should have been included. This is where the foreign made kits stand out above the domestic kits especially when it comes to woods and fittings. Plans and instructions on domestic kits are hand down the best.
  8. mtdoramike
    Thanks Chris, that makes a difference.
  9. mtdoramike
    I don't care for this new setup at all. I used to like to tune in every morning just to see what others are building not caring about era's. This just took something simple and mad it difficult, but such is life I suppose. I guess I will have to find other things to fill that first hour in the mornings.
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    I agree Lou, The twisting of the hull was a major facture for me when I planked it.
  11. mtdoramike
    I started putting the deck house together while I'm waiting for the weather to cool off a bit before I start fiber glassing the hull.
  12. mtdoramike
    I have finished the hull planking which was non-eventful, but I did use scrap balsa pieces and added it to the sides of the frames to give more of a seat for the plank. I also skim coated the exterior of the hull with bondo, which really wasn't needed since the planking went on very nicely, but rather to give additional strength to the balsa planking and also to add a bit more weight to the hull since it is quite light and the narrowness of the hull along with quite a bit of super structure above the deck. I'm figuring it will require quite a bit of weight to keep it from wanting to pitch to much and to be more stable. The instructions call for 2oz cloth for the exterior of the hull. I have 2oz fiberglass cloth as well as 4oz cloth. I usually prefer to work with 2oz cloth over the 4oz cloth because the 2oz drapes better and a bit easier to work with than the 4oz. But, I like the 4oz for more rigidity than the 2oz.
  13. mtdoramike
    To me, the crane top for the barge is great, but that wood chip topper for the barge is really something.
  14. mtdoramike
    You can see the key in the upper left portion of the picture. This key is used to lower and raise the crane by sticking it into the sides of the crane housing and turning the key manually.
  15. mtdoramike
    I had to fix the spool, the left spool had broken off when it had it's accident. I drilled out the center of the spool and inserted a piece if steel rod in the center of the spool, which now holds the spool in place and is actually functional. It is a real guessing game on working on this beast since I don't have any type of diagram as to how it goes together. I had to cut all the threading for the dozens of pullies just to be able to work on it. The fun part will be re-stringing it.
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    I've been doing a little work on the Manitowoc Crane, trying to fix what is broken and at least get it back together in one piece. Don't know how functional it will be when I get finished with it, but will have to see.
  17. mtdoramike
    You are right about that Spark. I have started the planking and am very mindful of that knuckle.
  18. mtdoramike
    Here is a picture of the crane when it was setup in all it's glory, before the accident.
  19. mtdoramike
    I agree Joe, but some times we also have the burden of being at times brutally honest with family members who ask that you help in disposing of their loved one's creations. I have had to be the bearer of honesty when asked to appraise models and even though I have tried to be as diplomatic as possible, it still comes as a shock to realize that the quality just isn't there, especially when they think the model(s) are museum worthy.
  20. mtdoramike
    OK, I have finally started building the Crockett. This is a long model. One thing I noticed right away is the length of this model versus the width meaning it will be quite top heavy.
  21. mtdoramike
    I know what you mean Bob, but I don't find them, they find me. It's kind of like the unique searching out the unique. I love a challenge and trying to get this crane set backup and together and hopefully functioning again will be a hell of a challenge since the manufacture I believe is out of business, no plan sheets to diagrams of it that I know of. I'll note that the wood chip pile was actually created by getting foam board, building it up to the height needed, then cutting it down to form a hill. Randy then used spray glue on the foam board and piled on the wood chips that he got from a wood lathe turning class. The pictures don't do it justice, it looks awesome.
  22. mtdoramike
    I met with Randy, (I won't post his last name), he is a not too local model builder today to take possession of a Seaspan wood chip barge as well as numerous other items, plans, templates of his past builds. He has retired from the ship modeling hobby and the hobby is less for it because he is in my expert opinion one of the best model builders I have ever met. I consider myself to be above average in building skills, but he is way about my skill set. So when I had the honor of meeting with him today, I was a bit tongue tied and awestruck. I could have talked to him for days and probably still be as awestruck as I was this afternoon. I hope for the modeling hobby he has a change of heart down the road. The Seaspan Barge is 4 feet long and actually has holes cut into the bottom of the hull to allow it to self ballast using water WOW! It also has a second interchangeable deck, which has a crane on it as a transport hauling barge. The crane was damaged sometime back, so I will have to see about fixing it to bring it back to all of it's glory. A R/C Tug boat owner should love to have this setup.
  23. mtdoramike
    OK, I know, I know, I said in the past that I don't like building the same model twice, but I never said never, so here we go with another 1930 Chris Craft mahogany runabouts. Now, if I have my arm twisted behind my back to build a second model, my arm wouldn't have to be twisted nearly as much to build another 1930, this is one of if not my favorite Chris Craft runabout. I had been offered this kit a few months ago and it had been nagging at me, I could hear it in my sleep, saying (build me, build m mikie, you know you want to, just go with the feeling), which I finally did. I swear I could see that box dancing in my rear view mirror all the way home.
  24. mtdoramike
    The Caribbean Dreamin BR549 has found a new home.
  25. mtdoramike
    Thanks guys, it was a real pleasure building her.

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