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mtdoramike got a reaction from BobG in Midwest " The Trawler" is the latest orphan that I have adopted.
Well, my little orphaned Trawler has found a new home. The adoption process went smoothly and the new owner passed with flying colors.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from Keith Black in Midwest " The Trawler" is the latest orphan that I have adopted.
Well, my little orphaned Trawler has found a new home. The adoption process went smoothly and the new owner passed with flying colors.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from thibaultron in Yoda's Ark by mtdoramike - FINISHED - larger version
I have the keel and frames all cut out and installed in the prefab hull. This was a trial and error experience.
The other three pics are of some experimenting I was doing with some .004 gold metal flake that I mixed into some resin and coated a piece of wood with the resin. It turned out exceptionally well. I was thinking, of incorporating just a small amount of metal flake in the clear coat resin say on a mahogany run about. Just enough to give the hull a bit of sparkle in the sun, but not enough to flash like a neon sign. I plan on using the metal flake on the turtle deck on the Dumas Cobra. I'll lay down a coat of gold paint as a base layer, then apply the resin with the metal flake in it over the gold paint.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from thibaultron in Yoda's Ark by mtdoramike - FINISHED - larger version
I also flattened out the stern and transome a bit by cutting a 1/4" off the top of the transome plate up the hull for about 4" because this hull was actually made to be a fishing/lobster boat type hull with the up swept bow and stern. I'm keeping the up swept bow, but not the up swept stern.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Yoda's Ark by mtdoramike - FINISHED - larger version
I have the keel and frames all cut out and installed in the prefab hull. This was a trial and error experience.
The other three pics are of some experimenting I was doing with some .004 gold metal flake that I mixed into some resin and coated a piece of wood with the resin. It turned out exceptionally well. I was thinking, of incorporating just a small amount of metal flake in the clear coat resin say on a mahogany run about. Just enough to give the hull a bit of sparkle in the sun, but not enough to flash like a neon sign. I plan on using the metal flake on the turtle deck on the Dumas Cobra. I'll lay down a coat of gold paint as a base layer, then apply the resin with the metal flake in it over the gold paint.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from thibaultron in Yoda's Ark by mtdoramike - FINISHED - larger version
Here is an example of the original version built to Pat Tritle's spec's on the Yoda. The new version will be much larger than the original. This mainly for a visual aid for those who didn't follow my build on the original. And by the way, seeing her tooling around the pond at scale speed was magnificent, I just wish I had videoed it before she found her new home.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from thibaultron in Yoda's Ark by mtdoramike - FINISHED - larger version
After recently finishing the scratch built Yoda's Ark using Pat Tritles plans and built to his specs, I have decided to try and build a bigger version of the Yoda's Ark. The original Yoda measured about 27" in length. I had planned to build a bigger version by adding an additional 3" to make it 30" in length, which was my initial plan. But sometimes planning gets in the way, so now the new Yoda will be 33" in length. I was fortunate enough to find a high quality fiberglass gel coated hull, which I hope will save me a few if not a lot of steps in building a hull. Now it's just figuring out the best way to proceed. My future progress if any may seem a bit unorthodox to some, but my rule of thumb is as always, "the directions you take aren't important as long as you arrive at the same destination.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from BobG in Midwest " The Trawler" is the latest orphan that I have adopted.
I sometimes spend 4-5 hours a day, most days that I don't have a bunch of honey do's on my projects. I try to spend at least one hour every day on a project, whether it be building or researching a particular subject that I want to build. What keeps me going is, I want to see the finished product. I have completed a few less than half started projects for friends or friends of friends and each time I do, I try my best to bring the original builders vision to reality even to the point at times of having to rip everything apart and start over.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from mtaylor in Midwest " The Trawler" is the latest orphan that I have adopted.
I sometimes spend 4-5 hours a day, most days that I don't have a bunch of honey do's on my projects. I try to spend at least one hour every day on a project, whether it be building or researching a particular subject that I want to build. What keeps me going is, I want to see the finished product. I have completed a few less than half started projects for friends or friends of friends and each time I do, I try my best to bring the original builders vision to reality even to the point at times of having to rip everything apart and start over.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from Keith Black in Midwest " The Trawler" is the latest orphan that I have adopted.
I sometimes spend 4-5 hours a day, most days that I don't have a bunch of honey do's on my projects. I try to spend at least one hour every day on a project, whether it be building or researching a particular subject that I want to build. What keeps me going is, I want to see the finished product. I have completed a few less than half started projects for friends or friends of friends and each time I do, I try my best to bring the original builders vision to reality even to the point at times of having to rip everything apart and start over.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from Keith Black in Midwest " The Trawler" is the latest orphan that I have adopted.
Thanks Dave for the kind words. Like you, I wish I had time to build them all. This particular one, I felt sorry for because it had been kicked around from pillar to post without anyone taking the time to finish what one of the previous owners had started. The plans or what was left of them were torn, faded and pretty ratty, most of the parts were missing, so I had to scratch build some, use some old parts that I had laying around and purchased others.
I have to turn down two-three offers a moth to finish models for would be builders who for what ever reason lost interest or life gets in the way of finishing their projects. But, I only have some much time so it has to be a special project or circumstance for me to adopt a wayward orphan. My wife keeps me grounded in the aspect.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from Keith Black in Midwest " The Trawler" is the latest orphan that I have adopted.
I actually have two other orphaned projects waiting in the wings for their opportunity to shine Bob, one is a Dumas Mahogany run about Cobra, which is normally 27" in length, but I intend to stretch it out to about 30" by adding another frame. The other is the Billings Calypso. I'm currently working on a bigger version of the Yoda's Ark, which is being scratch built using a 33" fiberglass hull that I adopted a short time ago.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from mtaylor in Midwest " The Trawler" is the latest orphan that I have adopted.
Thanks Dave for the kind words. Like you, I wish I had time to build them all. This particular one, I felt sorry for because it had been kicked around from pillar to post without anyone taking the time to finish what one of the previous owners had started. The plans or what was left of them were torn, faded and pretty ratty, most of the parts were missing, so I had to scratch build some, use some old parts that I had laying around and purchased others.
I have to turn down two-three offers a moth to finish models for would be builders who for what ever reason lost interest or life gets in the way of finishing their projects. But, I only have some much time so it has to be a special project or circumstance for me to adopt a wayward orphan. My wife keeps me grounded in the aspect.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from mtaylor in Midwest " The Trawler" is the latest orphan that I have adopted.
I actually have two other orphaned projects waiting in the wings for their opportunity to shine Bob, one is a Dumas Mahogany run about Cobra, which is normally 27" in length, but I intend to stretch it out to about 30" by adding another frame. The other is the Billings Calypso. I'm currently working on a bigger version of the Yoda's Ark, which is being scratch built using a 33" fiberglass hull that I adopted a short time ago.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from BobG in Midwest " The Trawler" is the latest orphan that I have adopted.
I actually have two other orphaned projects waiting in the wings for their opportunity to shine Bob, one is a Dumas Mahogany run about Cobra, which is normally 27" in length, but I intend to stretch it out to about 30" by adding another frame. The other is the Billings Calypso. I'm currently working on a bigger version of the Yoda's Ark, which is being scratch built using a 33" fiberglass hull that I adopted a short time ago.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Midwest " The Trawler" is the latest orphan that I have adopted.
Well she is pretty much finished for the most part.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Midwest " The Trawler" is the latest orphan that I have adopted.
I was able to remove the false deck to gain access to the interior of the hull and sealed it. I also glassed the hull and installed the drive shaft tube or stuffing box.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from BobG in Yoda's Ark by mtdoramike - FINISHED - larger version
Here is an example of the original version built to Pat Tritle's spec's on the Yoda. The new version will be much larger than the original. This mainly for a visual aid for those who didn't follow my build on the original. And by the way, seeing her tooling around the pond at scale speed was magnificent, I just wish I had videoed it before she found her new home.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from mtaylor in Yoda's Ark by mtdoramike - FINISHED - larger version
Here is an example of the original version built to Pat Tritle's spec's on the Yoda. The new version will be much larger than the original. This mainly for a visual aid for those who didn't follow my build on the original. And by the way, seeing her tooling around the pond at scale speed was magnificent, I just wish I had videoed it before she found her new home.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from BobG in Yoda's Ark by mtdoramike - FINISHED - larger version
After recently finishing the scratch built Yoda's Ark using Pat Tritles plans and built to his specs, I have decided to try and build a bigger version of the Yoda's Ark. The original Yoda measured about 27" in length. I had planned to build a bigger version by adding an additional 3" to make it 30" in length, which was my initial plan. But sometimes planning gets in the way, so now the new Yoda will be 33" in length. I was fortunate enough to find a high quality fiberglass gel coated hull, which I hope will save me a few if not a lot of steps in building a hull. Now it's just figuring out the best way to proceed. My future progress if any may seem a bit unorthodox to some, but my rule of thumb is as always, "the directions you take aren't important as long as you arrive at the same destination.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from PeteB in Vendor FAQ request - When you post dimensions, describe what the dimension is for us newcomers
One person's block is another person's sheave. Good thing it wasn't in millimeter or it would have really confused you hahaha
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mtdoramike got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Yoda's Ark by mtdoramike - FINISHED - larger version
After recently finishing the scratch built Yoda's Ark using Pat Tritles plans and built to his specs, I have decided to try and build a bigger version of the Yoda's Ark. The original Yoda measured about 27" in length. I had planned to build a bigger version by adding an additional 3" to make it 30" in length, which was my initial plan. But sometimes planning gets in the way, so now the new Yoda will be 33" in length. I was fortunate enough to find a high quality fiberglass gel coated hull, which I hope will save me a few if not a lot of steps in building a hull. Now it's just figuring out the best way to proceed. My future progress if any may seem a bit unorthodox to some, but my rule of thumb is as always, "the directions you take aren't important as long as you arrive at the same destination.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Yoda's Ark by mtdoramike - mainly because I like the word Ark
The Yoda's Ark/Hard to get is pretty much finished. I just have to do a little fine tuning. This has been a real pleasure to build and I might build another one in the future and extend it's length 3-4 inches. Either way, on to the next one what ever it might be. Enjoy
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mtdoramike got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Yoda's Ark by mtdoramike - mainly because I like the word Ark
I spent a little time on the Hard to get today. I made sure and put a piece of masking tape over the questionable parts of the stern graphic as not to offend anyone's sense and sensibility.
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mtdoramike got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Yoda's Ark by mtdoramike - mainly because I like the word Ark
She is coming together nicely I think.
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