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  1. AndrewNaylor
    Wonderful Doris You have found another beautiful ship to build in front of your spell bound audiance , Hours of fantastic viewing ahead for one and all. Welcome back and thank you so much Andy
  2. AndrewNaylor
    A nice little craft to cut your teeth on and as said before the planking and framing tutorial in the downloads is first class Study the grain in the planks, so you know which way to cut Small cuts are better than slashing at it and sharp blades are not expensive when you buy them in bulk a surgical supply shop on line is the one of the cheapest suppliers as well as blade holders Have fun Andy
  3. AndrewNaylor
    Wonderful project kids and adults will love it. I have a good friend who use to RIDE the counter weights on a similar bridge in Bath Maine All the best Andy
  4. AndrewNaylor
    Great to see your back and as they say "ON THE ROAD AGAIN" all the best Andy
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    Will you need to bend the plywood once made? In the Bigger world there is a plywood called Wacky wood where all the grain runs in the same direction usually only 3 ply but it bends like no tomorrow !!! Andy
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    A couple of things Firstly depending on how thin your veneer will be you might experience soak through staining the wood from the inside with the glue as it soaks through the fibers. possible cloud distortion and it might make it hard to finish. secondly to get a even and solid air free bond you might consider making a small vacuum table You seal the layers with there glue on them in a vacuum bag suck out the air and let the atmospheric pressure do the work Contact cement falls apart in damp air and in the USA the EPA has ordered most of the good stuff taken out of it so its KID friendly Titebond II or III would get my 10 cent vote Happy gluing Andy
  7. AndrewNaylor
    I have sliced verner with a paper slicer bought from Staples or some place like that Craft shops sell good ones A few runs rather than one heave one works better and WATCH the grain Try and cut with the grain good luck Andy
  8. AndrewNaylor
    You would need a small pump to circulate cooling water which equals more power used, more weight, slower boat.
  9. AndrewNaylor
    A Great Job It has brought back many Happy Memories of the Summer of 88 in Mediterranean driving around from Saint Tropez to Antibes and many other places I hope you have as much fun driving yours as I did driving the real thing The one I drove was called "Banana's" The Owner was as mad as a troupe of Monkeys Andy
  10. AndrewNaylor
    I have just finished reading Modelling Sailing Men-Of-War, by Philip Reed, An illustrated Step by Step Manual A fantastic resource wonderful pictures all 384 plus of them I can not tell you the price as its a hand me down But first published in 2000 by Chatham publishing and in the USA by the Naval Institute press in Annapolis so hope fully there are plenty of copies to be had. Andy
  11. AndrewNaylor
    I believe the British recycled 70% of the WW1 German ships sank at Scarpa Flow, using German tugs (the strongest in the world at the time) to tow the up turned hulls to the scrap yard in Scotland The use of the tugs really P----d of a certain Mr A Hitler who stopped the use, Any how Britain got a lot of armored steel for WW2 The ships and armor plate still on the bottom is very rare as it has never been irradiated by nuclear fall out, and the book I read about the sinking and salvage said it was very valuable for that reason. Andy
  12. AndrewNaylor
    Only on brand new decks of ships that used Treenails are they nearly invisable If you go to any museum that has a wooden ship of age out side you will see many of the treenails with dark rings around them it shows age. Some times not a bad thing,unless its GRAY hair on my 55 year old scalp. Andy
  13. AndrewNaylor
    The Cost !!
  14. AndrewNaylor
    No wonder my stomach plays up so much I must cut down on the Tea!! dame that acid
  15. AndrewNaylor
    I have seen PVA and Super glue used at the same time one to hold the joint at the start and the second to give you time A drop of SG in-between splashes of PVA Andy
  16. AndrewNaylor
    Try a nice cup of Tea! the longer you leave the fabric in the darker it gets. and unless you ask your wife to wash the sails in washing machine with one of the many produces that "TAKES OUT ANY STAIN" your sails will be any shade of tea you like I think RUM might work but I for one are not waisting any of that precious liquid Andy
  17. AndrewNaylor
    Enjoy building, I had great fun and love the result. A good kit with a great build log. A real pity the kits are no longer available Andy
  18. AndrewNaylor
    That is looking fantastic no water getting in there!! Andy
  19. AndrewNaylor
    I forgot to say protect the inside of your model as the "git rot" might get right through and drip on to areas you have all ready finished. Andy
  20. AndrewNaylor
    You could create a little "Ship yard" Diorama as a few members have so rather worry about the repair make a feature of the repair in hand Andy
  21. AndrewNaylor
    Very Very happy you caught the smoke before it became a flame!!!! We had 250 gallons / 946 Liters of gasoline on board so smoking let alone exploding electronics where greatly frowned on !!!!!! Glad to see you got the "Git Rot" that will waterproof the hull beautiful my little team boat of 5 years is still going strong no rot inside or out. I can not remember what I used to clean up after I had used it no doubt some thing Inflammable !!!!! Disposable gloves are a must as well Andy
  22. AndrewNaylor
    "Git Rot" (Hardware stores) is my go to. Fiberglass resin is quite thick where as GR is much thinner and socks right through the layers bonding every thing together forming a solid waterproof unit. Andy
  23. AndrewNaylor
    Greg Thank you very much Another "Masterpiece" built in front of a fascinated audience who have learnt loads Andy
  24. AndrewNaylor
    I found Git Rot at a hard ware shop It is used for repairing rotten wood on windows etc I will try and find some where I am as I am not home in RI at the moment If I find some soon I can send it to you. as regular postage from the states is not to bad Andy
  25. AndrewNaylor
    Hi A great build I have been following from the bridge on the power boat I now drive. I use to drive a Riva Super Aquarama When I was the Mate on a 115 foot motor boat called Henry Morgan after the pirate. We TOWED it around the Mediterranean, Spain Italy France It was called "Bananas" if the weather was bad we just did not go any where saved use from hours of bad weather. Anyhow When I built a model that was going in water I used a product called "GIT ROT" a very thin liquid that socked right through the wood layers and sealed them all together forming a solid hard water proof smooth finish, that was easily painted below the water line and could be varnish above the water line Added very little weight and there is no risk of horrible fiberglass ruining your hard work Best Andy

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