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- Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:27 pm
- Forum: Builder's Power Boats
- Topic: C17 (Classic 17) in London
- Replies: 988
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Re: C17 (Classic 17) in London
Nice! :) If you get many profitable bookings so that the boat can't be painted until next year... worse things could happen... :wink: KS, below is my commercial boat "Platanna" - I bought it just over two years ago (though I'd been driving it for a year before that. http://gallery.bateau2...
- Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:40 am
- Forum: Builder's Power Boats
- Topic: C17 (Classic 17) in London
- Replies: 988
- Views: 227793
Re: C17 (Classic 17) in London
Painting. I'm using International Toplac (Ivory) - and have done three coats over the last three days doing the under-side lip and edges of my three hatches... http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/12964/DSCN3237_HatchPaint_600.jpg You can see the edge I've routed as a finger groove to open th...
- Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:01 pm
- Forum: Builder's Power Boats
- Topic: C17 (Classic 17) in London
- Replies: 988
- Views: 227793
Re: C17 (Classic 17) in London
Hi Tim & all, Just ordered plans for C17 - this thread has been a big part in deciding to go for it! It' s really useful to 'read ahead' and think through all the techniques you've developed as you've progressed, obstacles overcome and all. I'm in Linconshire, so your list of suppliers has been...
- Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:16 am
- Forum: Builder's Power Boats
- Topic: C17 (Classic 17) in London
- Replies: 988
- Views: 227793
Re: C17 (Classic 17) in London
If you could have located the plane of the hinge pivot point at the same height as the edge(s), it would have cleared. I thought about that, but then the hatch would only be able to open 90º - with the step hinges the can open 180º. I was unable to find step hinges with enough clearance, which is w...
- Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:09 pm
- Forum: Builder's Power Boats
- Topic: C17 (Classic 17) in London
- Replies: 988
- Views: 227793
Re: C17 (Classic 17) in London
Bugger!! Fitting a hatch on the side of the motorwell, after spending ages measuring, routing, measuring, routing etc., and it looks okay: http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/12964/DSCN3091_HatchHinges.jpg Only thing is... http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/12964/DSCN3088_HatchClearan...
- Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:09 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Quick question - mould release...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 575
Re: Quick question - mould release...
Thanks for the replies - since Jacques and Larry didn't actually say "no" to silicone, I went ahead with it on Friday night (sorry for not replying sooner, but I've been having trouble getting on to the forum). Anyway, it worked out quite well, though I did have to heat up the fairleads wi...
- Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:46 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Quick question - mould release...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 575
Quick question - mould release...
I want to bed a couple of stainless fairleads on the boat - they have a concave underside, and my plan is to rub something on the underside of the fairlead, then put an epoxy paste around the edges, then put it in place where I want it. Thing is, I need to remove it again. Can I coat the fairlead wi...
- Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:35 am
- Forum: Builder's Power Boats
- Topic: C17 (Classic 17) in London
- Replies: 988
- Views: 227793
Re: C17 (Classic 17) in London
As usual your engineering and execution are great. Louis, you make me giggle - both my older brothers, and my younger sister have degrees in engineering - I'm the only one without! But I'm fairly okay with geometry... ;) Back to the foredeck hatch - 'cos it's curved, and hinges don't like curves, i...
- Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:05 am
- Forum: Builder's Power Boats
- Topic: Farmer Ray's TW28
- Replies: 23
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Re: Farmer Ray's TW28
Just looking at that pile of ply is enough to scare me away from building that boat!Knottybuoyz wrote:
Still, if I had the time and money..........
- Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:53 am
- Forum: Builder's Power Boats
- Topic: C17 (Classic 17) in London
- Replies: 988
- Views: 227793
Re: C17 (Classic 17) in London
You do top notch work Tim! Looks great :D Thanks, and Aloha to you too... New steering position. Below is a pic of the wheel in it old and new position - the gain I've made is an extra 5cm (2") at the top of the wheel, and an extra 6cm (2.4") at the bottom (approx). http://gallery.bateau2...