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  • HardRock
    Vice Admiral
    • Mar 2013
    • 1609

    #91
    Thisn is the upper mold. Looks OK.Click image for larger version

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    • HardRock
      Vice Admiral
      • Mar 2013
      • 1609

      #92
      Gel coat for the first shot at molding.Click image for larger version

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      • HardRock
        Vice Admiral
        • Mar 2013
        • 1609

        #93
        The first shot out of the mold. There are a lot of tiny bubbles in the silicon which leave small inclusions in the final molded shell. Nothing too outrageous however.

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        • redboat219
          Admiral
          • Dec 2008
          • 2735

          #94
          Originally posted by HardRock
          The first shot out of the mold. There are a lot of tiny bubbles in the silicon which leave small inclusions in the final molded shell. Nothing too outrageous however.

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          Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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          • greenman407
            Admiral
            • Feb 2009
            • 7530

            #95
            That Baby is seriously Adamant about this. Im Overjoyed that Im not in the same room with him..........or Her.
            IT TAKES GREAT INTELLIGENCE TO FAKE SUCH STUPIDITY!

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            • HardRock
              Vice Admiral
              • Mar 2013
              • 1609

              #96
              Oh dear. The photographs just keep getting bigger and bigger. And that kid looks ANGRY.

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              • HardRock
                Vice Admiral
                • Mar 2013
                • 1609

                #97
                Cleaning up and filling dings. Click image for larger version

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                • HardRock
                  Vice Admiral
                  • Mar 2013
                  • 1609

                  #98
                  I'm slowly filling and finishing the rear planes. The stern bearing is fitted and the prop is centred. The upper and lower hull now fit quite well.

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                  • HardRock
                    Vice Admiral
                    • Mar 2013
                    • 1609

                    #99
                    Today I finished the hull fitting and drilled and tapped the hole for the securing screw. The join has to filled and made good and that will take some time so fluffed around with the masts. (Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow - or as Homer Simspon said, "Nothing worthwile ever involves any effort".

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                    • HardRock
                      Vice Admiral
                      • Mar 2013
                      • 1609

                      More masts.

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                      • redboat219
                        Admiral
                        • Dec 2008
                        • 2735

                        Can't wait to see her running.
                        Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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                        • HardRock
                          Vice Admiral
                          • Mar 2013
                          • 1609

                          Doing some rescribing on the hull. The further I get with this the more convinced I become that it was a mistake to put too much detail into the mold only to have it distort and have to be redone afterwards. The waterline was much too wide and even after I made it thinner, it stands out too much. Leaving it out all together would have been better.

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                          The good news is that the prop fits well and rotates freely no matter what position the rudder is in.

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                          • HardRock
                            Vice Admiral
                            • Mar 2013
                            • 1609

                            Also fitted the front bubble window. Its oversize at the moment so that I can paint over the edges and bring it to the right size without having to worry about the seam between the plexiglass and the sail.Click image for larger version

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                            • redboat219
                              Admiral
                              • Dec 2008
                              • 2735

                              Cool!

                              Does it come in black?
                              Make it simple, make strong, make it work!

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                              • HardRock
                                Vice Admiral
                                • Mar 2013
                                • 1609

                                eventually.

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