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Just for confirmation; Silicon tube won't work. Engle uses PVC tube which does work quite well.

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Yep. I was quite sceptical about using their system but it actually worked quite well.

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Tom,

Your private mailbox is full!

I can't remember if I included the manual with the Akula. I can't find it here so I'm assuming...

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I'm continuing the lay up on your hull today. The stern piece is fitted and there are two layers of cloth in the mould at the moment. I'm going to...

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Also, that Park Lamp VLF antenna is a work of art! I'm going to need about ten of those to replace all the crap ones that I made.

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Just noticed that you are casting the mast bases in metal?

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Wonderful stuff. Yet another great boat made even better.

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I can probably make the seam go away; its just that there is a lot of detail there that might get lost in the process.

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The stern section came out OK. The seam is a little rough but will clean up with some filler and a bit of TLC. This is the rear section placed into...

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Very nice Tom....

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Given that the waterline cut makes the upper and lower hull meeting so acute I'm wondering if I should do the same thing to the bow. Maybe cast the first...

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That's the plan. We should end up with a tidy rear end, at last.

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The rear section just wasn't right so I stood the plug in some rubber and made a new mould of the rear section. Thus:



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A forrest of antennas! What a great job you're doing on this boat....

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This is the first hull; bottom and top together. There were a few issues with the rear plane slots and a section of the stern where the rubber glove...

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This should do it. https://engel-modellbau.eu/shop/en/R...dule-MINI.html...

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Poped out just like this. The first shot out of the mould always seems to have a few blemishes in the gel coat; some small places where the gel coat...