21FT Thompson

[Bob Gato]

I had to make the navy top from GRP, duplicate the sags and wrinkles and cover it with muslin. Then match paint to period Duck material. Then added simulated...

[Bob Gato]

As some of you might remember, I'm the type of guy that does a lot of experimentation, and I was never happy with the chrome paint that rust-olium sells...

[Bob Gato]

Thanks Tom, very nice of you to say-BG

[Bob Gato]

I needed a MFG plate for the Tempo fuel tank that I am using to hide the ESC under the aft bench seat-but it showed that it was made in 1967 so I photo...

[Bob Gato]

"Bling" that thing of interest that brings attention to something that would not normally have interest...(earrings on a pig)
I fabricated...

[Bob Gato]

Well I might as well tell about the motor-It started as a cable driven TFL mini scale outboard as mentioned above...It is a gofast outboard out of the...

[Bob Gato]

Thanks man...

They do make outboards for it-but as you will see later on in the build, real outboards with geared lower units are too heavy...

[Bob Gato]

Since I have no place to hide RC equipment, I decided to make the entire fore deck removable and attach by rare earth magnets-The Battery, receiver, steering...

[Bob Gato]

Well, Thanks David...you are too kind... No really you are Too Kind-who are you and what have you done with David?!

I know there is at least...

[Bob Gato]

The last (Whiskey) Plank has been secured. " Here's to successfully closing up the hull" as customary at this point- a sip of whiskey and a...

[Bob Gato]

I am using spiled basswood planks epoxied to each other and onto basswood ammonia bent ribs -very similar to the 1:1 method.

Surprisingly...

[Bob Gato]

Since there are no real bulkheads to stiffen the hull (and nowhere to hide the RC equipment) everything will be visible inside and out -

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[Bob Gato]

Pop's second boat...A Rare 21 ft Thompson lap strake boat with a 75hp Johnson Seahorse motor...Bluefish, codfish, tuna, fluke, blackfish and treading...