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    Quote Originally Posted by Daddles
    Ahh Mik, do I sense the frustration of not being there to crack the whips over the ever unfinishable Midge? Lemme guess, you're already saving up to go back up and finish the things
    1) Why is it that I seem to have a reputation for starting things before I've finished the last?

    2) I'm hoping to sand the canoe tomorrow afternoon.

    3) The recording booth project I started with my son-in-law today is coming along just fine thanks very much.

    4) The interim PDRacer website is just about up and running.

    5) I hope Mik gets here in time to sort the boats out before the Qld Championships on 1st April!

    Cheers,

    P

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    Quote Originally Posted by bitingmidge
    1) Why is it that I seem to have a reputation for starting things before I've finished the last?
    'Tis a misconception started by ... why golly, by your good self

    Richard

    repentant? Me? Nah

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    Inspirational. I just spent 2 hours reading this entire thread, studying the pics, taking notes and bookmarking bits and pieces for reference later. Then I just had to join the forum to say well done. There are some very good ideas, tips and tricks here for anybody looking to build they're own dinghy, or to restore.
    Cant wait to see the finish.

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    Welcome to the forums Rainbows! I hope we'll see more of you, and it's nice of you to log on just to say gidday I must say!

    Now another few days have gone by, and not too much happening progress wise (but the recording booth is almost finished you'll be glad to hear).

    I expect to get the hulls sanded and primed and filled and primed on the weekend, so painting seriously starts soon.

    In the meantime, in the never ending quest for ways of using the PDRacers for more of the time, our friends in the Northern Hemisphere have devised an iceboat challenge for the fastest recorded speed over ice or snow.

    This in turn led to a cry of "foul" from some of our number who, like us, don't actually ever see the cold stuff, and a new land speed category has now been added, and discussed a little on the PDRacer Group.

    For the sake of keeping this thread completely updated with current thought and trends, here is a pic of how our boats may look with a land speed conversion kit fitted. I have this theory that the upturned hull is more aerodynamic on land...........

    Cheers,

    P (back seriously on the weekend I promise!)

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    is that one of the Locost.com cars that you were telling me about.

    I thought they had mudguards and mag wheels.

    A brilliant idea to put the hull upside down - but wouldn't it be even better to have the driver INSIDE.

    Does this mean we need to buy another 3 sheets of ply for when I come up at the end of the month? I reckon it is a goer! Would be a lot simpler than building two last time.

    Reckon all the rig loads in the hull - an invereted T plank running forward for the single forward wheel. - length overall 16 to 18ft

    Laminate a transverse plank at the back end to bring the track btwn the rear wheels to 14 to 16ft - rotating rig on a timber wing mast about 90 square feet clear monofilm with fibreglass packing tape to take the loads into the corners and restrict tearing should it happen

    Should look more like the below - but with wheels Dearie!



    As Midge knows - don't let the static appearance of these babies fool you - they idle along at about 60mph and have a flat out top around 120.

    Sadly the wheeled variety are a bit slower (more drag that on ice) with average speeds in the 40s and the occasional jump to about double that.

    Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang on Baaaaaaby

    I think this is an unhealthy addition to this thread!

    Michael Storer

    PS - how much more of that finger jointed crapiata do you have left?

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    Back to business

    I finished painting the sail tonight.

    Well I painted the red bits.. the white bits are flaking off where it is a bit thick, and when ever the sail folds across them, which is everytime we move it!:eek: :eek: That's why I wasn't too concerned with a bit of red overspray for now, hopefully it'll bind the surface a bit, and I'll touch it up very simply later.

    I'll do a few other touch ups with a brush once we've sewn it all together, but I may hang off doing the other one till we see if we can get enough paint to stick to make it worthwhile!

    FWIW, it looks the goods!! Quite like the original sketch really, I love it when a plan comes together!

    Cheers,

    P

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    As the sun sinks slowly in the West, I get the feeling another Saturday has slipped quietly away from me.

    I did get a few hours on the Duckies, so now one boat is completely sanded and the other about half done.

    Tomorrow I'll go over all the bits that need filling, and an epoxy touch-up, then give the shed a really really good clean ready for spraying some paint round the place.

    Paint is the one area we've really lashed out, I'm using Boatcraft's Aquacoat Hi Build primer, as much as a trial as anything, and then I will use a two pack polyeurethene, for maximum durability.

    The problem with that is that the finish is almost too good for the boats, and I have to work out a trade-off between in endless prep time and diminishing returns,

    The other problem is that the epoxy hi-build apparently gets a bit hard if you don't sand it pretty much within 24 hours, so I'm going to have to do it in bits, and as I expect to be away on business a few days this week... well it'll be bit of a balance!

    Pic: One boat done, ready for priming!

    Cheers,

    P

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    It's not as if I haven't been doing anything!

    As noted above, I've chosen to go (some may think out of context for the boat) for a two-pack paint finish. This will probably make these the first two Puddleducks not to be finished in leftover house paint, but we should get a good five to ten years of use out of them, so I see it as a long term investment.

    Trouble is, a decent paint means that every little imperfection is going to stand out somewhat, whereas a brushed-on latex would cover it all up. We aren't building showboats here by a long shot, so I've had to find a balance between getting an "alright" finish, and sanding and filling till the cows come home.

    So a few more sanding sessions this week, a bit of bogging, a bit more sanding, and we're ready to see how high the highbuild will build!

    Pics:
    1) Sanding pretty much done. Even though it looks really ugly and lumpy at this stage, the hulls are pretty much smooth as a baby's bum. If you remember a couple of pages ago http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...5&postcount=18 is how the hulls looked just epoxied and bogged. Now you'll note that all the fill is gently feathered into it's surrounds, the tape is filled level with the surface, and things generally look ok. There are a few dips and hollows which on a showboat I'd fair out, but hopefully everyone will be looking at the starry sailing!

    2) Late one night I cut the gunwhales a bit short (before we'd decided to plant the bow over the top of the sides actually!) which resulted in this gruesome corner. On a painted boat, fixups are really easy, and no reason to panic, or slash one's wrists.

    3) One dollop of bog later, (on each of four corners!) a bit of sanding, and no one will ever know. Well no one that hasn't read this thread anyway.

    4) The front half of the garage is now vacuum cleaned and wet mopped, as are the boats, in a reasonable facsimile of a spray booth, except for the ventilation, lighting and a few other mod cons. It'll do the job, and yes I do have the proper cartridges for my respirator.

    The door will be closed, but it's still part of a large space so for such a small job I shouldn't get into too much trouble.

    5) The cockpit is to be varnished, so it's neatly masked off and we're all set to go tomorrow night now.

    Then on Saturday, I guess it's back to sanding!

    Cheers,

    P

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    Ya woose Midge. A spray booth :eek: Sheesh, Sixpence is being sprayed on the back LAWN. In full sunlight ... which is one reason she's not getting a coat today - over 34 predicted. Do you know how hard it is to spray white gloss on white gloss in full sunlight?

    As for your fairing efforts. I'd like to be rude but that would just be displaying my deep envy

    Richard

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daddles
    Sheesh, Sixpence is being sprayed on the back LAWN.
    Sheer bloody luxury I'd say... a LAWN!!!

    I just have these nightmares about white and yellow overspray all over our BLACK concrete driveway!!

    Tonight's the night!

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    Midge and Daddles

    First off you should know that I have never ever wanted to get into a boat and float around on top of lots of deep water.

    Nevertheless, your two boat building threads have inspired me to 'ave a go meself. I intend to make the canoe quite soon (I have to make a bit of furniture for first) ( Ipromised three years ago that if was allowed to buy these and these bits of equipment then I could see no reason why I couldn't make that exquisite thing that SWMBO wanted)

    However, just as soon as that is done then it is heigh-ho for a watery grave for me.
    Bob Willson
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    That's right Bob, blame us.

    Boat building - using dangerous tools to shape toxic materials into a craft that can sink and drown you :eek:

    Richard

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    Quote Originally Posted by bitingmidge
    Then on Saturday, I guess it's back to sanding!
    Well there's one prediction that came true at least!

    Every time I throw away another ROS disc, I remind myself that if I'd painted them with house paint, I'd be more than $50 richer, and I would have been sailing a fortnight ago!

    It's fun but!


    P

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    Nice work BM. Why don’t we partner in smuggling people into Australia? A boat like that can take 30 people no problem. $20,000 a pop and over half a mil for a few days work.

    I’ll go 50/50 with you. What do you say?
    Visit my website at www.myFineWoodWork.com

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wongo
    Nice work BM. Why don’t we partner in smuggling people into Australia? A boat like that can take 30 people no problem.
    Maaaate! Have I got a deal for you! We're going to paint them yellow too!

    In the meantime, the highbuild is on, my keyboard has white fingerprints on it :eek: :eek: , and Michael is back with his boot fair up my bot wondering why they aren't finished!

    Tomorrow, I'm away, he's back to sanding , then the second coat of highbuild tomorrow night if all goes well..

    Cheers,

    P

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