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Hi Alex, It's been quite a while since I've logged on here, glad to see Wood Duck in the water. I hope she lasts a long time and you get much enjoyment together.
My boat is still waiting paitiently...

Hi Everyone,

Just when everything started looking up, all sorts of things have been going wrong over the last 3 weeks or so, which hasn't helped my depression either, that/s why I havn't been...

Hi Everyone,

Here is the latest photo of my progress. :U
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This is the 4th, and hopefully final coat, It is not as smooth as I would like, but I think you would agree that it looks...

Hi Alex,

While I agree that it is more important for the surfaces that contact the water ( in the order given in your quote ) to be closer to mirror finish ( as a maximum standard ), all other...

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I havn't been posting, or doing much of anything else lately either, but I feel the worst of my health problems may be behind me now, and hope to get stuck into finishing my...

Hi Alex,

If you could only see my hull as close up, the last coat looks much more uneven than yours !. :B

My digital camera has to be at least a metre away to take any sort of photo without...

Hi Alex,

I'm glad that you are persevering with the rollers, if only for the sake of mastering a new skill, as I try to do as often as possible, a good example is that the last wooden boat that I...

Hi Alex,

Having faulty, or substandard rollers to paint with is hardly your fault, If a product is sold it is reasonable to expect it to at least do what it's designed for !, I have been using...

Hi Everyone,

Please remind me never to paint something while I have a Sinus Infection, there are several patches of dust evident in the finish and to save time I just dusted with a microfiber...

Hi Everyone,

I would have loved to have been there at the Woodwork Show, and to meet all of you on the Saturday, but I had a sinus infection for over two weeks before, which I expected to be over...

Hi Everyone,

I have just completed the painting of the 3rd red enamel coat of paint, it is still not blocking out the patches where I sanded back a bit too vigorously, nor is it as smooth as I...

Hi Everyone,

My Sinus Infection has not responded to the first lot of anti-biotics, so my doctor has given me a different lot to continue with !. :~

The weather has not been helpfull either,...

Hi, Bandit,

I will definitely be going along on the Saturday, August 7, as Forum Members generally meet just inside the main entrance at Midday on the saturday to get together for lunch. :2tsup:...

Hi Alex,

You are definitely not the only one who has tried to get a perfect finish to any surface, this was my learning experience, fortunately it occurred with a model, not a PDRacer, I hope...

Hi Alex,

I am a also a perfectionist, but I try to temper this with a dose of reality, I once spent the better part of 18 months painting the deck of a 3'6" R/C model yacht I made, after 2 coats...

Hi Everyone,

Here is the picture of the second coat of red enamel, only one or two coats left to go now !. :2tsup:

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Hi Michael,

You must have missed me mentioning that I will be using 240 grit sandpaper to sand the next coat, but your advice confirms that I made the right choice !. :2tsup:

Hi Everyone,

I definitely will go on the Saturday, now I know when the Perth Woodworking Show will be on, Will it be at the Showgrounds or the new Convention Centre, or maybe somewhere else ?....

Hi Everyone,

It seems to me that recycling the tape from old VHS or even Beta video cassettes ( if you can still find any ) would at least be more visible as telltales, as they are about 4 times...

Hi Everyone,

I seem to be getting into the groove now, the first coat of red enamel has just been sanded back with 120 grit aluminium oxide sandpaper, and is getting much smoother. :U

I will...

Hi Alex,

My PDRacer is in an open sided carport, impossible to heat, when I applied the enamel at 'room' temperature ( I opened the tin of paint in the carport when it was still only about 12...

Hi Everyone,

I have been using 'Dulux' 1 Step 'Prepcoat', acrylic sealer/primer/undercoat ( water based ), this is a matt white finish, I have been rollering this on for the PDRacer, but have used...

Hi Alex,

I have been using 'Dulux' 1 Step 'Prepcoat', acrylic sealer/primer/undercoat ( water based ), this is a matt white finish, I have been rollering this on for the PDRacer, but have used it...

Hi Alex,

While it's unfortunate to have a chip in the paint so soon, if you try to look on the bright side, learning what works well to repair it now will save lots of dramas later, if it ever...

Hi Everyone,

Here are some more pictures of my PDRacer hull, now that the painting is continuing: :cool:

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3rd coat of undercoat lightly sanded with 120 grit sandpaper. :U

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Hi Everyone,

Just a new picture showing the new coat of undercoat, however there is just 1 spot I forgot to fill, I will have to fill it later, and apply a patch of undercoat before resanding the...

Hi everyone,

From the picture below you can see why I have decided to give the hull another coat of undercoat first, before even thinking about the color coats. :2tsup:

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View of...

Hi Alex,

I know the painting isn't finished yet, but it looks fabulously smooth and shiny even now, congratulations. :2tsup:

Hi Everyone,

I have finally got the hull sanded and added filler ( car body filler ) where needed, I am just waiting for the filler to harden properly ( 24 hours so far, and it still clogs non-...

Hi Everyone,

I will be getting back to work on my PDRacer again next week, I have an annual rent inspection this week, so I don't want to make a mess sanding back the hull before the inspection...

Hi Everyone,

I just thought that I would mention that all the CAD pictures used in the Single Handed PDRacer Car Top Transport System and Launching Trolley Plans were made with a great freeware...

Hi Everyone,

It only took another 4 1/2 hours to get the 'Single Handed PDRacer Car Top Transport System and Launching Trolley Plans' finished today, but they are now ready for download in a PDF...

Hi Everyone,

After spending another 8 hours on the instructions yesterday, I just need to write the section on finishing off, and finish the materials list for each section. :;

So I can...

Hi alex,
Get better soon, and I hope the pain goes away very quickly too, preferably before the anastetic wears off, :cool:

I hate going to the dentists, like most other sensible people, so I...

Hi Everyone,

I have done another 8.5 hours work on the PDRacer Transport System and Launching Trolley Plans, they are finally coming together nicely :cool:

I have completed at least 75% of...

Hi Alex,

You're PDRacer is looking fantastic. :2tsup:

I have some good news for you, I have been working hard again on the Single Handed PDRacer Transport System Plans since last Monday,...

Hi Everyone,

Today I spent 10 hours working on the plans, all parts labelling is now complete, and I have added all the parts to the Materials List ( for each section, with unshaped measurements...

Hi Everyone,

I have recovered from the effects of my old medication being reduced, but it has been reduced again, hopefully this will not be nearly as bad, and I expect to have the plans for the...

Hi Alex,

The plans call for the tiller to be attached to the top edge of the rudder box by a single bolt through the front spacer of the rudder box, not glued on as you have stated you intend...

Hi Everyone,

As you can see, the first coat of undercoat ( 2 thin coats applied with a small foam roller ) has been completed. :2tsup:

There is not much space in the carport with both my car,...

Hi Alex,

The good news is that your foils look perfect, only you and a nitpicker ( who actually measures them ) will ever be able to tell the difference from perfection, that's my idea of...

Hi Everyone,

I started on a new Anti-Depressant medication called 'Lamotrigine' last Monday, and it appears to be working well, I have more energy, and am less depressed generally. :U

I...

Hi Everyone,

I have been feeling very tired of late so I haven't done any more on the Car Top Transport System and Launching Trolley Plans, or much of anything else either lately, :B

But I...

Hi Bandit,

Great work, I don't even imagine I'm anywhere near that good, even in my wildest dreams. :2tsup:

I like the way that you have continued the gunwhales around the bow, and the foils...

Hi Everyone,

Sorry about the mistake with the decimal points in the previous post, this would be correct only if the mm were cm, as there is 10mm to every 1cm !!! , "To convert, 2.54mm = 1 inch...

Hi Alex.

Just glad to be able to help, it just seemed so obvious a way to deal with the problem, you made some usefull comments about cutting clearances in the router guide base blocks as well,...

Hi Alex,

It is possible to do all of the tapers with the guide too. :2tsup:

You just need to work out how much packing is needed under one end of the blank to tilt it to the right angle,...

Hi Nick,

Most people over about 35 in Australia would have learnt the imperial system first, before things went metric, you can still get things such as nuts, bolts, and drill bits in fractions...

Hi Brian,

Thanks for the correction, from your post immediately before that one ...
"In fact, from my experience it would pull too hard down the leech. Having the second boom fixing just 6"...

Hi Brian,

Thank you for the advice, in the diagram the distance from the kicker to the mast along the boom is 2" ( 2 inches ), as you suggested, which leaves less than 2 inches along the boom...