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Title: "C-Manda" Australian prawn trawler
Post by: B.B on September 05, 2018, 04:37:27 am
Hi there, well back with the last of the 4 builds had on the go at one time, the "C-Manda" is L 42.24 ft  x W  16.5 ft x D 4.95 ft she was build at Bob McLaren Boat Yard  at Ballina N.S.W in 1981  , she operated from Brunswick Heads for her first few years before being sold , so tried to get as close as I could to her shape and lay out from the few photos I have of her, building her on the 1:16 scale, as I want to tow a net with her i put a MFA 719, re 800  2:1 Belt driven motor in her spinning a 70 mm prop.photo's are  1- Plans drawn up and ready to go.  2- Frames etc cut out, her Keel etc is of 12 mm Tassy oak and the frames are of 12 mm ply ,  3 & 4- her frames are all braced up,   5 & 6- Into the planking,,cheers  :-)
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Post by: steve mahoney on September 05, 2018, 08:14:11 am
Geez, you're on fire at the moment!!
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Post by: Martin (Admin) on September 05, 2018, 08:49:41 am
 
Yes!   :o
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Post by: Peter Fitness on September 06, 2018, 04:02:51 am
Brian's production line of model Aussie fishing trawlers O0


Peter.
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Post by: B.B on September 07, 2018, 08:37:39 am
Hi there, this is the last one for a bit  :-)) , this section of photos are of her hull planked up (had some 3 mm Obechi left so this what she is planked with) had to steam 3/4 of the ribs and gave her outside a layer of Plasti-Bond ,mainly to seal her for when i coat the inside with a couple of coats of resin, cheers....

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Post by: birlinn on September 07, 2018, 11:04:24 am
Very neat work!
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Post by: B.B on September 11, 2018, 02:19:13 am
Morning, next section of the build are...1- All the ribs after letting them set for a day or so all glued in..2 & 3-... All the shelving installed used Tassy oak..4 & 5-...Fitting the front bollard post,  6-..Bow view all the main deck beams in prior to fitting the lift out deck sections, cheers  :-)   
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Post by: SailorGreg on September 11, 2018, 12:42:19 pm
Wow! That's one solid hull!!   :-))
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Post by: B.B on September 12, 2018, 05:42:48 am
Hi there, she will be by the time i finish her SailorGreg  :-)) , well this section 1,2,3 &4-... Showing her lift out deck areas and also put extra timber in the area where the gantries are located, bit extra strength as will be towing gear with her. 5 & 6- The 70 mm Raboesch propeller before and after the modification performed on her....cheers  :-) .
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Post by: missyd on September 13, 2018, 04:19:25 am
Aren't the two propellers way too modern for this ship?
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Post by: B.B on September 13, 2018, 09:35:20 am
Hi there, next part of the build,,,,1,2 & 3- Making the motor beds and pre fitting prior to coating the inside of the hull. 4- She's had a power upgrade since she was built in the 1980's , missyd  :-)) , as will be towing gear behind her.  5-  Inside her hull gave her 1 coat of resin , 1 coat of 2 pack polyurethane clear varnish Estapol, and 1 coat of oil base white and 1 coat of oil base gloss...
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Post by: B.B on September 14, 2018, 10:28:46 am
Hi there, some more of the build  1 & 2 -  Cutting and sanding the red cedar for the deck cover strips,,3- First coat of white undercoat, covering up any mistakes  :-)) ...4- Fitting the red cedar cover strips, and 5 & 6- when I made the stands for the 4 builds, cheers  :-) ....
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Post by: B.B on September 16, 2018, 09:49:38 pm
Hi there, next section of photos are....1- "C-Manda" with the undercoated hull, other models previously been put on site....2-  Ready for the laying of the decking strips. 3 & 4- Half decked and finished ready for trimming up around the lift out sections. 5- Prior to her first coat of varnish.  6-  Bow view prior to installing the bulwark post...cheers  :-)
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Post by: B.B on September 18, 2018, 04:01:37 am
Hi guys,next  selection of photos fitting the bulwarks, 1- Starting on fitting the bulwark post . 2 ,3,4 & 5- Bracing the post while running the planking strips around.  6- Fitting the last few planks in around her shoulder...cheers  :-)
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Post by: ballastanksian on September 18, 2018, 07:19:17 pm

Those patches alone on the keel and deadwood amazed me! how many of us would go to those levels of detail to shape such things. They are beautiful and as per usual will never be seen  <:( But it shows the effort you make in your art and why you never turn out a 'xxxxx'.


Gorgeous work as ever Brian  :-)) :-)) :-)
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Post by: B.B on September 19, 2018, 04:18:16 am
hi ballastanksian, thank you , i try to get joints etc as neat as possible (doesn't always work out that way  :-) ). the next section of the build are 1 & 2- Bulwarks all planked up, 3-Cutting into top section of the post to take the capping side strips. 4- The raise deck section before lining over the exposed ribs.  5 & 6-  Inside shoulder knees shaped and fitted. 7- Stern corner knees fitting prior to capping rail. cheers ...
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Post by: B.B on September 20, 2018, 10:33:03 am
Hi guys, next.....1- Should have taken more notice of the run of the grain, plus it didn't help i gave it a try before I steamed it  :(( .  2-  remade with straight grain ( shoulder sponsons)  . 3- front deck area finished ,won't be strip decking this section. 4- All the bulwarks and capping rails finished. 5 & 6-  Shoulder sponsons on and a coat of varnish.  Cheers.
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Post by: B.B on September 21, 2018, 10:05:42 pm
Morning, the photos attached are  1- Working out the deck layout etc.  2-  Working out the curve around the base at the front of the w-house. 3,4,5,6 & 7- Getting the front window studs on the correct angles and dangles etc ,,,,cheers  :-)
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Post by: neverupright on September 22, 2018, 07:05:09 pm

may be going back slightly, but it says something to the quality of the build, when even the motor beds are a work of art, outstanding craftsmanship.


Carl
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Post by: B.B on September 23, 2018, 11:11:18 am
Hi there, thank you Carl, next section are 1 & 2- cutting out the windows. 3-  Inside view of the w-house. 4-  Showing the difference between these 2 models ,the original boats were built some 25 years apart, a vast difference the styles and dimensions.  5-  W-house nearly completed. 6-  Sick of taking bark off the finger tips when trying to sand pieces down to about 1mm so made this ,another ( why didn't i do it yrs ago ?? ) 7  &  8 - W-house completed ...Cheers  :-) .
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Post by: B.B on September 25, 2018, 12:43:38 am
Morning, the w-house's side awnings next...  1-  Base for the side awning, being fitted to top of the capping rail (pegged) as it will lift off with the w-house.   2-  Showing how the side awnings will look , they are only just sitting there still have to be cleaned up.  3 & 4-  Fitting each piece to their right angles.  5 & 6-  Fitting their back strengtheners. 7-  All done ,,,cheers   :-) .
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Post by: steve mahoney on September 25, 2018, 06:24:20 am
This is really turning out well. Plenty of ideas on how to improve my woodworking on the next project.
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Post by: B.B on September 25, 2018, 11:41:46 pm
Morning, Hi Steve, probably find with my builds the posts are pretty much the same (everyone knows what's coming next) only a different shaped model each time ........1 & 2- Showing the W-house and her deck box (sorting tray), the gap at the base of the w-house is for the lift out deck section to be able to lift up and slide aft.   3 & 4-  Start of the brass work etc, and cutting out the copper feet (flanges) for the hand railing.  5-  One of the other finished models "Fay-Jay" beside her.  6-  Fitting the front hand rails . 7 & 8 - Hand rails and radar stand finished ...cheers ...
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Post by: Dreadnought on September 26, 2018, 06:10:55 am
Your woodwork is great  :-))
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Post by: B.B on September 28, 2018, 06:52:49 am
Afternoon guys,thanks Dreadnought , the following shots are 1 ,2 & 3- Constructing her trawl winch and where it will be position behind the W-house.   4- Ready to solder the rudder's tiller arm.   5- Showing the difference in the 2 rudder's smaller one for the "Dorothy-June" model.       6 & 7-  Will be trawling (or dragging) a set of boards and net behind her so all the gantries and trawl arms are pinned and soldered...cheers  :-)
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Post by: B.B on September 29, 2018, 09:40:39 am
Hi there, some more of the build,  1- Main section of the gantries soldered together.  2 & 3-  Soldering in the top lugs for the top tawl blocks to hang from.  4 & 5-  The feet for the gantries are made from a section of brass from an old frame around a gas stove on one of our older trawlers.(we don't chuck anything away  :-)) . 6 , 7  & 8-  Finished gantries ,boom and trawl arms. cheers....
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Post by: ballastanksian on September 29, 2018, 10:13:26 am

I love the look of that flare in photo 2 Reply 15! Beautiful.


Whilst in no way the same as regards quality or type of timber. I am using cocktail sticks for the spars and masts on my Tudor era fleets, and you have to sort the straight grained ones out from the gash ones as I agree there is a  marked difference in strength.


Your work is excellent as ever  :-))
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Post by: B.B on October 02, 2018, 11:34:24 am
Hi, ballastanksian yes pleased with her flare enjoyed building her... 1-  Painting stage ( gear from the 2 models).  2-  After she had her 1st white gloss on her top sides.  3-  The main trawl winch in her finished colours . 4-  Ready to brush her 2nd white gloss coat on her top sides. 5- first of 2 gloss coats on her sponsons.  6-  The 2 models having a dry.  7-  Both model hulls painted ( except for the final anti fouling coat). cheers.
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Post by: Neil on October 02, 2018, 01:12:44 pm
a gorgeous build.......and a beautifully proportioned boat......love it. :-)) O0 O0
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Post by: B.B on October 04, 2018, 11:19:19 am
Hi there, thank you Neil,   1-  Actually at the start of this post I typed in the wrong numbers of this motor, she is a MFA 960 re800 red 2:1 belt drive , I got a bit slack with the last few builds , I didn't make my own life rings these are bought ones .  2 & 3-  Wiring up the gear before installing it.   4-  Glueing all her windows in.  5  &  6-  The garden shed comes in handy for spraying the last anti fouling coat.  7-  Ready to start fitting all the bits n pieces.  8-  Making the trawl boards for the 2 models ...Cheers 
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Post by: B.B on October 06, 2018, 08:15:48 am
Hi there, well next section of the build,,,1 & 2-   Gantries , trawl arms etc connected and fitting stays, as will be trawling a set of gear behind her.   3-  Close up view of the w-house.  4-  Rigging the lifting blocks for the trawl arms.  5-  Prawn cooker made from copper and brass.  6-  the motor and RC gear snuggly fitted inside her.  7-  And the little lady finally finished , cheers  :-)
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Post by: Dreadnought on October 06, 2018, 10:12:41 am
Very nice Brian!  :-)) :-))
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Post by: B.B on October 08, 2018, 04:55:02 am
Hi there , thank you Dreadnought,    Some more shots of her and the most important one the float test in the bathtub  :-) always a plus when they float  :-)) , cheers  ( next ones on the water)........
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Post by: Tafelspitz on October 08, 2018, 06:52:07 am
Very nice detail work, Brian!
Enjoy watching it a lot.



Dom
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Post by: steve mahoney on October 08, 2018, 07:19:23 am
All of your boats are excellent however this one really does it for me. Classic lines, great gantry and primo woodwork. My favourite so far.
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Post by: B.B on October 09, 2018, 02:52:21 am
Hi there ,thanks guys, i enjoyed building this one, these last lot of photos taken at the local club meeting at Ballina, she looked and ran nice, a couple of little teething problems, one was the steering (was running true on the bench ) and the Lipo battery has had its day (new one since these photos taken ) but otherwise she looked good just like the original back in our home port of Brunswick Heads in the early 1980's,cheers... :-))
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Post by: derekwarner on October 09, 2018, 03:42:03 am
Always following on BB...... :-)) .....in the original vessel, was the prawn cooker heated by the engine exhaust, or did the tank have a few electrical immersion heaters?...as the water must be on the boil for the prawns?


[many years ago we watched the Illawarra Star motor into Wollongong harbor, berth... then unload approx 75 of those NSW Government Fisheries 25 kg capacity blue plastic boxs of cooked prawns .. :P


[~~75 x 25 x $25.00/kg = ~~ just about $47 thousand retail.....]


Now I don't want to start a discussion on the profitably of fishing {or the days when they came home empty} ....but it was an eye opener for a good days catch  O0

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Post by: missyd on October 09, 2018, 04:22:07 am
Wonderful model.... looks like a real one on the lake .... ever thought about to have some weathering on the model?
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Post by: chipchase on October 09, 2018, 07:41:28 am
First class job  :-))
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Post by: B.B on October 10, 2018, 07:37:59 am
Hi guys thanks for the comments through out the postings, about the prawn cookers, pretty sure he was using LPG not Diesel ( the last cooker we had was diesel), I doubt very much about the $25 per Kg for landed prawn, the retailer was probably getting those prices and above very rare the actual fisherman  (unless around Christmas) ???.No never got into weathering my models, as with the real deals we were always trying to eradicate any weathering that appeared, so it goes against the grain to make them sad and sorry looking, but I must admit some of the  weathering I have seen is absolutely brilliant and others seem to go overboard on it (like when I use the chain saw I don't know when to stop) and with the latter if they were real vessels you would need a tetanus shot before stepping aboard them , Cheers Guys  :-))