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jabba

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Top capping help rowangarth
« on: January 01, 2010, 02:11:36 pm »

hi there
currently building rowangarth tug but run into a problem.
does anyone know how to get the plasticard top capping around the bow and stern of rowangarth?
how do i get the shape i need?
and does it have to be heated up or something?.

 any help would be appreciated.

thanks jabba
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Re: Top capping help rowangarth
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2010, 08:13:45 pm »

 Re: TUG CERVIA HULL BUILD Reply #49 may be of some help to you

This comes from (the masterclass section here on the forum - there are photographs etc.,)

aye John
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What I have forgotten to mention and I will put it in here – one of the jobs I did previous to installing the storm bars – was to cut and fit the edge capping that goes around the top of the bulwarks.   There are two sections to this; a piece of plasticard 3mm wide x 0.5mm thick which runs around the outside edge at the top of the bulwark, this represents the plate stiffening; and the actually capping itself which was made from 0.5mm thick x 4mm wide plasticard and this was glued on the actual top of the bulwark.  I used plasticard here, because it can be bend and moulded with the aid of your fingers and some hot water, to form the tight radius’ which are at the stern of the vessel & the bow with ease
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Re: Top capping help rowangarth
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2010, 09:04:38 pm »

Silly question John, where was the camera? {:-{
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Re: Top capping help rowangarth
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2010, 09:06:48 pm »

Silly question John, where was the camera? {:-{
camera?????? {:-{ :(( AAAAAAAAAAAR in my teeth  :D :D
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