Good afternoon gentlemen, well, its cold and wet here in the North West UK, so no steamboat sailing for me today. Instead, I have started building my Bugsier. First job, trim the hull of excess plastic and roughly sand the edge, final sanding will take place when the deck has been fitted. Now the nerve wracking bit, a 3mm x 73mm slot has to be cut in the lower stern to accommodate the shaft support/rudder support, carefully now, we don't want to ruin the hull, I used a razor saw and it was easier than expected. Next, the various ABS parts for rudder/shaft support were removed from their parent sheet and laminated together before fixing in place with Stablit. Once set, the shaft was dismantled and the oiler fitted and drilled before fixing in position, again with Stablit. The rudder was then made up as per the instructions and fitted in place before adding the top section of the rudder tube support. all that is to be done now is a little filling and fettling to finish that part of the job. Now awaiting arrival of the motor before I can do the next episode, so here's a few photos of today's efforts.....
Please ignore the mess,trying to work fast to get the Stablit in place with a stick is always a tricky job for me. Does anyone know of a cheaper alternative to Stablit, epoxy doesnt seem to work very well with ABS.
Regards,
Nick.