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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #50 on: February 09, 2013, 08:35:55 pm »
well done Mike not giving up on this old girl :-))  You have motivated me to get myself out into the garage/shed/workshop even though its still flippin freezing!
 
I must get on with my Fireboat at this rate you will catch me up and I started a year ago! :embarrassed:
 
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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #51 on: February 09, 2013, 08:41:27 pm »
Hi Paul
Glad its motivated you into working on yours.....I think it will be another 6 months before this project is looking anywhere close to yours.

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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #52 on: February 10, 2013, 06:01:42 pm »
The restoration continues......... <*<


Duck weather today so, no sailing, and a chance to work on the FireBoat, have glued in the one-piece keel. Attention is turn to the add-on strips which are glued to the keel to help support the skins. The original ones were made of 1/4" ply and must have been a night mare to get the chamfer right for attaching the skin (original one shown in the picture)

After a visit to the local DIY store I found some 25mm x 10mm Obechi strip wood, and I am using this and will give more area for the skins to be glued on.



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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #53 on: February 10, 2013, 06:20:00 pm »
The restoration continues........ <*<


Have now started to glue in the support strips, The missing former will be glued in position before the rest of the keel/skin supports are glued in.



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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #54 on: February 10, 2013, 06:23:24 pm »
Having Fun !!
Looks like you might get there,,
 
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« Reply #55 on: February 10, 2013, 06:38:52 pm »
Hope so, was hoping to have it on show at Ellesmere Port, but its looking unlikely..... :((
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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #56 on: February 14, 2013, 05:00:58 pm »
The restoration continues......... <*<


Well have got to this stage in the restoration, the new bulkhead has been glued in and the skin supports have been glued in also, so its looking good after the various set backs.

Onward and upward.. ;D


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« Reply #57 on: February 22, 2013, 02:47:49 pm »
The restoration continues........ <*<


All the keel support strips have been glued and sanded in place, and very close to getting to re-skinning the hull. Most of the holes in the formers have been filled with wood filler, and sanded.
Well took this picture for posterity shows the original "AeroKits" former stamp mark.... :-))
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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #58 on: March 08, 2013, 05:03:58 pm »
The restoration continues........ <*<


Its been a while since any work has been done on the FireBoat, but have started to put the new chine stringers to the bulkheads, the keel/skin supports have been shaped.

I am glueing the stringers in stages starting at the transom, and have had to pack one bulkhead where the stringer sits.


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« Reply #59 on: March 08, 2013, 05:07:46 pm »
The restoration continues....... <*<


This picture shows the packing piece which should have the stringer in the right place...!!




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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #60 on: March 08, 2013, 09:20:23 pm »
Hi Ken
Could you change them
regards
Mike




Modified layout OK.    :-))
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« Reply #61 on: March 14, 2013, 06:34:12 pm »
The restoration continues..... <*<


Momentous day-to-day, have glued the first skin in place. The process started with making a cardboard pattern, then soaked the front end of the skin in hot water for a few hours, this was then clamped to the hull and left to dry over-night, (the picture shows this part of the process)
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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #62 on: March 23, 2013, 05:41:52 pm »
The Restoration Continues....... <*<


Well finally got to glueing on the second bottom skin this morning, had cut it out and soaked it a few days ago and clamped in place to dry.
I must admit Plywood these days plywood is not good as it used to be, it maybe me but it always difficult to get a piece thats flat, and the Model Shop I get my supplies from even stores it flat, but it still goes like a dogs hind leg in no time after its bought.


Quite pleased with the way the bottom skins have gone on, partly due to the fact I'm going to use balsa block on the bow section instead of as per the original were the skins were the full length of the hull.


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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #63 on: March 23, 2013, 06:41:52 pm »
 does look quite a clippy job   big bulldogs ,quite rare
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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #64 on: March 25, 2013, 12:24:45 pm »
Hmmm...rare Bulldog clips.....must get them on FleaBay...Dave  %% %%
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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #65 on: April 03, 2013, 09:34:40 pm »
should be using balsa on planes not boats hahahaha
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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #66 on: April 03, 2013, 09:40:50 pm »
Balsa floats....


I hope


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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #67 on: April 04, 2013, 12:33:11 am »
Quote from: FLAT-TOP-FLYER on April 03, 2013, 09:40:50 pm
Balsa floats....


I hope


Mike  :}

Wasn't there a log float "La Balsa" that travelled the worlds currents.
Recall something about it being displayed in Oz and was of Balsa? logs
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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #68 on: April 04, 2013, 01:32:32 am »
From wikipedia:-
La Balsa was the name of a 1970 expedition led by Spaniard Vital Alsar to sail a Balsa raft from South America to Australia across the Pacific Ocean.
The 8,600 mile voyage was, at the time, the longest in known history, only eclipsed by the 1973 Las Balsas expedition, again led by Alsar.
The expedition lasted 160 days, starting in Ecuador on May 29, 1970, and ended at Mooloolaba on November 5, 1970.
Not sure as to what it has to do with fireboats!  %%
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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #69 on: April 04, 2013, 08:46:11 am »
What does Balsa have to do with "FireBoats".....well in this case the bow of mine will be filled with Balsa block.


The originally the skins went the full length of the hull, but because of the complex shape of the front end.


So to make life easier I'm blocking out the bow section after the skins are attached.


As for the balsa Raft....I do remember it, an there was a few models made of it around the time and I think "Model Boats" magazine had a feature on it.


The Restoration Continues.......... <*<
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« Reply #70 on: April 04, 2013, 11:32:48 am »
The "Kon Tiki" expedition. - Thor Hiyardaal?
 
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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #71 on: April 04, 2013, 04:02:08 pm »
Quote from: FLAT-TOP-FLYER on April 04, 2013, 08:46:11 am
The Restoration Continues.......... <*<

Let's have some proof Mike .... Maybe a nice photo or some fresh wood shavings perhaps.  ;D
It's been a very long day and I need some nice boat pix to cheer me up.

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« Reply #72 on: April 04, 2013, 05:23:50 pm »
Hi Dave,


Heres the proof..... %% %%


Sorry theres no shavings......Mike
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Re: ANOTHER 46" FIREBOAT RESTORATION PROJECT
« Reply #73 on: April 06, 2013, 06:33:35 pm »
The restoration continues....... <*<


Starting to get serious....have bought the power train this week......all what you see is x2 ESC is a SeaKing 60amp watercooled and has forward/reverse.....Brushless motors are 800 watts (each)....the motor mounts are fully adjustable and have cooling......coupling and shaft are 5mm....your probably wondering what the water pump is doing in the picture. Well after seeing Paul's fun with water cooling, on his 46" FireBoat, I'm using a water pump to do the water-cooling, just hope it works.... <:(

 
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« Reply #74 on: April 08, 2013, 08:13:08 pm »
The Restoration Continues........slowly.... <*<


Have been marking out were to position things, as regards the prop shafts and motors, but first I'm going to get the rudders in position and go from there. I'm using bought ones, these are Caldercraft ones and are the large size, will just be using rudder and post, and making my own mountings. The rudder posts will be quite short, as on the FireBoat the rear deck is quite deep.
I am lead to believe that these boats flood at the rear end, so I intending to make the rear compartment fully waterproof, and only the rudder posts and linkerages, to get wet, with the servo in the engine compartment, which hopefully remains dry.
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