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[canabus]

Hi All
Building my first strip plank boat !!!
Side on looks the same as the Eileen and Hellen Fishing Boats, but with a lot more beam(same length ).
As it has a raised area forward of the wheelhouse and a larger hatch, it will have better access into the hull.
Ordered a Raboesch 60mm 3 blade prop, HPI Rock Crawler 55 Turn motor( only running on 40% throttle on 2S Lipo battery).
This is the same setup as in my two Hellen boats.
Also ordered from Hobbyking a Hobbywing Quicrun 60Amp ESC( these have links for battery setup and NO BRAKE).
Straight forward and reverse( no stopping on changing direction).
Canabus

[canabus]

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Using Ikea wooden blind for planking, better than balsa, cheaper, stronger and steams well for bending.
Canabus

[canabus]

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Just about finished planking also working on the wheelhouse and hatch.
CANABUS

[dreadnought72]

Very neat first go at strip planking! 


Looking good!


Andy

[canabus]

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Finished planking up to deck level and fibreglass inside and a coat of resin on the outside.
A few hours on the sander next !!!
Canabus

[canabus]

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Got the corner sections on the wheelhouse installed and made the boat stand.
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[canabus]

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Well it's time to raise the bulwarks!!!!
Canabus

[canabus]

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Finished the dingy and bulwarks.
Also the hatch, skylights and companion way.
A bit of paint with matt 131 green and matt37 for the bottom with a few touches of red and yellow.
Matt vanish on top of the hatch.
Pick up a 35mm(540) brush rock crawler motor 60 turn, a bit slower rpm than the 55 turn.
Big 60mm 3 blade brass prop  ordered.

Canabus

[canabus]

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Installed 14 and 1/2 pound of ballast, rudder with oiler, servo, linkage and motor.
First coat of Matt 37 and found a few spots more to fill.
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[canabus]

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Zip down to the local boat ramp and ballast tested the hull.
Added another pound and half to total to 16 pound.
No leaks !!!!
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[canabus]

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After her first dip, I have installed the deck and filled around the edges.
Next up is planking, this may take a while.
I did receive the prop and gave the hull it's first power run.
50% throttle and still over scale speed.
Good turning circle and handle the small waves like the boat should!!!
Canabus

[canabus]

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Started veneer planking the deck and added 50 LED lights in the boat.
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[canabus]

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More planking on the deck, it's taken longer than I thought!!!
Trying to match the deck planking to the wheelhouse.
Maybe a bit over the top for a fishing boat!!!
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[canabus]

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Finished deck planking !!!
The weather for the next is 20 to 30 degrees, so two coats of wood sealer and two or three coats of matt vanish.