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27-12-2006, 10:26 PM
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Registered User
Country: england
Location: southampton
Occupation: Self employed monkey
Interests: racing, gettin wet.
Boat name: sea j marine
Boat make: 12ft scorpio,14 fletcher,16 argo
Engines: 25hp merc and 90 yam
Cruising area: southampton water
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: southampton
Posts: 888
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model boat project!
we'll dug the mold out of the shed, cleaned it up, went out and bought some resin, and fibre glass tissue and a pack of paint brushes. hopfully be ordering some gel soon and some release wax. dad has given me a mahoosive roll of fibre glass to use!
will keep updating as i go along!
john
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27-12-2006, 10:40 PM
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Registered User
Country: United kingdom
Location: West Sussex
Occupation: Grease Monkey
Interests: Makin my boat faster!
Boat name: S.B Racing
Boat make: Ocke mannerfelt canopied B23 / Zapcat
Engines: Merc 200XS Gen 2 / Tohatsu 50
Cruising area: littlehampton/Southampton
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: West Sussex
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Is that hull and deck a copy of anything or is it a one off?
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27-12-2006, 10:45 PM
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Registered User
Country: england
Location: southampton
Occupation: Self employed monkey
Interests: racing, gettin wet.
Boat name: sea j marine
Boat make: 12ft scorpio,14 fletcher,16 argo
Engines: 25hp merc and 90 yam
Cruising area: southampton water
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: southampton
Posts: 888
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i beleave its a one off, but not a hundred percent sure.
john
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27-12-2006, 11:58 PM
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I've got a model of this under my bed for those sleepless nights.
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28-12-2006, 06:50 PM
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Registered User
Country: england
Location: southampton
Occupation: Self employed monkey
Interests: racing, gettin wet.
Boat name: sea j marine
Boat make: 12ft scorpio,14 fletcher,16 argo
Engines: 25hp merc and 90 yam
Cruising area: southampton water
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: southampton
Posts: 888
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if it ever comes up for sale then let me know
currently planning a project to run along side with this one, and that is the idea of model steam boats, trying to find out if there is a market for this sort of thing.
john
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28-12-2006, 07:13 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Birmingham
Occupation: Scratching
Interests: Big Dinners
Boat name: Never Enough
Boat make: Seaquel 600xs
Engines: 225hp Merc ProMax
Cruising area: Anywhere! I prefer Weymouth
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 3,232
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt
I've got a model of this under my bed for those sleepless nights.
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Is that the one you had of ebay?
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28-12-2006, 07:47 PM
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That's the one
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29-12-2006, 10:10 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Hertfordshire
Occupation: Airline Operations.
Interests: Rum. Pirates. And West Cornwall pasties.
Boat name: Any suggestions?
Boat make: Ring 18
Engines: Mercury 200 Black Max
Cruising area: The Bay of 'E'
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 369
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Quote:
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I've got a model under my bed for those sleepless nights.
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What's her name?
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30-12-2006, 01:04 AM
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31-12-2006, 08:51 PM
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Registered User
Country: england
Location: southampton
Occupation: Self employed monkey
Interests: racing, gettin wet.
Boat name: sea j marine
Boat make: 12ft scorpio,14 fletcher,16 argo
Engines: 25hp merc and 90 yam
Cruising area: southampton water
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: southampton
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the model boat project has currently been put on hold until i get some gel coat! but i have found another project to keep me occupied! and i am starting to build a twin turbine steam boat! i have all the parts... well just about!
john
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31-12-2006, 09:13 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Birmingham
Occupation: Scratching
Interests: Big Dinners
Boat name: Never Enough
Boat make: Seaquel 600xs
Engines: 225hp Merc ProMax
Cruising area: Anywhere! I prefer Weymouth
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 3,232
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Quote:
Originally Posted by K9 racing
the model boat project has currently been put on hold until i get some gel coat! but i have found another project to keep me occupied! and i am starting to build a twin turbine steam boat! i have all the parts... well just about!
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Surely someone on here can spot you the tiny amount of gel coat needed to gel the moulds!
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31-12-2006, 09:45 PM
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Registered User
Country: england
Location: southampton
Occupation: Self employed monkey
Interests: racing, gettin wet.
Boat name: sea j marine
Boat make: 12ft scorpio,14 fletcher,16 argo
Engines: 25hp merc and 90 yam
Cruising area: southampton water
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: southampton
Posts: 888
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we'll ive asked gav for a few prices on quantities so hopefully i'll have some after the monkey!
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01-01-2007, 07:55 PM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Devon
Posts: 3,095
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Gel Coat
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Originally Posted by K9 racing
we'll ive asked gav for a few prices on quantities so hopefully i'll have some after the monkey!
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Cookee & Kitten @ Bananashark he has plenty of spare green !! Horrid colour but will do the job !!
Give me a call if he does'nt get back to you.
Bob
PS Is the Argo ready for OCR ?? Kirky making threats !!
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01-01-2007, 10:01 PM
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Registered User
Country: england
Location: southampton
Occupation: Self employed monkey
Interests: racing, gettin wet.
Boat name: sea j marine
Boat make: 12ft scorpio,14 fletcher,16 argo
Engines: 25hp merc and 90 yam
Cruising area: southampton water
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: southampton
Posts: 888
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PS Is the Argo ready for OCR ?
na not yet, funds arent looking to good for next season but hopefully some thing will turn up!
john
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