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Les · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:29 pm Post subject:

Looking forward to the progress on this one.

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regracing · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:31 pm Post subject:

A little bit of progress has been made on this one, it is all wood work which i am not the best at however i do have a usefull resource in my dad for that one as he is a carpenter by trade. I have used epoxy resin to glue a front and back block in to help hold the strings ( thats what i call the things on the side) in place as well as using fibreglass to hold the front bulkhead and rudder support in. The fibreglass probably is not needed however i have wanted to play with the stuff for years!

I then went about making a new engine base plate. I started by cutting out a rectangle (nearer to a trapezium

) and soldered a square strip about 3/8 inch tall around the burner base to hold it in place when sailing. I then drilled out the holes and mounted the boiler and engine.

CuriousSteam · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject:

Coming along nicely. Have any ideas for the decking?
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regracing · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:34 pm Post subject:

Mahogany planking is what is on the plans and what i shall probably use

bessytractor · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:11 pm Post subject:

this is looking good

I remember when Dads tug looked like that many moons ago, unfortunately it still hasn't been finished!
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regracing · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:11 pm Post subject:

A little bit of progress to report

- Its now painted in white!!
- The lead is in and the boat sits right in the water
- The engine is now in and coupled up to the prop
- The deck and floor are starting to be made in rough

bessytractor · Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:17 pm Post subject:

thats looking stunning!

well done! You have been busy!
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Steve_S · Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:34 pm Post subject:

She looks very good.... classic lines.

regracing · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:45 am Post subject:

few more pics to upload, these are of the inside of the boat which is still very much uncomplete. The pictures show the teak floor and seating along with a propshaft tunnel/ servo home!!

The cladding on the boiler has been taken off while i get some proper glass fibre matting. The engine plate is fixed in in the pictures, its held in by 4 4ba screws which are tapped into aluminuim cross members below. Under the floor there is lots and lots of lead to make the boat sit to the proper water level indicated on the plan and the boat now weighs a ton as it got such a wide beam it requires plenty of ballast ( or as my dad calls it the lead of our porch roof you thieving pikey )

Les · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:53 pm Post subject:

She is beginning to look very elegant indeed.

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regracing · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:49 pm Post subject:

i think more rustic

mogogear · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:24 pm Post subject:

Nice work mate...I have to say that the finish out of the wood detail in my launch was very satisfying indeed... happy work for the fingers!
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kusuchi · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:09 am Post subject:

Looking great! Can't wait for more pictures.

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bessytractor · Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:41 pm Post subject:

mate.....that is the JOB

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regracing · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject:

I was wondering if some one could shed some light on this for me. My krick/wilesco engine is unlike any i have ever seen, all the other krick twins using wilesco parts use a different configeration to mine with valves facing apart whereas mine are facing together. Has anyone ever seen another like mine? Have i made a giant mistake in building and using it and should i just have sold it brand new in box like i found it?

Here is mine and its configeration

Here is one on ebay at the moment with the different arangement

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KRICK-Twin-...005f0fab&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14