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Unfortunately I didn’t make it to the canal today which was a bummer as I was hoping to maiden the new A Class.

Here is the video from last Saturday when I did turn up.

 

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Lucky me, the second order from the Radio Sailing Shop arrived today ( only two days since I ordered) so the rigging can now be completed without jury rigging to get in the water this weekend

Just hope I ordered all that’s needed

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After 6 coats of Spar Varnish the deck is now looking good.

Got all the fittings reinstalled today so apart from painting the hull (not until the warmer weather) the hull is now finished.

Signage is only temporary & will need to be done properly after the hull is finally painted so at the moment I’m just playing around with how I want it to look. Easier now than risk damaging the paint when new.

According to my records (and photos) it was the end of Feb 2016 when I started this project, it was worked on up until November 2017 and then deserted until 6th June 2022 but now on the 6th July the hull is finished and with a bit of luck and a lot of jury rigging (waiting for another order from the Radio Sailing Shop to update the rigging) and of course a decent day, the Kristy-Lee (RA Class Wizzle Wozzle design from the early 2000’s) should finally be in the water this Saturday.

 

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Congratulations Gerald

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Twas another fine day @ the Duck, very enjoyable.

 

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Is that the name you like or the thought of flying in mortal combat ?

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I’m afraid “Plank Plank” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

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I had a look for vintage flying wings & there are a lot that are similar (but not the same) and most seem to be “Combat Wings” ? I guess “Wing Wing” is a good as anything else in lieu of the real name !!

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Yes I liked your drone video as well Chris.

Found it quite interesting that what looked like an Island resort  was in fact situated in the middle of a densely populated area. It really is amazing how things look so different from a hundred feet up !!

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The deck is almost finished, it has been sanded & had the planking lines added as well as the first coat of Spar Varnish. Like the Mt Gay 30 before it I’m sure it will take several coats to build up a decent high gloss finish.  The first coat has all but disappeared into the timber grain.

 

 

Hopefully she will be ready for water trials very soon.

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Congratulations Gerald, another fine 4K production.

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This weeks winner of the Golden Moose Award is ;

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Finally, with some grateful assistance of Gerald who suggested using a disposable cake piping kit to lay the epoxy where it was needed to join the deck to the hull, the deck is now epoxied in place.

I couldn’t find a disposable piping kit but a re usable one was under $10.00 and by fitting a freezer bag inside it to hold the epoxy it has survived to pipe another day.

The epoxy was quite thick so all the weights & bars etc are to press the deck firmly in place while curing occurs.

 

 

Now just need to wait for the epoxy to set (18 to 48 hrs) and then get back on with finishing the build.

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