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This will be the final entry in the rebuild log of the Badger II.
Still need to add a Topping Lift so the Jib sets correctly but other than that she sailed beautifully.
Yes Tug, we’ve had plenty of wind down this way over the past week, that along with the rain is what has been keeping us all inside & away from flying.
You never know, “Double Trouble” could well hit the workbench tomorrow, if this weather keeps up.
Supposed to be 16 deg & sunny on Saturday with a breeze so a perfect day for a sail.
Well then, after way too long the refit of “Badger II” is complete (well almost).
Safety rails were fitted today along with all new Stainless Steel safety lines. Rudder was fitted & aligned and finally the mast & all above deck refitted & set up for a test sail (maybe this Saturday).
The Display Stand still needs a coat or three of epoxy and I’d like to apply another coat of Spar Varnish to the rub rail around the deck. Also the standing rigging all needs to be redone after a test sail or two.
I have purchased tiny stainless steel screw eyes to replace the way out of scale ones currently fitted to the mast & booms but this can wait till she sails a few times first.
Now just to make a new battery pack as I’ve currently pinched the one that gets shared between the 10R and the IOM.
Hopefully some video of her sailing this weekend will be the final post in this very long rebuild project.
Today the stanchions all got cleaned up, re-drilled & painted with a couple of coats of primer & 4 topcoats of Antique White.
The rudder repairs also got finished and the rudder is now Gloss Black to match the keel & underwater area.
The final assembly can now start tomorrow.
With another chilly day outside a fair bit got done to the Mt Gay 30 today.
The rudder has been fibreglassed, ready to sand & paint tomorrow.
Most of the stanchions have now been cleaned up and temporarily fitted today, this involved re drilling all the deck holes (well cleaning them with the Dremel with a router bit) as the new deck mounting timber inside the hull was now part way under each of the holes. Anyway, all fitted now with just 2 more holes required in the new deck timbers at the stern.
The safety rail holes all needed drilling out in the stanchions and most of the paint has now been cleaned off. Should be ready to re spray tomorrow morning.
Also most of the electronics have been reinstalled as well as the under deck sheet tubes.
Even the Badger II name is back on the stern. Lettering is not quite the same as original but close enough.
It was another inside day again today so after walking the dog (before the bad weather returned) it was time to sand & finish off the display stand (just needs a couple of coats of epoxy now) & cut & polish the hull ready for reassembly
Quite pleased with the result after a very light cut & a coat of polish will add the final shine once all the rest is assembled.
Also got the sliding hatch cover re-glued to the recently repainted cabin. Real pleased with the way the Antique White came out, really suits it against the polished deck & black trim.
Definitely worth the extra cost to get the colour matched to the original finish on “Badger II”.
Also got the cabin door clear screen refitted & sealed into place ( opted for a diamond pattern glass rather than the plain clear glass – just because I had some)
The rudder has been sanded down ready for a very thin layer of fibreglass mat either side, which hopefully will stop the rudder from splitting all the time with the slightest bump.
Hopefully tomorrow the rudder will be done & then to start on cleaning up & painting all the deck hardware, rails etc. Might even get the waterline pinstriping & the stern labelling done as well.
Chris, you should be able to get replacement 3 pos’n switches from Jaycar or Active Electronics.
About the only local shops to stock servos are McCann’s Model World or Nick’s Hobby Shop but they may only have the 9gm servos & not the 5gm ones.
Yes, well actually I told a little fib so those that missed out on flying today wouldn’t feel so bad.
As you will see in the videos, brilliant warm sunshine most of the morning & down to Tee shirts, shorts & thongs for the BBQ.
A bit more done today on the road to final completion, got the display/storage stand built today. Still needs a bit of finishing off and a coat of epoxy but at least the majority of it is done & it’s now usable.
Today the paintwork on the hull/deck join was sanded back as the finish was not up to scratch. This time after carefully masking the underside of the deck “Rub Rail” paint was reapplied using the Airbrush rather than my smallest automotive spray gun. This time I’m happy with the finish so a quick cut’n’polish tomorrow & then the stanchion work can start. Will no doubt take a while to clean them all up before repainting.
Must remember to paint the rudder as well as it got missed when painting the keel & underwater area.
By the way Uncle G, I found another of those 30 Mt Gay’s that was brought into Tas way back in the 80’s. I was out at Brian J’s (ex MMACA President) today and he also has a partially completed Mt Gay sitting on his work bench. Reckons he might get back to it one day !
So that is one for me, one for Ricky, 2 for RonB and one for BrianJ and Alan F’s “Little Honda” (that he used to beat the pants off us with @ the canal in the early days of us sailing the “Chinese” RC yachts), but the last time I saw that was at his funeral. Still leaves 24 more out there somewhere.
We seem to be getting a few more boats with NO sail numbers which makes it difficult for the scorers.
If you require to locally source vinyl cut sail numbers then I can supply them at relatively short notice at a reasonable price. Usually supplied black but I can also supply some other colours as well.
DF65 sail numbers – 4 sets of two or three digits & two DF65 logo’s $15.00 per set (This is enough for one Jib & one Mainsail only)
RG65 sail numbers – 4 sets of two or three digits & two RG65 logo’s $15.00 per set
DF95 sail numbers – 4 sets of two or three digits & two DF95 logo’s $20.00 per set
I can be contacted via email here
Mike
Gee, its 4 years since I started the refit on the Scale model Archer 6.5M Offshore.
All the upgrade bits have been laying around gathering dust for a long time so I guess this will be the next cab off the rank after the “Badger II” (Mt Gay 30) is finished.
At this rate I’ll be dead & buried before I get back to the half finished A Class Wizzle Wozzle. My how time does fly.
Looking back it in now 14 months since I painted the hull of the Mt Gay and the poor thing has been sitting on the workbench ever since.
Tomorrow it will be time to start again, just need to tidy up a bit of paint trim & cut and polish the hull then final assembly can start. Need to sand & respray all the stanchions then install new safety lines all round but other than that there is not really a lot to do. We have a few days of no flying weather coming up so hopefully it should be finished by the weekend !! (which weekend – well that’s another story.
Don’t you just love it when rules are made up/changed on the fly.
Always makes for an interesting day.
