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Finally the end is coming into sight.
Deck planking repairs & leak sealing is finally completed and the first coat of Spar Varnish has been applied. It will need a minimum of 3 coats with around 36hrs between coats so will take at least a week to finish off the deck varnish.
Next job will be to strip the hull of paint and respray then all that’s left is to reassemble & tune.
Gee, it may even make it back on the water before Christmas but as we start flying @ “The Field” (our new flying site) tomorrow the poor old Badger II could be on the back burner again for a while.
For those that are interested today’s Score Sheet has been added to Col’s original post.
Sorry I couldn’t make it today, but it looks like it was another enjoyable day.
Kermit, my little amphibious mate, you keep telling me I am the bigger man (windbreak comes to mind) so yes I will humbly apologise for encroaching on your coveted “Tail End Charlie” position whilst DF racing @ Puddleduck.
In future I will do my best to beat the pants off you and stay in the mid to front of the fleet.
Finally got the last pieces of planking epoxied into the deck of Badger II, now to finish off all the sanding & filling ready for a couple of coats of Spar Varnish.
Thanks for the report & pics Kermit.
Yes, certainly was another fine day of sailing @ the canal enjoyed by all it seems.
Don’t worry about the Frog, he’ll get over it. Just doesn’t like anyone stealing his coveted Tail End Charlie position, especially at the pond.
Anyway weather permitting we will be back to flying next week (at a new field) and he can then take out his frustrations by throwing Kermit & Miss Piggy out of his multi copter at 1000 ft, more often than not with malfunctioning parachutes.
Green Masking Tape, well actually its Painters Tape but it is a lot easier to remove than the standard variety.
Got a bit more done today filling in the missing/damaged deck planks and have started to sand all the new work back into the correct shape & thickness. Will post some updated pics tomorrow.
I see that Paul has his DF65 #159 up for sale on Facebook due to loosing interest, guess the RC sailing fad didn’t last very long for him!!
My how time flies, it is almost 2 months since I refitted the deck to the Badger II and NOTHING has been done to it since.
Been distracted for the last couple of weeks rebuilding a DF65 (ex Hoppy)
but now that is finished, except for a set of A+ sails, it’s time to get back to the Badger.Today, after sanding the edges of the deck to better match the hull it was time to manufacture & install the rubbing strips to hide the deck/hull join.
Cut some thin strips of timber with the previously built strip cutter then changed to a curved router cutter to round over the bottom edge of the strip.
Started epoxying the first strip into place by attaching the bow end then once set epoxying the rest into place. I think once finished it should look pretty good.
Time to get back to the gluing!!
Another mighty fine report there Kermit, albeit a bit short on facts as usual !!.
Here are a few more pics from todays sailing.
Thanks for the fine & factual report “Admiral”, no doubt the Frog’s take on the day will also follow shortly although he may have been too engrossed in his own racing to take note of what the others were up to. Yes, definitely a great sailing day (albeit a bit chilly at times) and thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Extra laps of the shorter course certainly made for some interesting & close quarters racing. Just a shame that several of the regulars were missing today.
Also worth a note was that Ron seems to have finally rid his DF65 of all the gremlins of late. I believe he was on the water for all races today and apart from the mishap with the missing bung (not the first, nor the last to do that) no other issues were seen.
Yes races were run but the bragging rights only lasted till the next race.
The Duck is quite well suited for the larger IOM’s but it does get a bit crowded on the start line & some of the marks but the everchanging conditions made for some great (and very close) racing. I’ll be back next month.
