Mar 19, 2008, 12:16 AM
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green-boat Boats on the brain!! | I'll have to admit to doing the same thing. MOM.... |
I have to admit to scrounging parts off of my youngest sons toys for boat fittings. It never fails that as soon as you take a part off a toy that hasn't been played with months, that will be the toy they pick up next and immediatly notice the missing part. Sign up now to remove ads between posts |
Mar 19, 2008, 12:39 AM
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Tugboat Andy | |
Tugboat Andy Registered User | Quote: Originally Posted by green-boat I'll have to admit to doing the same thing. MOM.... Why does it have to be like that? Quote: Originally Posted by P J Glor ...when my father found out I had gutted a Christmas present for the electric motor to install in a model boat. He was rather upset that he had gotten me something he thought I wanted and that I wrecked it. Ooof, Peter, that's a tough one. As a parent been there already myself! Actually, your story reinforces my reasons for getting a Springer done for each of the boys. |
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Mar 19, 2008, 02:16 AM
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Oldsail | |
Oldsail Registered User | Hello |
Mar 19, 2008, 02:10 PM
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heavyhauler | |
heavyhauler Registered User | I think I have this picture stuff figured out. Someone asked about a steel hulled springer. The running gear is in it and the deck is on, tried it out at the Great Lakes Regatta last year. Still need to put some sort topside on it. I will try to get some pics of it as it is now. ImagesView all Images in thread
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Mar 19, 2008, 02:16 PM
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arrow5 | |
arrow5 can you land on that ? |
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Mar 19, 2008, 02:53 PM
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Bob Bighinatti | |
Bob Bighinatti Registered User | That would be me . I Think I may try aluminum . |
Mar 19, 2008, 04:12 PM
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keith S | |
keith S r/c ships and workboats | At least the steel one will make a neat "gaboonnggg" noise when someone hits it if used to play polo. |
Heck will make that noise if it hits anything or vice versa! Mar 19, 2008, 04:33 PM
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heavyhauler | |
heavyhauler Registered User | One of these day it might get done, when the mood hits me. ImagesView all Images in thread
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Mar 19, 2008, 06:11 PM
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Reckless | |
Reckless Registered User | looks like... stick welds? been along time since I had to make water tight welds heh... kinda gives me the idea I should blow the dust off the 220 mig that's been sitting idle for just over 2years and put that 4x6 sheet of tin I've been carting around to use and make a barge for the shark springer to heave around hmmm 2ft wide.. 3.5ft long 6 or 7 inchs tall...... wonder what that'll ballast out at to sit 'waterline' LOL |
Mar 19, 2008, 06:21 PM
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heavyhauler | |
heavyhauler Registered User | Nope, cheep harbor freight wire welder, flux core,no gas. One weld will look great, the next looks like popcorn. The grinder is my friend! |
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Mar 19, 2008, 06:38 PM
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Reckless | |
Reckless Registered User | ah! .. okay just looked like the powder left from the flux around arc stick.. guess it's just the vaporised rust from the surface that your welding those cheap wirefeed arcs can be very useful.. but insanely frustrating... before I got my own welder I did a major rust repair on a Ranchero with he cheap wire arc... I spent 150 hours on that damn car LOL hand formed 3/4 of a rear quarter panel (aka box side) .. and redid the whole cargo spot behind the seat in the cab.... and now that I have all this fun metal fab stuff I never have time to use it! .. I've got a drill press still in the box that's been sitting for a year and a half |
unfortunately the shop all my fab stuff is in is a half hour drive from my house (3 bay shop on family land.. one bay is a pro paint booth Mar 20, 2008, 12:15 AM
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toesup USA'd ex Brit | Quote: Originally Posted by heavyhauler Someone asked about a steel hulled springer. Wholy *Clang* I would'nt even bother to paint it Heavyhauler, just let it go rusty 'au naturel'... |
Mar 20, 2008, 12:47 AM
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green-boat | |
green-boat Boats on the brain!! | How about using that steel that when it rusts it forms its own protective coating. |
Mar 20, 2008, 02:20 AM
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arrow5 | |
arrow5 can you land on that ? | Greenboat..what chance a cardboard one now ? |
Mar 20, 2008, 11:15 PM
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rpage | |
rpage Registered User | heavyhauler, What gauge steel you use? Looks like 16 or so. I have a plasma table and have been tossing this some idea around for awhile now. Looks awesome! You gotta cut a metal cabin for her! Toooooo cool!!! |
