Vintage Gentleman’s Cruiser

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Ashley

Lino was naturally my first choice and I hope to lay a lot more in the engine room, to get the vintage look…Especially upstairs in the control room

We are open to any suggestions to further the image

Bob

[Peter FitnessParticipant @peterfitness34857]

That lino looks great Bob, I'm impressed. Is that what's called "thinking outside the box"?

Peter.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Peter……Thanks for calling in……We are pleased you like the period Lino

I'm really enjoying building this Jumbo model and like the unusual features……Motor drive and transport wheels etc

We've got snow and ice here in the UK and plenty of it at the moment

Bob

[Peter FitnessParticipant @peterfitness34857]

Bob, if it makes you feel any better the temperature here has been in the low to mid 30s Celsius, but the humidity has been around 80%. Luckily we are currently at the seaside in our caravan, and it's only 100 metres to the water, which we have been in frequently. Unfortunately we have to go back home on Thursday

I am really enjoying your build, and the innovations therein. The Abell drives look marvellous, and the wheels are very inventive. I'll be interested to hear how it all works out when the big launching day arrives.

Peter.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Work in progress

Constructed a most unusual rudder mechanism……..Just to be different

Note the single connecting rod along the back edge…….Tricky wire bending job

All hidden away under the Edwardian Lino

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hello Captain Sir Bob

I have just heard that you will be sailing the VGC at Ellesmere, is the workshop planning a secret special event or is this just a canteen rumour made up by the guys in the woodwork shop.

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Sorry Paul

The Ellesmere Show will be too soon for a sail……It`s just an hopeful optimistic rumour created at the Lymme office

But it should be on show to entertain the troops…..There`s only about five weeks left!……Crumbs

I like to take my time these days at a leisurely pace and there`s a lot to be done

Finished the rudder mech and the Oilcloth covered floorboards

Duckie came up with a good idea for the front wheel…..A towing stick with the front wheel built into the stick and a positive location between the stick and the keel

Good idea, Mr Teal

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Design Office to Workshop

What's all this about taking it easy? I wouldn't mind but I'm signing for all that overtime that the workshop has been claiming for since Christmas,

I bet those expense claims for new machinery, tools and a holiday research trip were all made up as well……and I didn't even get invited to the workshop Christmas party.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

What over time?

You wanna try bunging all that stuff down those mucky chimneys, wearing a big red coat and keeping all the Prancers happy on a Black un!

Workshop Christmas Party?……..All we had was Mince pies, cigars and grass!

"B"

[Mark Jarvis 2Participant @markjarvis2]

Bob

You are supposed to eatthe mince pies, then smoke the cigar, the grass is for the reindeer, ???? ok that may explaine why NASA's santa tracking radar went of the air this year!!!!!

Mark

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

A Eureka Moment, boyz!

Capt Geoff has managed to conquer the mysteries of forum posting and made a welcome appearance on the Shop Floor, to inspect the work in progress of the VGC

He can`t get over the enormity of the build!…………Little does he know, he`ll be helping to get it down stairs!

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Work in progress

Stairs down to the engine room, from the main cabin…….Hoping to make the engine room looking something special, for a change, rather than my usual mass of untidy wiring and batteries all over the place!

With a few shiny brass handrails, it should look quite nice

Bob

[CookieOldParticipant @cookieold]

Hi Bob , What can i say apart from 1st CLASS.

Best Regards Dave

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hi Bob

It looks lovely and polished brass will go very nicely with the green motors and chequered lino.

Paul

[Len Morris 2Participant @lenmorris2]

Top Job! Love the inscriptions!

Len

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Many thanks, Cookie, Len and Paul

Doing my best to make an eye catching job of Paul`s concept design

After all, I`ve only changed the Transom end from Pauls original, as I fancied the rear canopy feature

The rest is untouched

The steps lead down from the rear door

Believe it or not, I was varnishing this lot at six o`clock this morning!…….It`s always nice to make some progress

Latest work in progress for us all to weigh up and admire or otherwise?

Capt Bob

[Amy jane SeptemberParticipant @amyjaneseptember49770]

…admire…..

[BanjomanParticipant @banjoman]

Admire indeed! This build is not only massively impressive (and impressively massive) — it is also very, very pretty! I really like the checkered decks contrasting against the panelling work and the lovely Abell engines!

/Mattias

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Banjo and Amy

That's praise indeed, coming from a Masterbuilder, such as yourself!

You give me much encouragement….Many thanks

All the best……Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Paul

I`m thinking about where to place the batteries etc

Any idea where the C of G should be along the keel?

I would guess about half way along?

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hi Bob

Glad to help

On the original layout F4 was the centre of gravity with the motors fitted between F4 and F5, the batteries were intended to be installed width ways between F5 and F6 (as close as possible to F5)

However the build and fit out is radically different from the design so I am sorry to say that it is impossible for me to estimate where the new C of G actually is.

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Ha! Ha!……Gotcha, Paul!

No matter what changes I`ve made to the innards………The hull C of G should still remain in the same position?

Eh?

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hello Captain Bob

The C of G should be in the same position as that was the design intention, in that the boat would sit correctly in the water, however when mass is added (motors, batteries etc) this can potentially change the C of G.

The original design had specific locations for the mass and as such the C of G would remain constant but the changes that have been made i.e. extra superstructure and additional motors will most certainly have altered the C of G and fresh calculations will have to be undertaken.

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thinking about the Captain`s deck at the moment

Found a picture of the Sea Dog`s layout

Not going to laboriously try and reproduce the fine detail, but do a presentabell representation….(KISS)

In other words……..Something to peep at through the windows!

Note the access opening to the forward cabin……..More steps down

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Sounds like a good idea, its a pity that we cant see that table top in better detail as it looks like a set of plans have been inset into it

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