Vintage Gentleman’s Cruiser

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Bob & Ian

A little off topic but I know your both fans, down at Faversham on Saturday took these pictures of Silver Mist's big sister, looks like the 60' version being refurbished in a drydock floating barge and its for sale if your interested

Regards

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thanks Ian

Just bought an assortment of Humbrol Tinlets…….We'll see how the window frames tunn out?

It's make or break time

I'm hoping to reproduce the all wood effect as on the photo, posted earlier

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thanks Ray

Nice to see he old recognisable bubous shape ofSilver Mist again

Has the boat got a name?

Thanks for posting

Bob

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Bob

Not totally sure but I think it maybe Silver Demon, I think I saw the boat advertised a couple of years ago.

I think your new boat would look good with light blue roofs ??

Regards Ray

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Just another picture of the completed window framing

Now for colour match challenge

Will need to do a few practice runs before jumping in with both feet though, when the frames are finalised and glued in place of course

Cautious Bob as always

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Not a bad colour match?

Truly amazing

Bob

[BanjomanParticipant @banjoman]

That is a really great result. Bob! It is looking very, very nice indeed!

At home we are, I am happy to report, pretty much sorted out above stairs, so I am now at long last busy getting my workshop unpacked and set up again; progress is a tad slowish, as I am reconfiguring it for optimal fit in the new, larger space I now have available, which includes installing more shelving and workbenches and also setting up a permanent spray booth for paint work. All this requires a certain amount of planning, a reasonably orderly approach and fairly frequent trips to the DIY store and to a certain Swedish flat pack purveyor, which all makes for slow going. A few more weeks should see me back to building, though …

Mattias

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Mattias

Totally off-topic (sorry, Bob) but can you, as a Swede, settle something which is troubling many folk over here. That purveyor of flat-packs – is is generally pronounced with a short i as in "spit" or a long i as in "spice"? Never mind Trump or Brexit – this is serious stuff!

Dave M

[BanjomanParticipant @banjoman]

Dave,

No problem: the Swedish pronounciation is always with a short i as in "spit"; the k is hard; the e is semi-long, as the middle e in "there", while the a is short and open, like the u in "cut".

Mattias

[Peter FitnessParticipant @peterfitness34857]

I've often lain awake at night wondering the same thing, Dave, so I'm glad Matthias has cleared it up😄 Over here, we ignorant colonials refer to it as eye-kea, but I've long suspected the "I" should be short.

Peter.

[Ian GardnerParticipant @iangardner62867]

Those windows look absolutley fab, Bob. You can't see the join. I like the Fablon covering too- might try that one day. I take it those were the two tinlets you used?

I liked the picture of the full sized James Silver yacht- that stern doesn't look all that bulbous to me and I wonder if Vic got it quite right. However, he was only working from some photos.

Ian

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Many thanks, Ian

Got to admit it, I'm very surprised myself, how well the colour match has turned out!

When I first started the painting…..It was really awful and seemed a bad idea

Then suddenly……It all came to fruition……Much to my relief

I'm now ploughing on with confidence and really enjoying the exercise

Bob

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Very good work Bob. Window frames look exactly right.

I would have painted them in a contrasting darker wood brown personally, but that's just me. I even liked them in white!!

​Swedish…its all Greek to me

Ashley

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[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you Ashley

I 'm trying to reproduce the style of the full size craft shown earlier, which was an all wood effect

Bob

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

And the mix you have there is just great. A slightly streaky effect may even do well to match the fake wood plastic on the cabin sides? A bit like the old scumble effect.

Ashley

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

More window work

The round windows are sorted now

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Captain Bob

Very nice and up to your usual standard, when do you expect to sail?

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Many thanks, Doc

I'm pleased that the wishy washy pale oak veneer seems to have come good, thanks to the window frames being slightly darker

As for a sailing date……….Just you wait and see

Don't want to finish too quickly………Having a nice pleasant time, plodding along with the build

Hope to see you tomorrow?

Bob

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Bob. Yes I like the pale oak.

You do not appear to have balanced rudders….any reason why or is it just your penchant for complicated engineering (in the rudder dept. ??

Ashley

Edited By ashley needham on 26/08/2017 17:40:46

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thanks Ashley

I made the rudders by folding in the vice and doesn't lend itself to the balanced type

Not forgetting the trapped nut feature etc

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Bob

I'm all set to go and should be there around 11am, I will make my way to the Etherow stand and try to get a word in with Cookie whilst you are busy chatting to your chums, hopefully you will run out of nattering steam by 1.00pm and we will be able to chat.

Take some honey and plenty of money!

I am busy researching a Bridgewater Canal Steam Tug/Packet called Lymm, as you know I live in Lymm (my family has been here for more than 500 years) but I have never come across these boats before.

These boats were called 'Little Packets' and have turned out to be a fascinating subject to study.

Paul

 

Edited By Paul T on 26/08/2017 18:14:02

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

I will expect a drawing soon then eh?? Odd sort…cross between a tug and a canal boat. Not unnatractive.

Ashley

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Here we go boys…….Boys?……..Well, thanks very much, Bob

Latest progress report……

More touching up in progress and coming on, just fine

Cabin sliding doors fitted

Some Bling bought at the show…..Vents, belts and Props

Must admit, Lady Jane is looking very pretty today…………The boat`s not bad either!……..Boom! Boom!

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Bob

The bling looks very nice but along with the belts and vents did you get some marrows for the cold frame?

Paul

BTW. Those props look very small

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thanks Paul

I think I'll have another look at the cold frame

Having done a survey at Haydock, the props are purfick!

Bob

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