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Old 07-17-2013, 03:16 PM
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Default Re: Another BC fishing vessel...

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Originally Posted by TRUCKMAKER View Post
Very nice build as usual Reg, love the boats/ships. I have a question of curiousity, since you normally work with aluminum why couldn't you make the mold out of aluminum instead of wood?
Thanks. I didn't think I would be able to get the right shape out of it with metal. The real boat is pretty round bellied with no hard lines so it would be hard to copy.

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RCP57-a classic "rookie" mistake of trying to get a release from body filler . If you had painted the plug with lacquer primer or a resin-based catalyst primer before waxing you would have got an easy release. But with a little extra work it turned out good. Nice looking hull!
I put a coat of resin on the hull prior to waxing but for some reason the resin reacted with the body filler in a few places. It was in those spots that it stuck to the fiberglass...Oh well live and learn. I probably will never build another glass boat again now. It ruined me lol!
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