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1. zooma🇬🇧Bronze

   Vlootadmiraal·1 jaar geleden

   In summary, this is a large model of the beautiful Chris Craft Corvette that is a very impressive model boat.
   
   The materials used in the kit could have been better, although the balsa wood choice seems to have been good, the plywood quality was very poor and has self disintegrated over time, and the fittings quality could have been better too for a kit of this size and price.
   
   A well presented Corvette would make a big impression at any model boat club.
   
   Bob.
2. zooma🇬🇧Bronze

   Vlootadmiraal·1 jaar geleden

   As a matter of interest, it was not only the plywood that was of very low quality in this model that had been built from a Chris Craft Corvette kit.
   
   The castings for the fittings were very soft and very heavy - I suspect that they were simply cast from lead.
   
   Bob.
3. zooma🇬🇧Bronze

   Vlootadmiraal·1 jaar geleden

   I only have a very small workshop(shed) and this is quite a large boat that was taking up a lot of space and I was having to carry it outside every time I wanted to work on it.
   
   This was as far as I got before passing it on to a local friend who had more space to add the finishing touches to what should be a really nice looking Classic Model Power Boat.
   
   This boat took up a lot of my time to convert it from a decaying rotten wreck into something that was now structurally sound and worth bothering with.
   
   I am really looking forward to seeing it finished and on the water with is new owner.
   
   Bob.

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4. zooma🇬🇧Bronze

   Vlootadmiraal·1 jaar geleden

   I had no plans or drawings for this boat so I made up a cockpit screen that I thought looked OK.
   
   Bob

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5. zooma🇬🇧Bronze

   Vlootadmiraal·1 jaar geleden

   I added a rear well to the rear of the rebuilt cabin so it could lift—out with it to give a clear sight of the hull interior.
   
   This was now quite a heavy structure that locked into the hull nicely, and I felt confident would not be blown off by a strong wave.
   
   Bob

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6. zooma🇬🇧Bronze

   Vlootadmiraal·1 jaar geleden

   The Corvette had now been “stabilised” and was no longer falling apart or disintegrating.
   
   At this stage the boat was now structurally strong.
   
   Bob

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7. zooma🇬🇧Bronze

   Vlootadmiraal·1 jaar geleden

   The deck skins were also rotten and frail so they were removed and repairs and re-structures were made to accept new deck skins.
   
   Bob

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8. zooma🇬🇧Bronze

   Vlootadmiraal·1 jaar geleden

   The plywood cabin sides seemed to be getting more frail by the hour and would flake or crumble when touched, so I carefully copied them and cut some new ones on my bandsaw to replace them.
   
   These were grafted on to the balsa wood cabin roof that was in much better condition that the plywood sides had been.
   
   Bob.

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9. zooma🇬🇧Bronze

   Vlootadmiraal·1 jaar geleden

   I fitted a new balsa section into the hull (original kit material choice) to replace the fuel soaked parts.
   
   Some hardwood was stripped to make planks so that I could re-plank the previously repaired underside of the hull (in a hard wood) as it was soft and fuel soaked.
   
   Bob.

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10. zooma🇬🇧Bronze

    Vlootadmiraal·1 jaar geleden

    The underside of the keel had some patchwork repairs and lots of filler that needed to be chiselled away.
    
    Most of it came off easily as it had not adhered to the original multi-coated surfaces.
    
    Bob.

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