Another of the LORNE at Blairmore.

Hi All,
Sorry for no updates, Life, Mistakes and a tight deadline have kept me away from the computer and other less stressful distractions....

a couple of pics of building to date .... if i can get this finished by the weekend it will be a small miracle!

I have been let down rather badly by one of my suppliers which really isn't helping maters.

A lot of leasons learned on this project and will surely help me be more efficient and better prepared for the future...... Who knows i might get building times down to a week with a little more practice  :he he

Picks of build this morning.... Only the rest of today & 4 evenings left till the show .... fingers crossed .
If there was a prize for the untidiest bench and work space I think I'm in the running for it
Please excuse the mess

Regards,
Kim

It;s looking good, the windows cut out transforms it 

It's looking really good Kim... Always liked the Wee Lorne myself, a very attractive little paddler.

Regards
Eddy

I'm looking forward to tackling this one - still nervous about all those windows though!

All the best

stuart

Hi All,
As you have probably noticed this thread has not being moving forward as it should have there are two reasons for this -
1. My wheel supplier was slow in getting the wheels cut but i have to say they look pretty good now that i have them.

2. I used a GRP company in Glasgow describing themselves as 'GRP specialists'. I thought I'd receive a good hull from them - anyway long story short they wrecked my plug, produced a poor mould and an overweight hull.

This has made the situation both embarrassing for me and no doubt frustrating for others and i would very much like to apologise publicly for the frustration and delay.

On a brighter note the new supplier of the hulls should be able to produce a far superior hull and i am looking forward to collecting them in approx 2 weeks time.

All being well i will restart my build and hope that we will have a simultaneous build thread then.
Many thanks for your patience and understanding guys!

Regards
Kim

On a lighter note ....
To pass the time during the break - perhaps you could come up with some use for 4 hulls
I will not say where the wife suggested they should be put ....

A quadmaran paddler perhaps?

Thats like two catamarans side by side - Hey I'm always on the lookout for the more unusual!


Eddy

Hi All,
Today i made a start on my Wee Lorne.
I got as far as masking the hull to mark windows... will try again tomorrow

What i did manage to achieve was the fist wheel assembly as soon as i figure the best way of building them i will post the instructions here. They are pretty straight forward just require delicate soldering.

I also assembled my stand i could have used plastic weld but as my stand will take a bit of abuse at shows i have joined the corners using some right angle aluminium.

I dry fitted the superstructure roofs. I was pleasantly surprised when they fitted perfectly

So looks like the build will go ahead from now and i suspect it wont take me long (compared to my usual years to build )

That's all for tonight.
Cheers,
Kim

Pic of Stand -

Hold the horses, did i hear the phrase "delicate Soldering"    i knew i was in for some trouble. 

on the upside its all looking very good there Kim. 

Hi Kim,
Nice wheel     looking forward to seeing her come together.
Good idea for the stand, a change from the usual wood.
Clark

I like you Stand idea. Very original as it will show the whole craft. Is it perspex ?   If it bends or bows in the middle section then extra bracing will not spoil the view.

Well done

ken

Hi All,
Cheers for the comments guys.
The original plan was to do a wood stand but I'm happier with the perspex.
Ken your right regarding the material. i have left ruff edges on the stand so any final adjustments can be made to to the hull fit. Once happy sand down to p1500 then just a drip of brasso for the final shine - much cheaper than diamond polishing!

Regarding the windows after pretty much a full day of filling and sanding yet another plug i  was left with little enthusiasm to sand windows this eve.

I have attached a pic of some 'special tools' for the sanding of windows if it helps.

I simply cut or sand a tongue depressor to the correct width or a tapered width for opening the hole.
Apply doublesided carpet tape then an appropriate grade of sand paper on top.


After masking the hull and marking the windows - I then drill out the biggest hole i can inside the window opening then sand out to size. Slower than the chaindrilling but i do prefer this method myself.

A busy day today...

First i completed the masking of the hull then two hours of measuring marking ...
then the fun really began....
Seven hours of sanding later we have windowds and portholes.

Then i split the bow to take a brass stem.
Mixed some fastglass being careful not to mix it for a fast set so the heat wont affect the surrounding fiberglass and also it seems to set better if slow set..
Will let it set overnight and hopefully be back with more results tomorrow.

Enough for one day....need a shower as i have dust everywhere .
Cheers
Kim