Hi all, This is my first post, You may remember me from the Paddler day 2011 with the skeleton boat, The building of it has been a little slow over the months, With this is some photo's of the build up to about December. The strip work was made from planks of pinewood cut up on my saw table about 4mm thick. The windows I built in using my little aluminium fixture one by one. The stern is balsa with pine edging. I had to put some filler in a few places to blend it all in. In my next post I will put more photo's to get this up to date. Sorry the pictures are not very detailed. Prentice.

Hello & Welcome Prentice....
Did you win the MOL hull At the show....?  A double build would have been even better

Forgive me if I'm getting things wrong ... Was that your hull on display on the tables at paddler day.. ?

Jeanie Deans ....you say . ... looking forward to it and the next instalment..

Welcome to Paddle Ducks!

Regards,
Kim

hi Prentice,
The hull looks like a very impressive piece of woodwork, even your baseboard is well finished! I like your window method, very neat indeed.
are you modelling Jeanie as built or post 1945?
Keep us updated on your progress please!
cheers
Clark

Welcome,
unfortunately i did not make it to paddler day so seeing this fine hull for the first time. looking forward to watching this one.

  Thanks for the comments, Yes, It was my son who won the hull prize. He sold it on ebay very quickly before i realised it had gone! And yes it is my skeleton at Paddler day which is in photo gallery 2011 (1 picture ) I am trying to make the boat as it was with buff funnels and gold lines on hull for only 1 or 2 months? in 1948. I only have a few pictures to by (2 which show the above ) and other photo's different periods.I have also visited Mitchell library in Glasgow who have a very good collection of original plans that the ship builders used. ( around 30 ) of them and other Paddle ships. 2 more photo.s with this. More to come.

Good work Prentice, - the lines of the hull are beautiful.
As an aside, you have used the same method to make your garage shelving as I did, - great minds think alike!!!
Look forward to seeing more.
All the best,
Pete

Hi All. That is an old door as a workbench when I cannot get on the table!!! It sits on a frame over the bonnet of the car.
The next lot shows a paddle half finished, not quite to scale but I wanted to make them, more photo's next time.Over last few weeks I have started the painting using oil base paints, but I am not happy with satin varnish on white so may have finish with white top.The black paddle box cutout sides I think I will cut out and remake in plasticard again. The build up of paddle box area I have very few photo.s. Sorry. One photo shows fibreglass interior with 3 fine glass layers around central area. I must take a better photo of the paint work, and finished paddle wheel ones to come. I am hoping the boat is close to how it should be, Please say if you think something is not right. Regards . Prentice.

Hi All.  A few more photo's, A better paint finish on the outside now, The deck on to try for size and bearings inside hull brass shaft area.  Prentice

Hi All,

2 more photo's, A better one with the hull painting almost complete and 2nd with aft windows in. Now I have started to think about the deck.  Prentice.

Hi All,
Here is a view of the motor setup as at the moment. But I am not sure of the best way to fix motor to hull. As shown by tapered wedge or to make a silicon " bath ". Wood to wood makes a bit of a rumble sort of noise. Would the other way make it less noisy. There are bearings on the upper shaft housing and boat hull sides. The shaft for the Paddles turns freely.  All other comments appreciated. Thanks.  Prentice.

Hi there

Maybe a layer of cork under the mount bracket and/or hot-melt glue to secure it?

I've used the latter very successfully in a speedboat a made a couple of years back...it had the added benefit of permitting minor positional adjustments before cooling off.

Cheers...Bernie

Hi PD's.......Prentice.....if we go backwards in your build drive line......

1. the paddle shaft axis appears to be securely located in bushings within the hull
2. the tooth belt drive from the motor speed reducer to the paddle shaft appears to be rigidly mounted

So some form of resiliant mounting between the motor/gearbox to the hull would appear to be OK...it would just need to contain or constrain any torque effect of the motor on start up.........

Your vessel build is progressing very well indeed...please keep us posted with more images ................Derek

Hi All. Thanks for the advice, It is something to think about over the next few months as this is not a very quick build. Prentice.

  Hi All. As its time I finished the paddle wheels here are some photo's, first my gauge or fixture for bending and drilling the float brackets, next the steel "vice" for holding while drilling. and last a try out Assembly.  Prentice.
  PS.I had to reduce the size of photo.s not sure what they will come out like.

 Hi All.  " more photo's, one of first class lounge and captain's cabin half finished and other is inside lounge, getting ideas for layout of tables etc, I have no pictures of bar area so have to think what to do. :
The glazing is in slots in wall side. Prentice