1) for a Brooklyn, use 1/4" balsa epoxied. You need to be light!!!
2) A Brooklyn is not a good ship for a rookie because it is so small and tipsy! Better to build a Class 4 or 5 but be that as it may, there are combatants near you who can help you with the construction.
3) Welcome to the group, if we can answer any questions for you just ask!
So I am in in MA near Lowell. I am building, or should I say we (meaning my son and I are attempting to build) a Brooklyn. We
have had it sitting around for awhile, but I wanted to get it started. I am at T-0. Meaning I have a fiberglass hull that I sanded this weekend (between Boy Scouts, Basketball, etc.) and am getting ready to apply the masking tape for hull marking.
I am moving really slow (I travel a lot for work), but I find things go better when I can visualize what I am trying to accomplish.
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Robert Bickle <rcbickle@...> wrote:
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Ginger Andrews <tkd4ufitness@...> wrote:
Sent: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 10:49 am Subject: Re: [IRCWCC] new
guys.
Balsa is what I was planning, but it appears that something else was used here (??)
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Ginger Andrews <tkd4ufitness@...> wrote:
I used balsa that was epoxied to make it water proof.
Combat Mom
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Bickle <rcbickle@...> To: IRCWCC <IRCWCC@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 10:43 am Subject: Re: [IRCWCC] new guys.
So, as a new guy trying to start a ship solo, what material are you using to create the bilge channel?
On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 7:32 PM, <mhayes20@...> wrote:
Hey all. We have 3 new Captains building in the Hayes ship yards and it looks like all 3 will be ready for
Regionals. We have good Joe building a Maryland, evil Joe building a V.U. and plain Glen building a South Dakota. All are progressing well.
The boy is re-fitting his Q.E. We are waiting for new shafts and props to arrive. I have started to re- build a 1962 Dumas tug boat for precission steering for the Task Force 50 contest this year.
1) for a Brooklyn, use 1/4" balsa epoxied. You need to be light!!! 2) A Brooklyn is not a good ship for a rookie because it is so small and tipsy! Better to...
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