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[dan]

hi guys,
ive just recived this springer hull from tug kenny in exchange for a old firber glass speed boat hull, so now ill be ble to join in with all the fun you guys have with these little boats as you can see from the pictures below it needs a super structure, anyone have any ideas on what i could do to it???

cheers, dan

[woodybob]

Sky's the limit on a S/S Dan.  err ahh...she seems to be bottomless.

[dan]

hi bob,
 urm iit doesnt have the bottom on at the moment , however im havin a little bit more help from tug kenny  ::) and it will then hopefully have the bottom.
cheers, dan

[bosun]

Hey Dan.
I have to go over to see Tug Kenny tomorrow, I will drop off a Springer hull, with motor /shaft/prop, the topsides are there but you will have to finish it off to what you want
Bosun

[dan]

hi bosun,

i didnt realise that it was you talking to ken at the cwmbran open day otherwise i would have came and sed hi, and thats very kind of you, hopefully oneday ill have my own fleet of springers. i was thinking of basing one of them on my al khubar tug (that was suggested by tug kenny) and naming it something along the lines of "Al Springer" 

cheers, Dan

[Tug-Kenny RIP]

If we ever get her bottom stuck on, we'll call her 'Allah'.

I never realised the forces involved in curving plywood.      I'm glueing  2 inches a day, to force it around the curve with G clamps.

ken

[dan]

you volentered ken  rather you than me 

[Arrow5]

If we ever get her bottom stuck on, we'll call her 'Allah'.

I never realised the forces involved in curving plywood.      I'm glueing  2 inches a day, to force it around the curve with G clamps.

ken

You must be useing 1/8",  one sixteenth would do fine easy to follow curves.

[Tug-Kenny RIP]

You are correct Arrow5. I'm using 3.6 mm and it's quite stiff. 

Have succeeded with the clamping and now have two new Springers.

Dan,
I have two boats from Bosun, delivered today. I have taken some snaps to whet your appetite. Please see pictures below, as one has a motor and servo and rudder, and the other is a Pusher tug of larger dimensions with no innards, so you should be well on your way. Do you still need one of mine, or can I make something for myself?

ken

[dan]

hi ken,
thanks for the pictures ,
thats fine by me if you want to keep that one you made.
i have drawn up a few plans of a future springer, id be happy to show them I'm anyone wants, but you have to promise not to copy  ::)

cheers, Dan

[BobF]

So then, another Springerlong!

I think it's the first stepped deck version I have seen.
Looks good.