Hendo's Randall 35 Cray Boat complete rebuild, Perth, Western Australia
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Wayfarer
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I bet you just hate working while sitting down, at home, inside, all warm and dry, close to a tv and a fridge, and a head. Must be awful. I bet you’re longing for the 27 hour days with the torture board, covered with dust and sweat and fairing compound. Ah, the good old days... sigh...
Quick little sesh on the sewing machine and now all of the covers are made. Tomorrow I’ll bring home the compressor, staple gun and the 650 deg heat gun and begin wrapping, stapling and stretching the covers on to the framework.
Now you're dressing-up every part of your floatie-toy gal! 
Sorta like being in the fitting room with SOLSTICE at a high end boutique; getting her all dressed and ready for graduation from college!!
Could say: You're now playing the roll of a haberdasher... however, not for male boats... but rather for this very special female boat.
I expect to see a photo of you with a cloth garment-measuring-tape slung over your shoulder!
Sorta like being in the fitting room with SOLSTICE at a high end boutique; getting her all dressed and ready for graduation from college!!
Could say: You're now playing the roll of a haberdasher... however, not for male boats... but rather for this very special female boat.
I expect to see a photo of you with a cloth garment-measuring-tape slung over your shoulder!
Chris shovelhead
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nice work...hurry and get a pic of them installed...lol
Sorry Art no selfies today but I have some completed shrouds for you guys to look at. Took a couple of hours. Could probably have been done better but I think they are ok
They sure look damn nice to me. You must have enough tools to open up a school on how to rebuild just about anything!
Selfies aren't all they're cracked up to be... specially after about 19 yrs. of age - LOL
ben2go
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Those look really good. The only thing I would have done differently would have been to put the seams closer to the corners and on the top of the trim panels. That just a preference though.
Those look really good. The only thing I would have done differently would have been to put the seams closer to the corners and on the top of the trim panels. That just a preference though.
Which seams mate?
ben2go
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The end seems. The ones that run across from the front edge to the edge at the window side. In the pic below, they are all on the bottom.
The do look great. The little bit of pucker around the seams should go away overtime. The heating and cooling inside the boat will help them lay down some.
The end seems. The ones that run across from the front edge to the edge at the window side. In the pic below, they are all on the bottom.
The do look great. The little bit of pucker around the seams should go away overtime. The heating and cooling inside the boat will help them lay down some.
These ones mate?
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If they are not perfect, leave it for the next owner.
Yes, those.
You can’t see it in the pictures I took But there are identical seams on the top as well. I made them like that as a feature on purpose
. I’ll take clearer pics later
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You can’t see it in the pictures I took But there are identical seams on the top as well. I made them like that as a feature on purpose
I just assumed it was a design choice. I kinda like it, myself.
Ditto!
ben2go
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You can’t see it in the pictures I took But there are identical seams on the top as well. I made them like that as a feature on purpose
I see.
Hey stranger
Long time no see. How’s things with the new gig? We are good thanks. How are you guys?
Those look really good. The only thing I would have done differently would have been to put the seams closer to the corners and on the top of the trim panels. That just a preference though.
Here you go mate. Seams top and bottom
