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Forum: RC Sailboats

04-16-2004, 11:06 PM

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ABS & sunlight

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Posted By rob1416

RE: ABS & sunlight

Further to my last post. This is the address for the CR-914 painting article. I followed this to the letter and it worked great.

I was sceptical about the Krylon part and had trouble finding...

Forum: RC Sailboats

04-16-2004, 10:55 PM

Replies: 6

ABS & sunlight

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Posted By rob1416

RE: ABS & sunlight

Sunlight will eventually discolor ABS, but it takes a long time.

I painted my ABS hull with Krylon, wet sanded it with the highest grade black paper I could find and then polished it with liquid...

Forum: RC Sailboats

01-25-2004, 09:08 PM

Replies: 34

Santa Barbara

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Posted By rob1416

RE: Santa Barbara

Too bad, I was looking for an old S/B a few months ago, but I found one locally.

The class is actively raced in Chicago with a dozen or so regulars. Some of our club members who race our...

Forum: RC Sailboats

11-04-2003, 09:41 PM

Replies: 3

Waterproofing .. ?

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Posted By rob1416

RE: Waterproofing .. ?

Batteries don't seem to mind getting wet once in a while. Rx and switch should be mounted under the deck (velcro). Connections can be coated with silicon (Radio Shack, in a tube). On windy days,...

Forum: RC Sailboats

09-17-2003, 08:17 PM

Replies: 8

what sail boat for a newbie?

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Posted By rob1416

RE: what sail boat for a newbie?

Soling 1 metre. Not the easiest to build, but a very large class. Sails well. Help building available on the web. Hull needs to be strengthened for competitive sailing.

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