The Happy Hunter

[Guest]

Looking great Andy,for us non boat folks whats a rollor box?

[Guest]

Looking great Andy,for us non boat folks whats a rollor box?

You know Trey im not quite sure myself. Id be guessing but i think its to do with the towing rope and that it would have rollers on it for the rope to run over when the winch is working. Perhaps it will become clearer to us both as the build goes on and more bits are added to it. There are some other parts to stick on it yet i think.

Cheers

Andy

[yak face]

me too, ive no idea what a rollerbox is but it looks mighty fine anyway andy! top work mate , keep the pics coming , cheers tony

[Ian M]

You hit the nail on the head Andy. Its a box or frame that holds the rollers that protect the tow cable and the stern of the tug.

nice work on the deck so far, looks like its going together quite well.

Ian M

[Guest]

Thanks guys for the kind words and thanks Ian also for confirming the Roller Box. Here are some more for you, Scuppers and Hawses. Learning all the time with this one.

Well first off i needed to fit the Bulwark would you believe lol. its the part that runs around the stearn above deck level.

[ATTACH]54340.vB[/ATTACH]

And now for the Scuppers and Hawses.

[ATTACH]54341.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54342.vB[/ATTACH]

This next part was a real nail biter i can tell you. As you can see from the inside of the Scupper there are slots that have to be cut out for the water to drain off the deck, OMG what a risky job, you cant do it from the deck side because you cant get the Dremel in to do it so you have to cut blind from the outside. I decided to shine a tourch from the inside to give me some guidance as the light shone through the single skin that needed cutting out. The tricky bit is to cut it out with the Dremel without going outside of the said area, the real tricky bit is not to cut too low as the Dremel would eat away the deck and that would be a disaster. The cuts in the Bulwark had to be done with no guide as there was nothing on the inside to guide me, a total guess work job on these 2. Anyway, as you can see below i got away with it this time, fingers crosses for the upper deck.

[ATTACH]54343.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54344.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54345.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54346.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54347.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54348.vB[/ATTACH]

Cheers

Andy

[ATTACH]56572.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56573.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56574.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56575.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56576.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56577.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56578.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56579.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56580.IPB[/ATTACH]

[spanner570]

Nail biting stuff Andy.....you're not a part time Gynecologist by any chance, are you?!!!!!!!!!!!

Ron

[Guest]

I did think about becoming one. A Gynecologist in Beverly Hills. What a job that would be eh Ron.

Andy

[spanner570]

Riding to work on a Harley.....cash only thank you!

Now back to the Happy Hunter before this gets out of hand!lol

[Guest]

Too right mate. Got to be the best job in the world and best paid!!!

[Ian M]

And after a hard day at the orifice, you could ride home and build a bit more....

Ian M

[Guest]

Yes Ian, always ready for some building... After fitting the Bulwark its time to fit the hand rails. Once in place i had to round off the inside.

[ATTACH]54408.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54409.vB[/ATTACH]

These in place the next job was to fit the stanchions below.

[ATTACH]54410.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54411.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54412.vB[/ATTACH]

Next was the oil retainers in the gaps that are left.

[ATTACH]54413.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54414.vB[/ATTACH]

Now to show the roller for the roller box. This is made of three parts two of then i had to sand to shape from a flat piece.

[ATTACH]54416.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54417.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54418.vB[/ATTACH]

Now onto the upper deck. Here you can see the parts required. More tomorrow.

[ATTACH]54419.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54420.vB[/ATTACH]

Cheers

Andy

[ATTACH]56623.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56624.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56625.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56626.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56627.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56628.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56629.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56630.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56631.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56632.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56633.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56634.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56635.IPB[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

Hi Andy coming along nicely; the kit maker is using the wrong terminology for the 'roller box', when fitted on the stern it should be called a 'stern roller' in Anchor Handling Tugs they are much larger than on your kit. here is a photo of the 'Happy Hunter' when she was named the 'Smit Hunter' which shows a very rusty stern roller (dragging a very large Drilling Rig anchor soon knocked off the paint, 12 anchors had to be recovered and deployed to move one drilling rig)

[ATTACH]54426.vB[/ATTACH]

Photo typical Drill Rig Anchor

[ATTACH]54428.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54429.vB[/ATTACH]

A roller box usually comprises of two vertical and two horizontal rollers forming a box, this allows a rope to be deflected up to 90 degrees in any plane as it passes through the roller box. Hope this helps, sorry for the sermon.

The photo below shows the 'stern roller' removed after the 'Smit Hunter' was destroyed by a fire in the engine room when in drydock.

[ATTACH]54427.vB[/ATTACH]

Keep up the great work. Cheers Derek

[ATTACH]56641.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56642.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56643.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56644.IPB[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

Thanks Derek. Thats some great information and pics about the roller. Its good to know these things for when questions are asked after the build.

Cheers

Andy

[Guest]

Time to finish off the Upper deck. The 2 mouldings had to be glued from underneath and then when dry i had to cut out the tops, These form the support to hold the decks in line. The next part was to dry fit but not fix in place the upper deck. This is for access of wiring and installing all the hardware.

[ATTACH]54431.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54432.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54433.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54434.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54435.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54436.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54437.vB[/ATTACH]

Now to drill a 6mm hole in the sides of the deck for the portholes,

[ATTACH]54438.vB[/ATTACH]

Now we move onto the working crane. All the rollers and Jib pivots had to be free running for the working operation.

[ATTACH]54439.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54440.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54441.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54442.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54443.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54444.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54445.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]54446.vB[/ATTACH]

You will notice that i used Platicweld on this build. Very clean and tidy, welds great and only runs where you want it to.

Cheers

Andy

[ATTACH]56646.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56647.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56648.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56649.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56650.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56651.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56652.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56653.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56654.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56655.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56656.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56657.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56658.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56659.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56660.IPB[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]56661.IPB[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

Very nice work Andy, the Cherry Picker looks very realistic. Glad to see that I am not the only one that uses Plastic Weld. Cheers Derek