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    Posted: 02 Dec 14 at 2:54pm
Radical is good, especially in a cardboard model!
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Originally posted by Rupert

Can't help on the Heron, I'm afraid, but I do know Moths (or at least a Moth) were built out of cardboard. I've built model boats from card many times - coated in varnish it works OK, and these days epoxy would work wonders. You could easily cold mould it, too.
 
many years ago just post war, in the days before marine glues were as good as they are now my dad and his mate who wanted a more exciting boat than the old Lymington prams they used to surf down the waves in the Hurst narrows built a small planing dinghy out of hardboard. Heavily varnished it lasted about a season before becoming waterlogged and falling apart.
It was mentioned in the local rag as "A most unusual craft appeared on the Lymington river" I think it had a fair bit of use before it fell apart and there were probably a few comments about bandits in the local racing but they had a lot of fun and I dont expect they did any H&S risk assessments.
There is a not very good picture of it somewhere. I will see if i can dig it out and scan it.
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Nothing wrong with hardboard. I remember caravans and sidecars built from it. There used to be something called 'oil tempered hardboard' that was more waterproof. It is heavier than ply though and tears if you ask too much of it. Lets go back to wood and canvas, we used to make canoes that way. I bet you could make that light and stiff using modern materials
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Time to get the dope out then tick
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Originally posted by maxibuddah

Time to get the dope out then tick

He's posting on Facebook at the moment do you want me to fetch him?
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Early (prewar) British Moths seem to have had masonite (=hardboard) decks.

If anyone's keen to reproduce this I know where there's such a boat needing a new home, but its a huge restoration job.

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Originally posted by JimC

Early (prewar) British Moths seem to have had masonite (=hardboard) decks.

If anyone's keen to reproduce this I know where there's such a boat needing a new home, but its a huge restoration job.
 
Come clean Jim, you know of such a boat because its in your shed Smile
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Only because it seemed a pity for it to get burned, but next time I need the space that might be its fate anyway.
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Every now and again I wonder about taking on that boat - then I have another drink and the feeling passes.
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Like wise Rupert.
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