Replicating a mahogany boat with a glass hull

[LarryConrad]

Curious on how to pull this off for a scale boat.

 

[SayMikey]

I will tell you how to pull it off call Greg Hahn he is the master craftsman. He is on facebook

 

[Greg Wannamaker]

I’ve seen some people who have painted faux mahogany and it looks pretty good. My Nitrogen started its life intending to be the full mahogany Miss US but I I wanted more colour so chose the Nitrogen. But it was built with 1/32 decking and then overlayed with super thin door skin mahogany, the door skin had also been milled down to a super thin thickness, net result of the sandwiched was 1/32 and mahogany is just barely a net 1/16th. The result is a beautiful finish. I bet you could pull off the same with a glass Hull but would just need to make sure your hull weight doesn’t balloon. Depending on which hull you pick you would only need to do that where the mahogany shows and with the painted parts being straight glass. Just a thought!

 

[LohringMiller]

My favorite solution is to glue 1/32 balsa over the hull and then stain it. Thin drafting lines can create the panel lines or you can even cut it into scale size sheets.

Lohring Miller

 

[BullDogRacing]

You can always Hydro dip the boat, There was a sport 40 done here in Australia a few years ago that turned out ok after having a wood grain pattern done all-over the hull. The only problem I could pick on was that the grain size wasn't scale to the hull.

 

[Mike Cathey]

Yep, no 1/8th scale wood grain out there. I have seen some very nicely done paint faux wood finish done directly onto the fiberglass. Pretty sure no ones going to notice when it's blasting by at 60 mph.

 

[FloridaScaleBoater]

Curious on how to pull this off for a scale boat.

Self stick shelf paper/vinyl
Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes

 

[jwo]

Yep, no 1/8th scale wood grain out there. I have seen some very nicely done paint faux wood finish done directly onto the fiberglass. Pretty sure no ones going to notice when it's blasting by at 60 mph.

Real Mahogany on mine.

 

[jwo]

My new Gas Scale will be real Mahogany as well.

 

[Mike Cathey]

Awesome John. Is the gas the Thriftway Too?

 

[LarryConrad]

How thin is that veneer you are using?

 

[bob miller]

what kind of cement did you use ?

 

[jwo]

Awesome John. Is the gas the Thriftway Too?

My new Gas scale is the Country Boy. Fred has the Thriftway Too Mahogany deck version and my dad has the White version.

 

[jwo]

How thin is that veneer you are using?

It is Ribbon mahogany about the same thickness as 3 or 4 sheets of paper.

 

[jwo]

what kind of cement did you use ?

We use Tight Bond 3 to laminate to the deck.

 

[LarryConrad]

Thanks

 

[Mike Cathey]

My new Gas scale is the Country Boy. Fred has the Thriftway Too Mahogany deck version and my dad has the White version.

Good luck this weekend. Pulling for your brother for the high points title. Love to be there.

 

[Joe Wiebelhaus]

Thanks

Larry,
If you want mahogany veneer, I have a large roll, give me some oversize dimensions and you pay the shipping and its yours, use water based contact adhesive as if you were laminating furniture or countertops.

 

[FloridaScaleBoater]

Larry,
If you want mahogany veneer, I have a large roll, give me some oversize dimensions and you pay the shipping and its yours, use water based contact adhesive as if you were laminating furniture or countertops.

Hey Joe,
If you have enough, would you be willing to bring some to Charleston, would like to put some on a T-Boat sponson's
Let me know & I'll get some rough measurements.
Thanks

 

[LarryConrad]

Larry,
If you want mahogany veneer, I have a large roll, give me some oversize dimensions and you pay the shipping and its yours, use water based contact adhesive as if you were laminating furniture or countertops.

Thank You,Joe.
When the hull arrives, I’ll get some measurements and contact you.
Larry