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Hi I am Steve Rowe and this is my 1st wooden boat build. A Lesro Arrow. Below is a description off Lesro’s website.
Fast stable and lots of fun the ARROW is easy to construct and gives you that off shore power boat look Timber and ply construction for 6 or 12 volt IC 2.5cc max Length 25 3/8 ” (654mm) Beam 7 3/8 ” (187mm). The Lesro kit boat range was first introduced by Les Rowell in the 1950’s. He produced a range of kits which sold in their thousands as he had a way of capturing the look and style of boats in their hay day.
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Lesro Arrow, laser cut, flat pack, boat kit.
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Joining the cockpit sides to the bulkheads
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Boat stand made and bulkheads fitted to keele.
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Fitting the stringers
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Motor, motor mount and propshaft positioned over side plan.
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First of the skins glued into place.
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Bottom skins done.
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Flexable motor mounts in position ready for gluing.
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Gluing down the front deck.
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Top deck done.
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Extra decking made to laminate flush with deck hatch covers.
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Fiber glass matting applied ready for Eze-Kote water based resin.
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Spray rails shaped and glued to hull.
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Spray paint primer applied.
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Starting to look like a boat.
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First colours applied.
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Rear hatch and cockpit.
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Installing the plumbing and electrics.
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A busy workbench.
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Installing the ESC (Electronic speed controller).
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Paper mockup of decals.
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Finished.
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Crew in cockpit
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Down to the lake.
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