Splashing an old refurbished RC sailboat

This old sailboat weighs over 20 kg, is 2 meters long and over 2,7 meters tall (from keel to top of mast). The deck has been stripped of old varnish, repaired, stained and re-varnished. The electronics from the 70s or 80s have been replaced with new ones. I think she sails well!

[@genekloszewski5484]

Very pretty, & a good sailer!

[@mnikolov11]

She is a beauty please show more

[@SteveBull-tg8mi]

One of the most beautiful RC sailboats I have ever seen.

[@hallbergrassy352]

Thank you for your kind words, I’m glad you appreciate the boat!

[@saabtech3510]

She's gorgeous! Well done. Thank you for sharing.

[@hallbergrassy352]

Thank you for your comment, I agree, she’s beautiful!

[@stbdtack123]

Stunning!!

[@hallbergrassy352]

Glad you like it, and of course I agree!

[@jonathanwheeler5626]

Beautiful boat and looks fantastic on the water

[@hallbergrassy352]

Thanks Jonathan, appreciate your kind comments!

[@gemfaceter]

What a beautiful sailboat she should have a wooden mast and booms. The deck is just amazing.

[@hallbergrassy352]

Thanks, yes she’s lovely, and with a wooden mast and boom she’d be even more so.

[@n176ldesperanza7]

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

[@hallbergrassy352]

Exactly why I couldn’t resist buying & refurbishing her 😀

[@Nichen]

Wow fantastisk segelbåt!!

[@hallbergrassy352]

Tack, kul att du uppskattar den. Jag får själv inte nog av att se på den, tycker hon är väldigt tjusig. Då hon inte seglas står hon på första parkettplats hemma!

[@alannewman85]

Absolutely beautiful. Pity you don’t have a video of the refurbishment, that would be fascinating. Maybe you still can? Or if not, make a video of how it is now explaining what you needed to do to get to that point? Also you could include an explanation of the rigging, winch, how you obtained, measured or made the sails, identify its group class if it has one etc etc. Also perhaps there’s a story in how you obtained the hull and I’m sure you would have pics of how it was when you acquired it? Fantastic work, wish I was there to sail with you.

[@hallbergrassy352]

Thanks Alan for your kind words! I should have filmed and documented the refurbishment, but unfortunately I didn’t. If I have time later on I might follow up with a description as you suggest. Briefly though, I fell in love with it when I spotted a sales advertisement on internet, bought it and realised it needed some refurbishing. The deck had a few cracks where the old glue had aged. I stripped it of the old varnish and started cutting up the areas where there were cracks. After gluing with epoxy and sanding I started to stain the deck. A total of eight layers of varnish (Epifanes) was then applied. The rigging is original, I have not modified it. The winches however, the radio transmitter and receiver have all been replaced. The installation of the winches deserves a special video, but I used an old scrapped IKEA curtain rod to enable the adjustment of the position of the winches. Hope to post a video describing this better some day, but right now I don’t have the time unfortunately.

[@jonathanevans9257]

Superb yacht, what on board camera please?

[@hallbergrassy352]

Thanks, glad you like it! The camera used onboard is a DJI Osmo Action with ND filter (4). Best, Christofer

[@jonathanevans9257]

@@hallbergrassy352 Thank you Christofer, I will try it on my Bristol Pilot Cutter model, I don't think it is quite as heavy as your wonderful yacht!

[@hallbergrassy352]

I see, my boat is approximately 20 kg 😅