Really nice water effect Ken. You say it's bathroom sealant, is that just plain old silicone sealer?. It looks great

Hi all well I've finally finished painting the waved (That's a lot of water) not sure if it needs more colour, I'm trying for the dark brackish water of a harbour.

Lovely job Ken

Chris

Sorry Ken don`t seem to able to see any of your picture`s for some reason regards Phil

all well I've fixed the foremast and strengthened it with a rod up the middle, making it a waterline model had an unexpected problem to it the main mast locates in an I shaped piece which is glued to the bottom of the hull to keep the mast central and true since I cut the bottom of the hull off obviously that locating area was no longer there also the mast was a lot higher than it should have been, luckily I still had the bottom of the hull that I cut off so I put the mast in it laid a rule across the hull and marked where it cam on the mast and cut that piece off but the mast is tapered at the bottom and the holes through the decks must be the same size as when I put the mast in it Leaned either way so I had a cunning idea and wrapped masking tape round the bottom of the mast till it was a snug fit in the bottom hole ( only problem now is the mast seems to lean sternwards) so now I just have that problem to sort and of course to make sure it is square with the center line as well.

Hi all well I've got this back out as Gandale (Alan posted an easy way to do the stays on this) (That's what's been scaring me from continuing this build) baring in mind this is my first attempt at doing them I'm quite chuffed with the result (obviously I've seen them done millions of times better but hey I can only get better from now on) 

Well done, looks very good. Everyone has to learn a new skill and you have done well in getting it done.

Chris .

Hi Ken.
Your stays look fantastic. Love the sealant sea effect.
Ian

That's a very strange effect on the base Ken. The fact that its starting at the edges and working in got me wondering if it is actually the base paint or whether it could actually be air getting in under the silicone and lifting the rubber away from the base? Might explain why its happening at the edges?
Don't really know how to advise you on this one but if you're thinking of stripping it off and re-starting it again it might be worth waiting for the effect to spread in under the hull to make it easier to strip the whole lot off in one go.

Best of luck!

Robin.

Looks to me like the silcone is reacting to somthing. Was the base cleaned beforehand? It could be somthing on the base

If it stays at the edges i would try triming the edge back and then painting the gap black??

Jase