This boat was made from the first batch of models in the 1960 it's well built and along the way has lost a few white metal parts and middle floor section and the odd dinged from storage.the boat was never finished as its maker went on to other projects
I got as far as testing it in bath doesn't leak so now we will start on its rebuild Neil very kindly me sent me the plans for the boat and i have acquired set of scaled down 43 inch plans to 34 so that helps a bit
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This boat was made from the first batch of models in the 1960 it's well built and along the way has lost a few white metal parts and middle floor section and the odd dinged from storage.the boat was never finished as its maker went on to other projects
I got as far as testing it in bath doesn't leak so now we will start on its rebuild Neil very kindly me sent me the plans for the boat and i have acquired set of scaled down 43 inch plans to 34 so that helps a bit
I will get some more photos in of the rest of the boats build iI am going to install a brush motor water cooled and water cooled Esc as power source and lippo 4s2800 battery for its power source receiver 2.4 ghz my total budget for this rebuild is 280 so i hope that covers it and other help greatly appreciated the worry is the lippos i have a good charger for them
I will get some more photos in of the rest of the boats build iI am going to install a brush motor water cooled and water cooled Esc as power source and lippo 4s2800 battery for its power source receiver 2.4 ghz my total budget for this rebuild is 280 so i hope that covers it and other help greatly appreciated the worry is the lippos i have a good charger for them
well its been a great fact finding helped by the website we have made a start, my boat is well made I've started on the two replacement deck hatches one for the aft section and one for the midship section the cabin roof had wood worm int so need to replace that I've dashed the rest of the boat in Rentokill product the photos show the inside of the boat as is
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well its been a great fact finding helped by the website we have made a start, my boat is well made I've started on the two replacement deck hatches one for the aft section and one for the midship section the cabin roof had wood worm int so need to replace that I've dashed the rest of the boat in Rentokill product the photos show the inside of the boat as is
Well the start on this build, Or should say major refit still acquiring the parts from the castings and replacement windows from vintage model works to its new power unit and speed controller and the whole subject of putting in a pump to assist the cooling of the Esc, one question what does one fix the ruddel and water intake in with do you put silicone round or something else
Well the start on this build, Or should say major refit still acquiring the parts from the castings and replacement windows from vintage model works to its new power unit and speed controller and the whole subject of putting in a pump to assist the cooling of the Esc, one question what does one fix the ruddel and water intake in with do you put silicone round or something else
Some years ago a former site member posted a blog on how he made a Fire Hydrant. You can view this under Build Blogs and search for Fire Hydrant.
dave976
Having removed most of the fittings and the forward cabin roof as there was a infestation in the roof and roof its self, along with middle roof that i know realise is meant to lift off some one had fixed down the reason being the infestation in the middle supports of the roof these came apart well crumbled but i managed to save one as a template, also the same problem withe rudder cover not sure of the term for it the inside has had two coats of treatment so hoepfully thats that
Having removed most of the fittings and the forward cabin roof as there was a infestation in the roof and roof its self, along with middle roof that i know realise is meant to lift off some one had fixed down the reason being the infestation in the middle supports of the roof these came apart well crumbled but i managed to save one as a template, also the same problem withe rudder cover not sure of the term for it the inside has had two coats of treatment so hoepfully thats that
Well they sure like plywood it was worse than I feared, this boat is going be like grandfathers hammer more new than original I have cut out the cabin roof members and a whole of the lower right hull bottom it was a s.d to get off and have on my bench the replacement thanks to the plans I got was able to get that right size and the fact that boat was made from a kit originally and not fettled
Well they sure like plywood it was worse than I feared, this boat is going be like grandfathers hammer more new than original I have cut out the cabin roof members and a whole of the lower right hull bottom it was a s.d to get off and have on my bench the replacement thanks to the plans I got was able to get that right size and the fact that boat was made from a kit originally and not fettled
well we have now cut out most of the wood from the hull in-fact one third of the bottom sides and two ribs thats done and got rid off I have recut the new panels glued and re pined them in got off the net some glue that has a fungicide in it and is now drying as i type this
up date on a cold freezing shed and a now non wormy fire tender
well we have now cut out most of the wood from the hull in-fact one third of the bottom sides and two ribs thats done and got rid off I have recut the new panels glued and re pined them in got off the net some glue that has a fungicide in it and is now drying as i type this
well its very cold here well gave up with the shed and moved indoors with a tray and small files to clean up all the white metal parts from Vintage model works, nice set of parts those I have extra off can use on my other aero boats. on the ones that came off I know its a daft question but they have a 12 Ba set in the base of each one with a small net I assume these have been drilled and glued in is that the case
well this is certainly being a mammoth task the hull is put back together the mid wall towards the stern replaced also, funny thing who ever made this boat used hardwood for all the square framing and that was fine so now we have been sealed and primmer put on,Then I can move onto rubbing down the rest and prime the rest at last
I,ll temp fate and say progress at last
well this is certainly being a mammoth task the hull is put back together the mid wall towards the stern replaced also, funny thing who ever made this boat used hardwood for all the square framing and that was fine so now we have been sealed and primmer put on,Then I can move onto rubbing down the rest and prime the rest at last
I,ll temp fate and say progress at last
This part of the rebuild is causing me some confusion on the original boat the boat had two inlets of 2.5mm size quite small ether side of the prop tube just back from the prop having replaced the bottom of the boat ,Do I go with this set up or as in another boat of a same make its been put through the keel then I have the problem of length of intake I have the esc and the motor to have water too and does the 2.5 size give me enough water
This part of the rebuild is causing me some confusion on the original boat the boat had two inlets of 2.5mm size quite small ether side of the prop tube just back from the prop having replaced the bottom of the boat ,Do I go with this set up or as in another boat of a same make its been put through the keel then I have the problem of length of intake I have the esc and the motor to have water too and does the 2.5 size give me enough water
thanks for that I have b gone with this suggestion water out the side or back I have a hole on one side where the exhaust from the engine went that I haven't filled in or is best from the back then I have a hole to fill in
Hi Stephen T
You need to keep the pipes fairly straight and short to avoid air locks so a side exit is good. As you already have a hole at the side then it would seem sensible to use this reduced to the size of your tube. I use silicon bath sealer to waterproof the joint with the hull.
dave976
