Fireboat restoration completed after four months work and Vintage Model Boat Company sent me a great set of cast metal fittings at 1/16th scale which finished the job .

I opted for brushed 600 motor and I found a used 30 amp ESC In my parts box that Is lipo friendly though I will be sticking to NiMH 8.4 volt as they act as ballast.

Locally, the lakes are relatively small and this Is another reason why I dont need a brushless with a lipo.

Restoration was fairly challenging as the boat was of early sixties vintage and some of the superstructure parts had delaminated and needed replacing completely.

To add to this, when I acquired the boat I found that they were several layers of paint, type not known, so It was having to get down to the bare wood.

Another Interesting observation was that the original motor mount appeared to have been drilled to mount a Taycol Standard which I recall was advertised In the 1960s by Taycol and Installed In the Aerokits Fireboat In their brochure.

On the water the boat performs well and after looking at other Fireboats I feel that there are further details to be added as I have tried to keep mine as It would have been originally.

Boaty 😊 😊