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CapnJim

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class 14 years ago

Solar Boat Project

Built for the MMI Solar Boat Challenge a number of years ago and includes the winner (Amber Sol-air !) that had to complete as many circuits as possible of a canal system constructed out of household guttering in a fixed time. (the gutter naturally limited the size - loa, beam and draft). All built out of depron from my own head - with enough left over to build several more ?!

There are a number of ideas for propulsion - all powered by solar panels, no batteries. The pool is 12 feet diameter and great for boats of this size.

#boat house #build #circuit #pool #prop #batteries #power boat #system #built

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CapnJimChief Petty Officer 2nd Class14 years ago
HI Fireboat,

MMI ran the event in three different forms over two seasons (arond 2007/8) - a circular gutter track with as many circuits as possible and also 3 circuits in shortest time, then drag racing - straight track knock ot competition.

As far as I know they have no plans to do more. They were great fun and pulled a lo of interest, incuding from youngsters because they were simple and cheap - but actually delivered!

I have a number of build shots the Clyde Puffer build that I'll post.

Cap'n Jim.
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blackgoldRecruit13 years ago
It looks like a lot of fun.
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CapnJim

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class 14 years ago

Solar boat - PS Sol Survivor

Originally designed and prepared as a fun entry to the MMI Solar Boat Challenge.

Scratch designed and built of depron to run in standard house guttering - size and construction details on the video. There are a number of 'solar' boats on another video of several including the eventual winner of the challenge. inexpensive, fun and unsinkable!

#boat house #scratch #scratch built #video #built

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ChrisM1

Recruit 14 years ago

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DEVA Cheshire Police boat

Here is a Graupner Bremen 9 converted to represent a UK Police boat. She is called DEVA which is the Roman name for the county capital of Cheshire - Chester.

If the Cheshire Constabulary owned a vessel of the size of the original Bremen 9, I am reliably informed that the 'Battenburg' and transom diagonal stripes would be correct. The 'BA 07' lettering on the superstructure is also the correct national and regional code for the Cheshire Constabulary. The constabulary crest on the cabin doors however has now been superseded by a more modern constabulary logo that looks sh1te.
The RIB provided with the kit is too small and in my opinion not to scale; I will replace it at some point. The light bar and all other blue and navigation lights work off 9v batteries.
Chris M

#cabin #graupner #kit #lettering #navigation light #police boat #superstructure #vessel #batteries #lights #navigation

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sanjayaRecruit13 years ago
yes, very Impressive. 👍
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denniswPetty Officer 2nd Class13 years ago
great looking boat. What. motors are in her. 👋
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CapnJim

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class 14 years ago

Model Slipway Clyde Puffer - Libby

Super little kit making a great model. Essentially styrene with added mixed fittings then super detailed and weathered.

Video rather shaky as operating camera with one hand and RC with the other - will Improve and add soon.

#fittings #kit #model #model slipway #clyde puffer #video #weather #clyde #camera #styrene #fitting led

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DeswelhamPetty Officer 1st Class13 years ago
Not a ramble Jim, but good explanation. All makes sense. Thanks for your help. Des
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DeswelhamPetty Officer 1st Class11 years ago
Finally got round to finish my puffer.(if one ever finishes)
Took your advise and grip hull and rest mainly wood and then planked
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thamestug

Able Seaman 14 years ago

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KATRINA

Katrina and tow on the lake at Bluewater. Tug on the flattop barge belongs to another Chantry MBC member.

#lake #tow #tug #barge

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figtree7ntsAdmiral11 years ago
Attention to details look at the chaffing gear on the tow line! great job! 👍
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circle43nauticalChief Petty Officer 2nd Class9 years ago
BRAVO ZULU! That is a fine boat with every attention to detail. I especially love the fact that you have the proper dayshapes hoisted.
I am a USCG Veteran, QM3(SM)
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sharpy1071

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class 14 years ago

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rivarama

Here is my 1/7 Riva scratch built from plans downloaded from net. A complete stranger ask permission to photo the boat and said he would send on said photo. He is doing a photo diary for a year and this is todays photo! I think it is a excellent shot of the Riva. Brian

#plans #scratch #scratch built #built

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sharpy1071Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class14 years ago
HI John, thanks for your interest and comments, I'm sure yours is good and you will get a lot of envious remarks about it, they are just that sort of boat! People love them!!
My boat is 1/7 scale.The fittings came from Vietnam. The sites to go to are: www.gianhien.net or www.qualityboats.com. They make desk models of a great varitey of boats The Riva is done in 1/5, 1/7 and 1/10 scale. I paid about £124.00 delivered, they took about 20 days to deliver, if you look on the build blog there are some photos of what comes in the fittings kit. The quality is good, not excellent but good. The value for money is excellent, you'll never get them in this country for that price.Send us a photo or put it on this site there is a lot of interest in these boats, thanks again Brian
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johnretteyRecruit14 years ago
HI Brian not Sharpy then thanks for the info think I have to make a better boat before I spend that sort of cash on it,
But I will try again, number one I think I need better plans the ones I have are very basic ,will put some pics on soon as I can work out how to
all the best John
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sharpy1071

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class 14 years ago

Rivarama

This is the video that should have appeared first!! Please Ignore the Buoy incident , I was not concentrating watching my wife with my phone! if you notice the turns are very large, so I have increased throws on the rudders, will try again and if not, apply some mix to motors through the rudder input on the Tx. Enjoy, Brian

#motor #video #tx #rudder

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chomboRecruit14 years ago
HI boat looks and goes great well done, I will see it sometime
it looks like your in Poole park I live in Poole.

Alan
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sharpy1071Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class14 years ago
HI there, yep your right, Poole lake it is, we go there on Wed PM and Thurs eve when the clock changes and weather decent, if you go, introduce yourself, nice to put a face to correspondence! Brian
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sharpy1071

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class 14 years ago

RIVARAMA

Well here is the video, hope it works. Please Ignore the buoy incident! and also my wife's finger half across the lens!!! Brian

#video

mutual

Recruit 14 years ago

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R A F TARGET TOWING LAUNCH

I BUILT THIS FROM A KITSHAK KIT. ITS 56 INCHES LONG. TWIN 850 MOTORS.LOTS OF EXTRA DETAILS FITTED.

#kit #motor #tow #twin motor #target towing launch #built

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KitShackModelsLeading Seaman14 years ago
Hi, Looks really good mutual. Nice to see one of our own finished well.

Anyone else who's intersted they are on sale in the model shop on the left...

KitShack
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KitShackModelsLeading Seaman14 years ago
HI There

Your model boat looks wonderful and would be a great example to show people how this model should look like. Would it please be possible to have some of your build photos emailed to us so that we can show of your great work on our new website.

We would be truely greatful.

KitShack
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jelley_baby

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 14 years ago

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Huntsman on Sunday 17th March Cwmbran

HI Some new photos of my Hunstman sailing at Cwmbran this Sunday morning, running on a 11.1 volt Lipo with "a wait for it" 55X 2 blade prop through a 3:1 reduction gearbox on a Johnson 600.
Graham

#huntsman #lipo #prop #sailing #sail #gearbox

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modeltugman

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 14 years ago

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Katrina

A couple more pics of her.taken at one of our tug days at Bluewater

#tug

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thamestugAble Seaman14 years ago
Hi
Yes I did have a set of plans for Titan altho they were only about half sized so scaled them up on the computer. They then ended up about two inches shorter and 1 inch beamier than the fibreglass hull so had to adjust as I went along. The fibreglass hull is actually a 40year old zwarte zee hull which had previously been used [ not for a titan model] but the old model deteriorated over the years so the whole lot was stripped right down to the bare hull and started again reusing only the original decaperm motor, shaft and prop.
Both the titan plan and this model are based on the bustler class tugs.
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wunwingloPetty Officer 1st Class14 years ago
Thanks, very interesting. My father's model is bread and butter in obechi. She is about 30 inches long and still has the original brushed motor. She is heavily ballasted and has a very purposeful sit in the water. Father refitted her at least three times, and I am just finishing the latest refit now. The first radio was an ED Black Ghost reed set. She has lots of 1950's Ripmax fittings - I ended up resin casting port holes to replace missing items. I will post some pix when she is finished.
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oltuggie

Recruit 14 years ago

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KATRINA

Scratch built by a friend. About 54" long by 12".

#scratch #scratch built #built

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modeltugmanChief Petty Officer 1st Class14 years ago
Hello oltuggie yes she is a really lovely model I have helped Peter lift her in the water many times, she is certainly a bit weighty, but she is a lovely mover.
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thamestugAble Seaman14 years ago
I was a lovely mover until I started lifting this beast about mtm!!
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