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Krampus

Warrant Officer 9 years ago

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Juntilla

So, here's my current project in the works. I got a nice 25-inches Deep-Vee fiberglass hull a while ago and now (finally) have a concept for it. Almost by accident I came across a plan for an American bass boat which in turn reminded me of a boat that caught my attention when I was a kid while reading a boating magazine. The boat is a 28-footer from a now defunct firm named Uniflite. it was a small deep-sea sports fisherman called "Salty Dog". Uniflite was very well known within the American boating circles during the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Uniflite created and supplied PBR river patrol craft to the US Navy between 1965 and 1972 for rivers in Vietnam using an already existing pleasure boat hull and adapting jet nozzles for propulsion. So, I just created a prototype template of the cabin so more to follow 😎.

#cabin #patrol boat #fiberhull #boating #fisherman #pt boat #fiber glass #rc boat #rc craft

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sandkbChief Petty Officer 2nd Class9 years ago
Looking forward to seeing your progress on this project.
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lesliebreame

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 9 years ago

yacht

i thought that power should give way to sail !!! you can have a lot of fun boating without spending much. this little Americas Cup yacht cost me a fiver in the flea market and after fitting a rudder servo it is brilliant fun !! Les Breame

#yacht #boating #rudder #sail #power boat #servo

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Dave MVice Admiral9 years ago
Yacht sails great. The power model owner needs educating regarding giving way to sail! Plenty of room for both models on that water without sailing in close quarters
Certainly a bargain at a fiver
Dave
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Baggie

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 9 years ago

Albion

👍Detail of figures and dog added to Tug ... you can just see the dog at the back! 👍
I Googled 'model figures for Model tugboat' and several sites came up. - Hobbies at Revingham, Suffolk was one. Gaupner ( I think) was another.

#figures #tug

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figtree7ntsAdmiral9 years ago
OK, I've got to admit, I thought I read they where Lego!
Now I know there not. Still they look very good!
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RNinMunichFleet Admiral9 years ago
The Legolites are Mark's crew Ed😉
Cheers Doug 😎
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kimbo

Leading Seaman 9 years ago

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No name

Original cheddar pintail and unpainted ready for
The bench when others are done

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RNinMunichFleet Admiral9 years ago
Hi Kimbo, thanks for the info in the PM 👍
The Reply button here is the yellow "Post Response" button.
You won't see it on the Homepage so you have to first switch into the blog by clicking on the subject title.
Cheers Doug 😎
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kimboLeading Seaman9 years ago
Going to have to look closer at the signs lol. Gas burner runs about 15 mins then top up pond side Forward and reverse are proportional
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kimbo

Leading Seaman 9 years ago

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Odin

The robbe odin. 45 " long working anchor. .stern winch..radar..lights..water cannon.. 16cl deisel engine sounds..smoke..lights..driven by a power 1000 motor

#stern #motor #engine #robbe #winch #anchor

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NaveendinakaranRecruit9 years ago
Lovely tug
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jarvoLieutenant9 years ago
RN, work is the bane of the modeling classes

Mark
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Novagsi0

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 9 years ago

Miss England 6

Miss england boat with homemade sound unit copied from Alan Bond's design, but modified for V8 sound. Scratch built to represcent the water speed boats that ran on conistan water with seagrave.

#scratch scratch #built

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Novagsi0Chief Petty Officer 1st Class9 years ago
Bournville boating lake. -West midlands
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SimpleSailorLieutenant9 years ago
Hi. Nice boat. Can you tell me what the sound unit is?
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Novagsi0

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 9 years ago

Balsa Boat 1970's made to Model Boat plans.

Old boat of my fathers built from scratch in balsa wood, and fibre glassed inside. Use to run a small diesel engine, I took over it and initially put an Orbit 805 motor in then later a better spec model car motor 545/550 water cooled. Finally I swapped it for a 1.25cc glow engine and this video demonstrates the speed with the glow engine. Was almost too fast for the hull, tight turns caused it to nose dive, and plane/wobble badly on its side. Great fun and cheap to run.

#plans #motor #hull #model #engine #wood #balsa wood #scratch #video #glass #water cooled #fibre glass #built

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Novagsi0Chief Petty Officer 1st Class9 years ago
That video was from 9 years ago and that was the camera on the latest phone for the time. Since power boats are banned at our pool this is the only video i have of the model running, sorry.
Posted for posterity. MY other boat 26cc kawasaki engine was same time pre IC's ban.
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RNinMunichFleet Admiral9 years ago
Aha! Understood, shame 🤔
Cheers Doug 😎
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Cadet

Able Seaman 9 years ago

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TB 1 HMS Lightning (1878) A

Acquired as an empty hull a year ago. it measures 5'6" from stem to stern and was steam powered. it is carved out of one piece of timber. Now electric powered and using 12v invalid battery. if I can extract the picture from the computer I will include it !! if I can't you can do your own research.

#stern #hull #steam #electric #computer #battery

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Novagsi0

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 9 years ago

NB

Ramura Hull - wooden boat from 1960's use to have an Ohlsson and rice engine but now runs Kawasaki 26cc Flymo engine.
New homemade carb and also tried running on glow fuel and a glow plug, instead of petrol and the electronic ignition.
Not used any more IC engine's banned at our POOL.😱

#hull #engine #pool #wood #wooden #wood boat #wooden boat

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manyboatsPetty Officer 1st Class9 years ago
Trying to reply to your query about Huntsman power plant, cant find the right place.... anyway cant give you a sensible answer as I dont know. it's an old brushed motor given to me. Will operate up to 24 volts and I'm running it on 14. I think its just right.
Cheers
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Novagsi0

Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 9 years ago

Imara

About 10 years old, currently with a DC motor setup Hectoperm but complete base plate can be swapped for a 2 cylinder cheddar models Proteus boiler and steam plant. With ABC boiler control. Lovely detailed model, cruses well on 4 Lead acid batteries in parallel lots of power from the MARXX motor and 60 ~ 70mm I forget, 4 blade brass prop. Actually needs more weight in the back already 4 lumps of lead in the back and some plates of stainless steel. When it gets moving the bow wave is huge. 😁

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mbarkerRecruit9 years ago
Beautiful tug , this ship is really nice .
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Banchang-modellerAble Seaman9 years ago
Thank you for your kind comments. if you don't have an Imara you should put it on wish list, at least. it is still best tug kit available, despite its price, and it is not too difficult a kit to complete, even if you limited experience......Richard
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Ronald

Fleet Admiral 9 years ago

Is a Footy considered a Yacht?

Just picked this up locally from a friend. Looking forward to taking it out to a swimming pool before sailing in the lake.

#lake #swimming yacht #sailing #pool #sail

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Les-ForbesPetty Officer 1st Class9 years ago
ProBoat Westward V2 18-inch RTR Sailboat with 2.4GHz Radio System

Never let ideal conditions pass you by again with the Pro Boat® Westward™ sailboat. This compact sailboat makes it easy to hit the water whenever the opportunity presents itself. All you need to do to get water ready is attach the keel to the hull; that's it. Long gone are the days of having to assemble and rig before you can hit the waves. The Westward sailboat features a reliable 2.4GHz radio system you can enjoy sailing fun even from afar. No matter what your skill level is, the Westward™ is an excellent portable performer to have by your side when you want to ride the wind and waves with as little hassle as possible.

Features

Small-scale size allows for easy transportation
Mini-sail winch servo provides precision sail manipulation
Minimal setup time
Curable ABS hull
included 2.4GHz radio system

Specifications:
Hull Material - injection Mould
Trim Scheme Colours - Blue/White
Hull Type - Sailboat
Scale - 18 inch
Drive System - Sail
Length - 18.125" (460mm)
Beam - 4.375" (111mm)
Mast Height - 22.75" (578mm)
Radio - 2.4GHz Stick Transmitter, 2-Channel V3
Sail Area (Main) - 66" (1676mm)
Sail Area (Jib) - 45.75" (1162mm)
Sail Area (Overall) - 111.73" (2838mm)
Assembly Time - 1-3 Hours

In the Box
ProBoat Westward V2 18-inch RTR Sailboat
2.4GHz Stick Radio System
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SimpleSailor

Lieutenant 9 years ago

Perkasa MTB

Hi

Just want to share the launch of my 24th scale Perkasa torpedo. After various attemps it goes fast and in a straight line. Anyone tried making depth charges?

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RNinMunichFleet Admiral9 years ago
Baking soda triggered some old memories, who else remembers the little plastic subs we used to get in Cornflakes boxes? 😉 I once toyed with the idea of making a bigger version, ca 10 -12 ". more important 'stuff' got in the way. Forgot all about it .... until now 😉

Yep, off the bat I could imagine a couple of ways of triggering them; there are loads of mini pressure switches on the market, or a simple diaphragm at one end of the can coupled to a micro switch or mechanical trigger.
Adjustment would be very sensitive due to relatively small changes in water pressure in the first foot or so of wet stuff. Any deeper would be a waste of time, unless you only want to entertain the fish😲
Might also go off on the surface if the can hit the water diaphragm first😡
Whatever, lot of work (and expense?) for a one way trip🤔
Anyway, with my 1/72 scale DCs, approx. 12x5mm, I would need to resort to nano technology. But we should never stop dreaming!
I've seen model patrol boats launching solid fuel missiles from the stern deck so 'Nothing is impossible' - that's maybe why I drive a Toyota😉
Cheers Doug 😎
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markyCommodore9 years ago
oh the memories of fighting my brothers for the subs I think the five of us must have lived on cornflakes (other breakfast cereals are available) so we could have one each ,if memory serves I think there was also a baking soda stingray ,not sure if this was a freebie with cereal I seem to remember it being bigger.

Cheers Marky
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