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cormorant
Lieutenant Commander
KD Perkasa
I acquired this boat part built some months ago through Dave M.
I have not put too much scale in detail but I am quite pleased with the overall finish. it is powered by two brushless 1250KV out runners and in the first sea trials I used 12v lead acid batteries. (That video was posted a few weeks ago - mdlbt.com/26793).
This video shows its second sea trial after I was persuaded to use lipos. The difference in performance is very pleasing.
Thank you Dave M for your help and advice during the build.
Liked by BOATSHED and Inkoust and
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  • cormorantLieutenant Commander
    Thank you for your compliments.
    This is in fact my second Perkasa. I built the first one about 40 years ago (see photo), before the introduction of the GRP hull. Losing interest in the hobby some years later, I sold the boat and have lived to regret it. (I was also the proud owner of a 37" Aerokits Crash Tender powered by a Frog 2.49cc diesel. That went the same way!)
    The first boat was quite lively powered by a Merco 61 i/c engine.
    No pictures of either I'm afraid.
    Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
    Steve
    Liked by Inkoust
  • BOATSHEDCaptain
    Great piece of video, she certainly planes well. Great looking boat.
    Liked by cormorant
EricMB
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
Toby the Tug
This is a video of my little Toby Tug (a seaport workboat in a previous life) very generously given to me by Bob Hutton from Stourbridge Model Boat club. it's shown at Bournville Tug Day yesterday (5th June 2016) on a Tug Tow of a 10 ft tanker - two small tugs giving it a try, when calamity - the front Tug got swamped by another (not very well-behaved) passerby and capsized - leaving Toby to pull both boats back to shore.. Enjoy!
Liked by circle43nautical and John2 and
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bluestreak505
Leading Seaman
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Sea Queen 48" Cabin Cruiser
I built this sea Queen ,aka Blue Streak, from a Jotika kit. But found the motor did not give the performance I expected. So the motor was replaced with an Overland T4250 Brushless motor with Fusion Hawk 60amp ESC fed by an Overland 14.8 4s 4000Ma Lipo battery. The performance is greatly enhanced, Boat is finished in white with blue cabin tops and a large blue streak down each side. And shows the Australian flag.
Liked by mehmetalialtas and Colin H
paulsmith
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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lucky find
This boat was pulled up from our local pond by one of the fishermen .No one has a clue how long it has been down there but must have been a very long time .So I was set a challenge to sort it out I got one of the servos working and the speed controller working OK just shows no matter how long something has been under water it can work.
I did get the motor running but as you see not wise to use.So I have put some pics on of my progress up to now to have a look at.
Liked by hightide and circle43nautical and
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hooper
Able Seaman
HMS GREY GOOSE
Finally managed to put a little film together of my 1.24 Grey Goose taken at the Herne bay regatta. As well as the usual turning guns, lights and ship sounds this boat fires working torpedo's using a CO2 gas system. Will be putting some film of this on youtube shortly.
If your interested I'll be exhibiting at the Southern Model show this weekend and will demonstrate the torpedo system at the show. Hope to see you there.
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  • hooperAble Seaman
    Peter,
    Short film of my torpedos now on the website.
    Regards
    Martin
  • figtree7ntsAdmiral
    Great video love the way the flag waved in the end!
skiboo
Master Seaman
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wandering star
this is my latest project just got running gear in boat is fully wired main deck sealedworking trawl winch made wheelhouse and hatch just sitting in position bulwark frames allin and trimmed one photo shows finished boat ahc waterson b444 skiboo this boat is all scratch built going to be finished rigged as a trawler scalloper on a fibre glass hull by bill wood
Robert waterson angus
tompallister
Petty Officer 1st Class
New 1/48th scale Diana and Huntsman plus anew Club Racer
Knightcote Model Boat Club. Film is of boats David Pledge and I have developed -- to be sold as kits soon. The Diana and Huntsman are tiny and powered by micro brushless motors. CR1700 is a new brushless club racer. See us at the Warwick show this week!
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  • EAGLEPetty Officer 2nd Class
    Hi
    Great pocket rockets. They will put the 500 to shame. 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍
  • tompallisterPetty Officer 1st Class
    Thanks. Both models are now available from Speedline Models.
CapnJim
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
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AmalfI - converted static kit
Mantua models 'Amalfi' Scale 1:35 Length 400mm. Fishing boat converted to 2 CH RC. Sails well, freeboard a little low but ok. Nets detactable for heavier weather sailing!

Photos show her on home 12' dia. pool but she sails well on boating pond. Runs for 20mins. on 4xAA batteries all in.
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jelley_baby
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
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Celia Fishing Boat
HI This is a Celia, I think, it was a caldercraft kit but am not sure. it is running on a 545 motor at either 6volt or 7.2volt with a 35mm 3blade brass prop. its performance is about right for the scale and type of boat. it sails at the Lake used by the Cwmbran Club. I bought it last year at the Shepton Mallet Show.
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  • Michael RPetty Officer 2nd Class
    Yes this was a Caldercraft kit I built one and sailed it but not much room under the decks for your radio and batteries but really sailed well when set up right

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