First try in the water this morning at Crealy.
Found out that she's a bit bow heavy and that the old VW camper blower motor I was trying isn't really up to the job! so off to trawl through to see what the rest of you have powered the 34" boat with ( ideally to take 12v supply as I've got 2 x 6v jelly cells in situ. Although that might be part of the weight problem!)
Best Wishes
Chris
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First try in the water this morning at Crealy.
Found out that she's a bit bow heavy and that the old VW camper blower motor I was trying isn't really up to the job! so off to trawl through to see what the rest of you have powered the 34" boat with ( ideally to take 12v supply as I've got 2 x 6v jelly cells in situ. Although that might be part of the weight problem!)
HI I run mine on a Johnson 600 6V-9.6V with one 6 volt 4Ah gel cell and either a 35 or 40 mm 2 blade prop, and keep all running gear towards the stern and it will plane reasonably well. When I require some more performance I run either a 7.2 volt nicad/Nimh or a 8.4 volt nicad/Nimh. Any help with your problem?
HI I run mine on a Johnson 600 6V-9.6V with one 6 volt 4Ah gel cell and either a 35 or 40 mm 2 blade prop, and keep all running gear towards the stern and it will plane reasonably well. When I require some more performance I run either a 7.2 volt nicad/Nimh or a 8.4 volt nicad/Nimh. Any help with your problem?
Original 1960s boat aquired this summer from the family a deceased former club member in scruffy, non running but basically sound condition. Was petrol powered at some stage and still had original vintage mechanical speed controller from a later electric power set up. Restored with two (secondhand) MFA850 motors in tandem driving a new single 20 in M5 shaft. . Using a 50 Amp Tornado speed control and plastic X55 Graupner prop.
Sprayed (Volvo) Flash Green Metallic with orginal decks stripped back and restained (using tea bags!) and relaquered
Planing gently on our club sailing water at Knightcote, Warwickshire on 25 October
{"text":"Original 1960s boat aquired this summer from the family a deceased former club member in scruffy, non running but basically sound condition. Was petrol powered at some stage and still had original vintage mechanical speed controller from a later electric power set up. Restored with two (secondhand) MFA850 motors in tandem driving a new single 20 in M5 shaft. . Using a 50 Amp Tornado speed control and plastic X55 Graupner prop. \r\n\r\nSprayed (Volvo) Flash Green Metallic with orginal decks stripped back and restained (using tea bags!) and relaquered\r\n\r\nPlaning gently on our club sailing water at Knightcote, Warwickshire on 25 October","subject":"Restored 1960s Aerokits Sea Queen","media":[],"youtubeUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6N0ajc3NDQ"}
Original 1960s boat aquired this summer from the family a deceased former club member in scruffy, non running but basically sound condition. Was petrol powered at some stage and still had original vintage mechanical speed controller from a later electric power set up. Restored with two (secondhand) MFA850 motors in tandem driving a new single 20 in M5 shaft. . Using a 50 Amp Tornado speed control and plastic X55 Graupner prop.
Sprayed (Volvo) Flash Green Metallic with orginal decks stripped back and restained (using tea bags!) and relaquered
Planing gently on our club sailing water at Knightcote, Warwickshire on 25 October
My Sun Tug MK25 version, originally adapted from a Lesro Sun Tug Kit, actually still being built [not quite yet complete] but seaworthy enough to get some testing time in the water. it has more than enough power to haul my dusseldorf along when the batteries are flat after some time sailing, so rather than pull the fireboat out, decided to let the tug do some work.
Powered by a hectoperm motor with 3:1 gearbox,twin 6v gel batteries,water pump to operate the fire monitors,engine sound, nav lights, interior lights [cabins] rotating radar scanner,
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My Sun Tug MK25 version, originally adapted from a Lesro Sun Tug Kit, actually still being built [not quite yet complete] but seaworthy enough to get some testing time in the water. it has more than enough power to haul my dusseldorf along when the batteries are flat after some time sailing, so rather than pull the fireboat out, decided to let the tug do some work.
Powered by a hectoperm motor with 3:1 gearbox,twin 6v gel batteries,water pump to operate the fire monitors,engine sound, nav lights, interior lights [cabins] rotating radar scanner,
my john king tug scratch built from a mmI plan .
950 motor turing 70mm prop on 12vlt power.
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For photos of my fire boat on lake lllawarra n.s.w Austrlia about 15mins drive from home.
I am running a ( OS FP40 motor ) the boat is about 18 years old. And still goes like a new one. (member ID 126 Lyie) and I go boating together on Saturday afternoons.
MARK BEAVER.
{"text":"For photos of my fire boat on lake lllawarra n.s.w Austrlia about 15mins drive from home.\r\nI am running a ( OS FP40 motor ) the boat is about 18 years old. And still goes like a new one. (member ID 126 Lyie) and I go boating together on Saturday afternoons.\r\nMARK BEAVER.","subject":"My Fireboat on lake lllawarra N.S.W AUSTRALIA","media":[{"id":"1281821564","name":"1281821564.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1281821564/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1281821564/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1281821565","name":"1281821565.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1281821565/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1281821565/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1281821566","name":"1281821566.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1281821566/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1281821566/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1281821567","name":"1281821567.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1281821567/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1281821567/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
For photos of my fire boat on lake lllawarra n.s.w Austrlia about 15mins drive from home.
I am running a ( OS FP40 motor ) the boat is about 18 years old. And still goes like a new one. (member ID 126 Lyie) and I go boating together on Saturday afternoons.
MARK BEAVER.
Thames fireboat gamma,stationed in london cherry tree dock about WW2 used in blitz raids.
Fibreglass hull,wooden deck,twin 550 motors,single working fire monitor,twin working spot lights,and nav lights.
Was a older display model now fully working but steam generator is a bit temperamental.only used at shows has been at Twyford water works open day recently.
{"text":"Thames fireboat gamma,stationed in london cherry tree dock about WW2 used in blitz raids.\r\nFibreglass hull,wooden deck,twin 550 motors,single working fire monitor,twin working spot lights,and nav lights.\r\nWas a older display model now fully working but steam generator is a bit temperamental.only used at shows has been at Twyford water works open day recently.","subject":"1935 thames fireboat gamma","media":[{"id":"1284656116","name":"1284656116.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1284656116/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1284656116/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1284656117","name":"1284656117.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1284656117/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1284656117/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
Thames fireboat gamma,stationed in london cherry tree dock about WW2 used in blitz raids.
Fibreglass hull,wooden deck,twin 550 motors,single working fire monitor,twin working spot lights,and nav lights.
Was a older display model now fully working but steam generator is a bit temperamental.only used at shows has been at Twyford water works open day recently.
HI Everybody,
Went to an autojumble looking for car bits an ended up with these instead.
Sea urchin in need of total refit,sea nymph has 380 motor and prop already in it minor refurb required.
Will keep you posted on progress.
Just finished Sea urchin,yet to do sea trials.
{"text":"HI Everybody,\r\nWent to an autojumble looking for car bits an ended up with these instead.\r\nSea urchin in need of total refit,sea nymph has 380 motor and prop already in it minor refurb required.\r\nWill keep you posted on progress.\r\nJust finished Sea urchin,yet to do sea trials.","subject":"Aerokits Sea Urchin +Sea Nymph","media":[{"id":"1284539865","name":"1284539865.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1284539865/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1284539865/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1284539866","name":"1284539866.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1284539866/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1284539866/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
HI Everybody,
Went to an autojumble looking for car bits an ended up with these instead.
Sea urchin in need of total refit,sea nymph has 380 motor and prop already in it minor refurb required.
Will keep you posted on progress.
Just finished Sea urchin,yet to do sea trials.
Hi Harleydream1, I like what you have done with the Sea Urchin, its hard to see in the image but are you operating the tiller steering with lines run forward to a servo?
Many thanks Jon
Hi Harleydream1, I like what you have done with the Sea Urchin, its hard to see in the image but are you operating the tiller steering with lines run forward to a servo?
Many thanks Jon
Here's a photo of the initial on the water run yesterday at Crealy of the Vosper 73' ASRL I've been asking for help with in the forum .
Not yet finished with deck fittings & rigging aerials but performed very reasonably. it has a JP Power 480 motor driving a 25mm 3 blade prop. Powered by a 6v 4Ah LA battery with a RadioLink 2.4ghz RX. and a 15A Mtronics ESC
Chris
{"text":"Here's a photo of the initial on the water run yesterday at Crealy of the Vosper 73' ASRL I've been asking for help with in the forum . \r\nNot yet finished with deck fittings & rigging aerials but performed very reasonably. it has a JP Power 480 motor driving a 25mm 3 blade prop. Powered by a 6v 4Ah LA battery with a RadioLink 2.4ghz RX. and a 15A Mtronics ESC\r\n\r\nChris","subject":"Vosper 73' ASRL","media":[{"id":"1284368189","name":"1284368189.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://hobby.land/media/1284368189/l","thumbUrl":"https://hobby.land/media/1284368189/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
Here's a photo of the initial on the water run yesterday at Crealy of the Vosper 73' ASRL I've been asking for help with in the forum .
Not yet finished with deck fittings & rigging aerials but performed very reasonably. it has a JP Power 480 motor driving a 25mm 3 blade prop. Powered by a 6v 4Ah LA battery with a RadioLink 2.4ghz RX. and a 15A Mtronics ESC
Mrs Froggyt996's Solent Class Lifeboat which is running on 2 x MFA 800 motors. it has 4 x 12v 7amp gel batteries and a P92 combined mixer and speedcontrollers from Action.
{"text":"Mrs Froggyt996's Solent Class Lifeboat which is running on 2 x MFA 800 motors. it has 4 x 12v 7amp gel batteries and a P92 combined mixer and speedcontrollers from Action.","subject":"Aerokits Solent Class Lifeboat","media":[],"youtubeUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6MiaXczDVY"}
Mrs Froggyt996's Solent Class Lifeboat which is running on 2 x MFA 800 motors. it has 4 x 12v 7amp gel batteries and a P92 combined mixer and speedcontrollers from Action.
Here is Mrs Froggyt996's Sea Hornet. Running on 2 Graupner 600 speed 8.4 motors. On 2 x 8.4v Nihd batteries at Fleetwood in July 2010.
{"text":"Here is Mrs Froggyt996's Sea Hornet. Running on 2 Graupner 600 speed 8.4 motors. On 2 x 8.4v Nihd batteries at Fleetwood in July 2010.","subject":"Aerokits Sea Hornet","media":[],"youtubeUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnlvLArpZ28"}
Here is my Aerokits Sea Urchin on its first outing in July 2010 at Fleetwood. Running on a 7.2v Lipo on a small outrunner motor costing less the £5.00 from Giantcod.co.uk.
{"text":"Here is my Aerokits Sea Urchin on its first outing in July 2010 at Fleetwood. Running on a 7.2v Lipo on a small outrunner motor costing less the \u00a35.00 from Giantcod.co.uk.","subject":"Aerokits Sea Urchin","media":[],"youtubeUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zju8u2vupBg"}
Here is my Aerokits Sea Urchin on its first outing in July 2010 at Fleetwood. Running on a 7.2v Lipo on a small outrunner motor costing less the £5.00 from Giantcod.co.uk.
My restored Aerokits Sea Queen with Brushless motor at Fleetwood on a very windy day
{"text":"My restored Aerokits Sea Queen with Brushless motor at Fleetwood on a very windy day","subject":"Sea Queen","media":[],"youtubeUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au6JQ7bopdE"}
