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BOATSHED
Captain
Miss Geico 29"
This is the 29" Brushless Miss Geico. Running on two 14.8 volt 5000mAh LiPo batteries. in Herbert Woods Boatyard in Potter Heigham Norfolk. She is pretty quick but do not know her top speed. Turns flat out on full rudder lock. Runs for about 15 to 20 minutes. Would recommend as a great fun boat.
Liked by none and John2 and
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  • lesliebreameChief Petty Officer 1st Class
    i know what you mean about speed and i am always trying to get more from my steam boats!!! they are very slow compared with your petrol and brushless jobs but my aim is for more speed .i am working on steam turbines at present which are very inefficient and not that powerful but the intention is eventually for more speed !! you want to try coal fired boiler boats [ i make my own ] . there is much to do pondside what with stoking and water filling and oiling and all and i get loads of fun ..... much more than sailing my old electric crash tender which was fun to build but boring to sail . les breame
  • BOATSHEDCaptain
    It is surprising just what you can get a Crash Tender to do. They can be very fast and also handle very well on the water. Those Vosper hulls are amazing. That's why they were used for the fire tenders and MTB's etc. But then the Fairey hulls like the Huntsman and Spearfish also handle very well at speed.
none
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
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springer tug no 3
Well this is the 3rd version I have made of a springer tug.

Grp Hull and this time using 2 mm plastic.
Balsa wood and again what ever I could find laying around.

The decking is just printed paper and stuck down with Varnish.

Just needs some ballast and it is ready to go.
Liked by Brucef102 and chugalone100 and
none
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
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Number 2 attempt springer Tug
So this was attempt number two at a springer tug.. A little better than the very first one.

Again a home made grp hull and everything else Balsa wood and a few bits I could find about the house..

Well this one too has been scrapped and the hull reused.
Or set aside for another one at a later date.

So at this time is just a fitted out hull
Liked by John2 and Dave M
none
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
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1st ever Spinger tug model
Well this was the very first model boat i made.
A springer tug.
I made a mould and then made a few just in case i was to the point of everything going wrong at least I could start another one.

Apart from the home made GRP hull everything else was made in Balsa wood.

Since been scrapped but the hull and all the electrics ect have been reused again for another version..
Liked by John2 and Dave M
nobby
Recruit
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Nobby
Morecambe Bay Prawner (Nobby)
Scratch built from plans in a woodworking mag 30+ years ago.

Just completed Thames Barge (Isla May)
Liked by Geoffrhoose and sandkb and
1 comment
  • Dave MVice Admiral
    Good to see an onwater pic. Have you tried in less calm conditions?
    Liked by nobby
Northumbrian
Midshipman
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ELENA ROSE
I picked this up on ebay I am busy stripping it back to wood for a repaint job & new deck fittings
Liked by Brightwork and John2 and
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  • NorthumbrianMidshipman
    all ready to go new paint & varnished added new leather seating windscreen made from a plastic salad bowl 45mm 3 bladed brass prop 850 brushed motor powered by a 11.1 5000 mah lipo
    O and new cowls from the model shop 👍
watson220
Leading Seaman
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Barracuda
Motor yacht : Barracuda
Length: 905 mm
Width: 145 mm
Material: poplar plywood 3mm, balsa standard 1 mm, 1 mm linden wood, laminate fabric 120gr and 43gr.
Engine: Mig 480 7.2V
bidirectional DC 7.4V regulator
Propeller 35 mm Graupner
spruce strips 2x6mm
Liked by RNinMunich and Inkoust and
1 comment
  • ron1956Leading Seaman
    Awesome looking boat, thanks for sharing your pics, she is beautiful 👍
    Liked by Inkoust
andycoburn
Master Seaman
Falcon 2
Facon 2 with Novarossi Mito 21M, CMB tuned pipe, tanks and running gear by Ian's Boats. First run at Brentwood lake. Running motor in on low nitro. This boat eventually won me the MPBA 2016 National Drivers Championship.
Liked by BOATSHED and John2 and
TürkiyeTR
Leading Seaman
RC Turkish Traditional Fishing Boat
It is wooden boat.
Liked by circle43nautical and John2
1 comment
  • Dave MVice Admiral
    Realistic looking model. is it built from scratch or a kit? Might you post some more detailed pics of the insides? You could start a build blog and descibe how you constructed the model, plus post some pics. Only 4 pics per post so best to take the pics and then post with comments. More pics and more comments can then be added.
    Thanks for sharing
    Dave 😀

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