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epmbcmember
Master Seaman
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Island Class cutters
This is what I wish to build at 1/48 scale. The island class cutter is 110 feet long and serves with the United States Coast Guard Service, there are about 35 still in service and it is based on a Vosper Thornycroft design.
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  • BaggieChief Petty Officer 1st Class
    They gave these in Turkey’e too I believe
Mikep
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
Dumas USS Crockett
Dumas model 51” long weighs 22pounds. Desiel sound, whooper,
Movable turrets, twin screw.
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  • reilly4Warrant Officer
    Videos in Landscape mode are much easier to watch. Videos resize to suit the screen so Portrait mode show the items smaller than they would appear in Landscape mode.
    Liked by rcmodelboats and RNinMunich
Mikep
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
Robert E Perry
Robert E Perry test. Sea trials ballast seams good.
Hybrid
Leading Seaman
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Wild thing
Fully had made chris craft deep v racing boat evey think u.see is had made apart from engine and.the driver. She is.fully restored to her original self made in 1972. Have added a self bailing system and a new had made shaft with own greaser valve. Thanks hope u all enjoy
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lesliebreame
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
solar
Members might like to view my experimental solar powered "BOAT " More like an aircraft carrier !! No batteries carried even for the radio. Brushless motor running from 24 cells giving 12volts. Slightest shadow will stop it.The panel i made myself by buying individual solar cells from Ebay and soldering them up.The cells are sandwiched between glass which makes it quite heavy and next project will have no glass but the cells are VERY fragile.
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  • reilly4Warrant Officer
    A nifty experimental boat. What about a back-up battery - charged by the solar panels. Gives a bit of continuity. 😎

    Or to use Elton John's words for the boat's motto

    "Don't let the sun go down on me"
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  • lesliebreameChief Petty Officer 1st Class
    I wanted to demonstrate that a vessel could move due to the power of the sun alone.Introducing a battery would confuse the issue and sceptical people would claim that it was the battery doing all the work !! Cheers

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