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gordon
Able Seaman
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fire boat
this is my aerokit fire boat 46 inch fitted with a 600 motor 3 bladed prop 55 mm and a 12v 12 amp battery was fitted with a petrol motor when I got her for A£35.. all the top has been rebuilt the 2fire hygents work very good 2 mrtrs of water either side all lights work a good turn of speed but I can get 2 1/2 hrs on the lake the two men are not right but look ok for 10 p each at car boot gordon
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  • gordonAble Seaman
    I had a 12 v 12 amp battery and a 800 motor on a 35 cm prop did have a good bow wave could not see the sence of going flat out for 30 mins did not go for speed just indurance thanks gordon
  • StonemonkeyMaster Seaman
    Many thanks Gordon, nice model there!
    Dean
fryer1966
Able Seaman
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MY FIRST BUILD "ROBBE PT 15"
THIS IS N=MY ROBBE PT 15 BOAT ITS MY FIRST BOAT BUILD AND I THINK IVE DONE OK SO NOW I AM TRYING MY HAND AT A DUSSEL DORF FIRE BOAT NEXT "HA HA "SO ANY TIPS OR HELP WOULD BE MOST WELCOME
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  • GreggSub-Lieutenant
    Your'e boat looks good. regards to your Duseldorf, check out the boat build blogs as my own dusseldorf is featured there and may help you somewhat. if you do need any assistance, get back to me at any stage of the build as I may have pictures/data, info that may make it easier or add more detail to the basic item.
  • BootneckRecruit
    HI Fryer,I am also about to start a dusseldorf fire boat perhaps we can swap problems which I feel will be many!! Graham
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Merco61
Recruit
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Aerokits boat? with Merco 61 resto project
Can anyone tell me what boat this is?
I think its a modified Aerokits fire boat or Sea queen,
The deck is different because it steps down, the cabin looks to be modified, the hull is all fibre glass with wooden bulkheads.
Nice 10cc Merco engine.
Will upload more recent pics as the pics are from about 18 months ago, I've since started re building the boat to sail then in future sell.
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  • Merco61Recruit
    About the fibre glass hull it looks to be ply with a thin coating of fibre glass.
    It's roughly 34" long.
    The guy who the boat used to belong to had a couple of aerokits boats as well as this one, he had a sea queen and another boat but I cant remember the model name.
    from looking at other boats the only boat I can really compare it with is the sea queen.
    I will be uploading the boat with or without the engine on ebay in the next couple of months, I have two merco 61 marine engines that will be on ebay soon.
  • froggyt996Petty Officer 1st Class
    HI it is ST LAURIE made by LAWRENCE MANUFACTURING 106 Lawrence Road liverpool sold for A£4. 10 shillings or A£4.50p to days money in the 1950 fiberglass hull and cabin roof ply cabin sides length 42in beam 12in
aprestney
Leading Seaman
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My two fireboats 93/94
success !! I have done it " my photos of my two boats . the one on the water is the 94 fireboat fitted with a 500 torpedo electric motor and a spectrum rx/tx works very well !! . The other is crash tender 93 under going a rebuild after being rescued on ebay . from a new member A prestney.
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peep31
Petty Officer 1st Class
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48"fire boat renovation
as you can see I have repaired the bottom.and this is the motor which was in it and it does run
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  • BOATSHEDCaptain
    HI
    Yes it is the Taycol Double Special Supermarine, I have two of these. You say about not using r/c with this motor, probably due to the interference. I don't know how true it is as I haven't tried it yet myself, but I'm told if you use 2.4g R/C this should not be a problem. I'm hoping to put one of them into my Sea Queen in the near future. When I've tried it, and if it works then I will be putting one in her.
    Hope this is of some help.
  • circle43nauticalChief Petty Officer 2nd Class
    Wow, that motor is speciaal!
harleydream1
Leading Seaman
46" FIREBOAT
HI All,
This is an update,weather seemed ok so tried her out,very Impressed,got right up on the plane.Handling not that good think a bigger rudder is needed.
Running an 850 torpedo motor on 12volt battery.
Only problem was a leak,water running up prop tube so have removed and re-greased ready to try again.
Fire monitors missing hoping somebody can help.
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  • aprestneyLeading Seaman
    very nice boat! I have two of these 93/94 thay are a very nice model.
    I did try uploading photos of them to the site. Anyway fire monitors do some times come up on ebay for sale. if not try model dockyard or westbourne model ships web sites. Hope this helps from a new member Albert.
  • Dave MVice Admiral
    HI Boat looking good. From your previous post I see that the model was built in the 1950's. is it possible that an I.c. motor was originally used as they were common during that period? it is possible that the shaft and/or bearings will be well worn. Grease will help but not cure the problem and will add drag and increase motor current (amps), thus reducing your sailing time. I suggest you remove the prop shaft and see if it is worn where the bearings are. if so you may be able to obtain a new complete prop shaft of the same size. if the inner shaft is is a nice fit in the original just substitute the shaft. if the original bearings are no good replace with the new bearings from the replacement shaft. They can be teased out with a blunt knife and gently use of pliers. if you hace access to a lathe or a friend with one, you could just lap the shaft and make new bearings. Good luck dave
ianed57
Sub-Lieutenant
Steam Patrol Boat 'Dunlin'
This boat was scratch built from Harold Underhill plans, available still from Brown,Son and Ferguson. The hull was mahogany on 6mm ply frames. The engine was a Caton from Maxwell Hemmens supplied bya gas-fired Cheddar Puffin boiler. The propeller was a two inch four bladed brass job from Rivabo I think. The displacement of the boat is 25lb- a bit of a lump to carry to the water but it does work well once in the water. She has now been converted to electric using a MFA geared 540 type motor witha 7.5ah lead acid gel cell. Looking again at this video I begin to wish I had left it as steam but there is something to be said for 'switch on and go'.
I started building the boat in the mid nineties and it has now had a repaint- it always been a favourite. This video was taken in the early noughties at Crealy in Exeter.
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ianed57
Sub-Lieutenant
Steam Launch Wild Rose
Steam launch designed and built by me. I used a computer program called Plyboats to design it and it is a double chine ply hull. The power plant is a twin cylinder Cheddar engine, the Pelican I believe, which was a vee twin. The boiler was designed and built by me being a 3'' dia vertical firetube, gas fired.
This video was taken at Crealy in Exeter one summer evening in 2003 as a fairly new boat. She is now in need of a little TLC.
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sbambi
Leading Seaman
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32" RAF Fire Tender being restored by Salv Bambino
HI all. This is an, RAF Fire Tender 32" that was given to me 30+ years ago by a friend who was going to scrap it. it's been stored in my garage loft all this time. I am about to start the restoration of the boat but havn't done any modelling since I was a youngster.
It has no running gear but was originally powered by a nitro engine, I am hoping to convert it to electric power, the problem is I have no idea what type of motor to use or what length prop tube or prop sahft is required, I don't have any drawings or information about the boat. I am presently cleaning and rubbing the panels down so that I can re glue most of the joints as thay are mostly starting to come loose.
Will post some more photos as I progress.
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  • sbambiLeading Seaman
    Dave, I have removed the prop shaft because it was bent and the resin around the prop tube/hull was cracked it was also worn quite badly. I need to purchase a new tube and prop shaft once I decide what motor to fit, I can then decide on the length of prop shaft. Thanks for the info.
  • Pete DMaster Seaman
    HI Shambi, if you need a drawing or other info about the 34ins Fireboat I have plans and drawings etc that may help,if you need anything just get in touch with me via a message on the site, (Fireboat himself knows me well)Regards Pete D (Fireboatfunday Organiser)
peep31
Petty Officer 1st Class
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48"fireboat renovation
as you can see just the top section to do now,nice boat. would love to here from anyone regarding fitting a speed controller and what type
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  • peep31Petty Officer 1st Class
    hi. the colours I used where, toyota red and toyota black,top will be bmw alpine white.does anyone know where I can get a mast from as original did not come with the boat.I have just fitted a graupner 700bb motor and viper speed controller,cant wait to get it into water, also what size propellor can anyone reccomend
  • cakfilthLeading Seaman
    Great thanks for that
    painting tips,
    are you using regular spray paint,

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