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(Working Vessel) Exuberent DH 142

Listed by Ballast ·

Specifications

Boat Length
28" (71.12 cm)
Motor Type
Brushed
Drive Type
Direct
Props
Single
Battery Type
Lead Acid
Prop Type
3 Blade

Photos

About this boat

She is a model of the original boat which was lost with skipper March 23rd 1983 off Portland. I had been building the static model since she was launched in March 1981 then ceased build when the tragedy took place and took my friend, the skipper. I recently moved to Burnham on Sea and joined Sedgemoor Model Boat Club and I was inspired to proceed with the build as an RC Model. Wish me luck !!!👍😊 The original boat was a Cygnus GM32. The hull and wheelhouse mouldings were supplied by Cygnus Marine Newlyn, Cornwall, as was the hull for the model. The boat was self built in Dartmouth by the owner/skipper as a Crab Potter. On completion she fished the waters off Dartmouth Devon during the summer months and then off Weymouth during the winter where she was subsequently lost en route for Dartmouth loaded with pots to transfer fishing activities back to home waters. She was a marvellous little sea boat and performed well in rough conditions. it is still a mystery until this day why she floundered. I hope her memory and the Skippers will live on through my model. (Motor: Graupner 700) (5/10)

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