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Inga1v
… rent, Portgarth and scratch built, Cervia, Brave Borderer, Orca, and Rttl 2755, I have in dry dock a Tyne class, another Aziz and my latest acquisition an empty hull and decking of a Inga IV. As you can gather none of my fleet consist of an …
by Rogal118 · 3 years ago
18 Nov 2023
Harbour
(Tug Boat) Egret
… ve past since first built, did its first :-)rescue when two Rc rch-hit">yachts got stuck on a buoy, with a gentle nudge got them both back on their way.
by Peter47 · 3 years ago
7 Nov 2023
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ARTR Powerboats for a change?
… installed along with a radio system etc. Like the Dragon Force rch-hit">yachts that I hope to be sailing shortly, the Pursuit needed "finishing" and "setting-up" for it to run well and to get the best out of it. I have been running this model for t …
by zooma · 3 years ago
21 Sep 2023
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How to control the sails on a ketch
… te I am linking below may assist you (it is aimed at racing rch-hit">yachts but I am sure you can get the basic principles from it). Also if you google for the manual for the Joysway dragonforce 65 rch-hit">yacht I am sure you can use the images and instruct …
by Trident73 · 3 years ago
20 Sep 2023
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HMS Endurance
… accommodation for small tourist and hunting parties in the Arctic as an ice-capable steam rch-hit">yacht.[7] As launched she had 10 passenger cabins, a spacious dining saloon and galley (with accommodation for two cooks), a smoking room, a darkroom …
by RNinMunich · 3 years ago
15 Aug 2023
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Another project boat
Have done some work on the Jenny rch-hit">yacht. Ended up replacing both servos and had to teach myself to solder brass as the sail arm is a simple brass bar with a square section soldered on to make a ‘T’. There’s a smaller version screwed into the …
by neilw · 3 years ago
3 Aug 2023
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Swedish 16M
… ansom flap overhang down by almost 50% and decided to reinforce the adhesive with a couple of small bolts to avoid coming off in operation. The end result is good. The bow now lifts slightly on a full plane as the stern is no longer sucked …
by Rowen · 3 years ago
12 Jul 2023
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Fitting an alternate set of sails
… or perhaps I should say original set of sails for my Gracia rch-hit">yacht. After a wash and iron, please do not let my wife know I can do those things, I thought there was not enough sail for the job and decided to have a fore sail which I made qui …
by roycv · 3 years ago
3 Jul 2023
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Club open day and a couple of new boats
… I took as we won several raffle prizes including a DragonForce 65 and a 1/25 ETNZ 1M America's Cup Racing rch-hit">Yacht won by my mother but as it is too big for their apartment I have custodianship, so several evenings planned to get them sorted …
by neilw · 3 years ago
19 Jun 2023
Blog
Speedwell - part 3
… e Joysway transmitter and receiver borrowed from a Dragon Force rch-hit">yacht. The result of these efforts is that I now sail Speedwell more than ever before, and really enjoy the fact that whenever I chose I can bring her back into port, either un …
by flaxbybuck · 3 years ago
18 Jun 2023
Blog
Speedwell - auxiliary ketch
… I made a pendulum switch that turned the motor on when the rch-hit">yacht was becalmed and upright. Steering was with a simple Braine type gear made from an old school set-square. Masts and spars were simple dowel, and the first set of sails were m …
by flaxbybuck · 3 years ago
18 Jun 2023
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Quiz Answer?
Who is the owner of the rch-hit">yacht Aquila? The owner of the AQUILA rch-hit">yacht is Ann Walton Kroenke, an heiress of the Walmart fortune who purchased the rch-hit">yacht in 2014 for a total price of US $150 million. Bill Gates bought for $650.000.000, The Super …
by NickD · 3 years ago
6 Apr 2023
Harbour
Aeronaut - Cabin Cruiser Diva
… move it from My Harbour so I could make some changes to the rch-hit">yacht varnish finish and then re-photograph and post again. But looking at the finish I am completely happy with what I first produced. I now posting the model again with the origi …
by firefighter · 3 years ago
28 Mar 2023
Blog
Albert IV - Rebuilding Albert
After the dust had settled, plus a reinforcing tot, I started the rebuild. Whilst there was plenty of wood surfaces for a successful glue up I nevertheless felt the need for additional reinforcement. I settled on using a number of cable tie …
by flaxbybuck · 3 years ago
25 Mar 2023
Blog
Hallet SK Drag boat
… but the big boys too! A lot of sport boating, a few sailing rch-hit">yachts, cabin cruisers and of course House boats ( have one in the works soon). As a young man I got to ride in all of them. But I was so impressed with these old flat bottoms . ( …
by River Rat · 3 years ago
13 Mar 2023
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Another project boat
… rinted in 2012 so I can access the reprint through the MBM archive. As it happens I have a small fleet of Stars, think I’ve got 7 and a load of Bowmans and a miscellany of others (Ailsa, some unknowns and 3 1930s pond rch-hit">yachts for restoration …
by neilw · 3 years ago
11 Mar 2023
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What other types of models do our members build/refurb?
… Terry, Taxi, Bell 47G heli then other models from DuBro, Soarcraft, Fliteglas and jack Stafford (Super Minnow pylon racer x3) Came back home and made a number of other planes and boats from UK and US manufacturers who no longer exist. Oldes …
by jbkiwi · 3 years ago
26 Jan 2023
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new challange
Built a Dumas ace sloop nice little free Sailing rch-hit">yacht when somebody yells up pity you cant make it RC so here we go
by jacko · 3 years ago
8 Jan 2023
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Re: More details , but not much in the way of workings …
… d to me. Remember; these boats were war machines not luxury rch-hit">yachts. They were also very hard worked, probably more than any other type of surface vessel in the Kriegsmarine. The painting served two purposes; primarily prevention of rust, or …
by RNinMunich · 4 years ago
31 Dec 2022
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My First Model Boat
… a large fast bit. I was around 7 years old, went to Southchurch park in Southend on Sea to sail it, and it was faster than my Dad's rch-hit">yacht. Unfortunately I no longer have it, nor do I have a picture of my first build at 14 years old which wa …
by CB90 · 4 years ago
2 Nov 2022
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Boat Show
… ny different messages. Guess we like to chat I have never purchase a Ready to Run kit only bought a couple boats from a good builder so my grandsons could easily guide a rc boat which handled well, a Jolly Jay the Dumas kit. The other, is t …
by Ronald · 4 years ago
31 Oct 2022
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Re: HFM 590 - Another vintage classic
… orts for the outside hulls were a bit bendy. This was reinforced both internally and on the surface. Lining up the hulls was a problem not quite right yet but not apparent when sailing. Still using 27Mhtz and very effective, the model is at …
by roycv · 4 years ago
8 Aug 2022
Blog
HARTLEY FLARELINE, NEW PROJECT
… 100,000 examples built, ranging from canoes to large ocean rch-hit">yachts. Hartleys have been built since their plans were first produced in 1938, and wherever you go in NZ or Aust you are bound to find one example. The most common runabouts in th …
by jbkiwi · 4 years ago
6 Aug 2022
Harbour
The Schooner Theresa
Here is another of my rch-hit">yachts, the hull is 40 inches loa and the bowsprit makes her a bit longer. She was built by my late friend John Cook back in 1965 and first came to my notice when many years later we had a club stand at Olympia. I had …
by roycv · 4 years ago
4 Aug 2022
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Re: Graupner Elke/Kriegsfischkutter
… a Bell 47 heli a Commodore launch and Optimist One Ton Cup rch-hit">yacht. I've been able to 'reproduce' the cub and Terry from the plans and build them for electric. Graupner was the best model making company back then, and everything in their kit …
by jbkiwi · 4 years ago
17 May 2022
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Re: Deck Planking, Take 2.
… o have a different finish to that required on a smart motor rch-hit">yacht. The model I have just finished had a pale wooden insert between the planks, I used .5mm thick X 2mm deep inserts purchased online and just glued as I planked the deck. I als …
by ChrisG · 4 years ago
20 Apr 2022
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Racing Sparrow
… improves and the grass needs cutting. I currently have two rch-hit">yachts, a Wee Nip and Ellen, a Gaff rigged Pilot Cutter. I sail the Wee Nip most weeks, and the Pilot Cutter occasionally when the weather is suitable (it needs a 'good blow'). I d …
by Graham93 · 4 years ago
4 Apr 2022
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For Sale
for sale RC rch-hit">yacht 1 mtr trimaran SKATE kit fibre glass hull ,sails, sail winch, rudder servo, new in box ,i bought this without the Radio also the build instructions are not there, there not too many pieces to put together £120 ono enquiry …
by agoodboater · 4 years ago
17 Mar 2022

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