boatmadman
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Petty Officer 1st Class · 209 pts
Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom
Member since Jan 2014
Last online 10 years ago
boatmadman’s harbour
4 boats(Pleasure Craft) Riva Aquarama
Scratch built from MM plans (Motor: twin emax brushless, 900kv outrunner,2820, 7 turns) (ESC: maytech) (10/10)
(Working Vessel) Sea Axe
My own design of the Damen Sea Axe launch. This is a gf hull with plastic uppers. it runs very well and han…
(Racing Boat) Tumblin Dice
Based on a plan of a 12" cat I lengthened the hull, increased the width a little and modified the hull prof…
(Working Vessel) Bourbon Orca
The model is scratch built. The power train provides more than scale speed which lengthens run time at lowe…
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Huntsman refurbAnd a video link: http://youtu.be/AgKtjk2Wvj48,938 viewsHuntsman refurbHere are a couple of her in action.
8,938 viewsFairey Huntsman 31Very nice job there Padlad. Why dont you bring it down to Barrow club sometime? We have general sailing on Sunday mornings. Cheers Ian265 viewsHuntsman refurbLast little jobs done today, and its finished! Weather permitting first outing on Sunday. Before and after pics shown:
8,938 viewsHuntsman refurbAle trail Alan? Can I come?8,938 viewsHuntsman refurbHad a good day at it today. Windows tinted and fitted, windscreen fitted and finished off with car body trim and painted plasticard, bollards and cleats made, so, not much left now.
+38,938 viewsfireboat updateLooks good Alan. 2/3rds full speed looks pretty fast to me! Ian28,056 viewsHuntsman refurbNeither did I until I spole to cupalloys. You need a solder specifically for stainless.8,938 viewsHuntsman refurbToday has been productive. I fitted the wooden handrails and made and fitted the pushpit and pullpit rails. These are made of 3mm stainless soft soldered together. Ian
8,923 viewsHow do I fit a propellor shaft ?I am not really too sure what you mean by conical housings around the shafts, perhaps a sketch might help? The small amount of play you need is along the length of the shaft. The clearance between the diameter…4,321 views
8,938 viewsFairey Huntsman 31Very nice job there Padlad. Why dont you bring it down to Barrow club sometime? We have general sailing on Sunday mornings. Cheers Ian265 viewsHuntsman refurbLast little jobs done today, and its finished! Weather permitting first outing on Sunday. Before and after pics shown:8,938 viewsHuntsman refurbAle trail Alan? Can I come?8,938 viewsHuntsman refurbHad a good day at it today. Windows tinted and fitted, windscreen fitted and finished off with car body trim and painted plasticard, bollards and cleats made, so, not much left now.+38,938 viewsfireboat updateLooks good Alan. 2/3rds full speed looks pretty fast to me! Ian28,056 viewsHuntsman refurbNeither did I until I spole to cupalloys. You need a solder specifically for stainless.8,938 viewsHuntsman refurbToday has been productive. I fitted the wooden handrails and made and fitted the pushpit and pullpit rails. These are made of 3mm stainless soft soldered together. Ian8,923 viewsHow do I fit a propellor shaft ?I am not really too sure what you mean by conical housings around the shafts, perhaps a sketch might help? The small amount of play you need is along the length of the shaft. The clearance between the diameter…4,321 views