olly49
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Able Seaman · 47 pts
Telford and Wrekin, United Kingdom
Member since Feb 2009
Last online 7 years ago
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Numbers and lettering for solentHi, This is the size of the numbers on my Solent.
426 viewsSolent class lifeboatHi Andy, I bought and made the kit in the early 80's and I have 2 55mm Props fitted. Its name is the City of Birmingham and after speaking to other Solent owners I changed the Superstructure (port hole locatio…409 viewsAerokits Solent LifeboatI have a problem with choosing the motors for this boat. The lifeboat I built in the early eighties and upto today it had 2 x Deceperms fitted(6volt). One of these now as developed a fault and it is far too ex…2 replies551 viewsGriffon2000hi, I'm in the middle of making the Griffon, what thurst motor did you use and how did you mount it? Regards olly49374 viewsmotorsIn my Huntsman I have a T600 brushless.👍373 viewsRichards 48" SwordsmanI bought and built my Huntsman back in the late 70's. Decided last year to refurbish her. She is powered by a T600 brushless motor, 2 11.1 v lipos these are positioned midships, x50mm prop, tends to start bow …
372 viewsRichards 48" SwordsmanI have a 46" and I have a T600 Brushless on 6S lipos. This boat really moves. I built mine in the 70's had an IC engine in then. 😊354 viewsAerokits Solent Class LifeboatBuilt in 1981 and the cabin superstructure refurbished a couple of years ago. The original motors are 2 decaperms that are getting very hot now. Brushes changed in one of them which now seems to be lazy. It is…2 replies802 viewsDangers of charging LIPOSMany thanks for all your replies. I used a Fusion balance charger, except on this occasion I walked away from the charger. Will now charge in a bag outside Regards3,332 viewsDangers of charging LIPOSHI to all. There Is a safe way and then there Is an Idiots way of charging Lipos. Guess which way I charged my Lipos? I now have several model planes and 1 much loved 6 metre yacht that have been burnt to a cr…17 replies3,894 views
426 viewsSolent class lifeboatHi Andy, I bought and made the kit in the early 80's and I have 2 55mm Props fitted. Its name is the City of Birmingham and after speaking to other Solent owners I changed the Superstructure (port hole locatio…409 viewsAerokits Solent LifeboatI have a problem with choosing the motors for this boat. The lifeboat I built in the early eighties and upto today it had 2 x Deceperms fitted(6volt). One of these now as developed a fault and it is far too ex…2 replies551 viewsGriffon2000hi, I'm in the middle of making the Griffon, what thurst motor did you use and how did you mount it? Regards olly49374 viewsmotorsIn my Huntsman I have a T600 brushless.👍373 viewsRichards 48" SwordsmanI bought and built my Huntsman back in the late 70's. Decided last year to refurbish her. She is powered by a T600 brushless motor, 2 11.1 v lipos these are positioned midships, x50mm prop, tends to start bow …372 viewsRichards 48" SwordsmanI have a 46" and I have a T600 Brushless on 6S lipos. This boat really moves. I built mine in the 70's had an IC engine in then. 😊354 viewsAerokits Solent Class LifeboatBuilt in 1981 and the cabin superstructure refurbished a couple of years ago. The original motors are 2 decaperms that are getting very hot now. Brushes changed in one of them which now seems to be lazy. It is…2 replies802 viewsDangers of charging LIPOSMany thanks for all your replies. I used a Fusion balance charger, except on this occasion I walked away from the charger. Will now charge in a bag outside Regards3,332 viewsDangers of charging LIPOSHI to all. There Is a safe way and then there Is an Idiots way of charging Lipos. Guess which way I charged my Lipos? I now have several model planes and 1 much loved 6 metre yacht that have been burnt to a cr…17 replies3,894 views