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(Yacht) ile de re
Fairwind 900 model yacht, 1/12 scale. Manufactured by Kyosho
Yacht named after island near La Rochelle, western France. (5/10)
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11 years ago
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(Pleasure Craft) Olive
Aerokits sea scout. Popeye captain with olive oil. (Motor: outrunner 1500kv) (5/10)
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Aerokits Sea Scout
This is the sea scout as purchased off eBay in February this year (2007). it came with all the parts, plans and build instructions.
As you see, it had only been partially built, then presumably stored away until now.
I decided to completely dismantle this and start from scratch. I then started assembling the boat as per the instructions apart from the cockpit floor which I decided to make detachable so I could fit the battery in there and also have access to the rudder servo.
Mallory
16 years ago
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π new year
4 years ago by
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Happy new year everyone! Not a frequent poster, but often online reading all the topics and threads. Hope you all have a great 2020 π
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π Fireboat Tribute to HS93 Peter Henshaw
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A marvelous tribute, thank you for sharing these pictures with us.
HS93 would of been proud.
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π (Yacht) ile de re
11 years ago by
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Fairwind 900 model yacht, 1/12 scale. Manufactured by Kyosho
Yacht named after island near La Rochelle, western France. (5/10)
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π PAINT COLOURS
11 years ago by
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Using the site search facility, I have found this link:-
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π Fireboat/Vintage Model Boat Day 2012
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π Fireboat/Vintage Model Boat Day 2012
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π¬ Aerokits Sea Scout (Olive)
12 years ago by
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HI Dave, the figures were purchased of eBay as a set. I have Bluto but as of yet have not decided what to do with him β
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π Aerokits Sea Scout (Olive)
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π fireboat funday 2012
12 years ago by
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Yes IC powered boats are allowed π . At previous fireboat fundays there have been 3 or 4 IC's present.
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π (Pleasure Craft) Olive
12 years ago by
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Aerokits sea scout. Popeye captain with olive oil. (Motor: outrunner 1500kv) (5/10)
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π Edinburgh Model Boat Club
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edinburgh
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π Knightcote Model Boat Club
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knightcote
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π Colwyn Bay Model Boat Club
12 years ago by
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Hi to all at Colwyn!
Just wondering what the latest is with the new lake? Where will it be and when will it be complete?
http://www.colwynbaymbc.org |
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π 2011 Fun Float - Pictures ?
13 years ago by
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A few more pictures from the funday.
By Mallory.
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π 2011 Fun Float - Pictures ?
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π Mk1. Fire Boat Info Wanted Please?
16 years ago by
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HI Lyle,
I believe that the Australian version of the fireboat had a few notable differences, as shown below:
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π So who's coming to the Funday!??
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I'll be there with Olive.
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π Protocol for Transom Boat name / registered port
16 years ago by
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Robert,
Have tried to find out the answer but have had no joy.
My feelings are that the port name may not be on smaller vessels just on larger ships, but I may be wrong.
Other members may Know better.
Pete
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π Protocol for Transom Boat name / registered port
16 years ago by
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[url=
http://www.thamespolicemuseum.org.uk/gallery.html]http://www.thamespolicemuseum. |
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π Finally all finished!
16 years ago by
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The finished article!
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π Decking
16 years ago by
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After painting the boat I decided to put the decking planks on. This involved gluing the individual strips of wood between a strand of black rigging cord, this was very time consuming but well worth the effort.
PS. The seagull seams to like it!
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π The hull
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The next step in the build was to attach the hull sides and make up the deck.
The boat was then sanded smooth on all the edges and coated with wood sealer in preparation for a coating of fibreglass.The fibreglass was a light glass mating as used on model aircraft, this makes it more durable and waterproof.
When the fibre glassing was complete it was lightly sanded and a coat of plastic primer paint applied.
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π So far...
16 years ago by
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The build was fairly straight forward with very few problems. One of the problems I did have though was the lack of space in the back for fitting a servo and rudder mechanism.
Initially this problem was overcome by installing a cable operated rudder, this delt with the shortage of space at the stern, however the cable was too slack resulting meaning that the rudders centre position kept varying.
I then purchased a minI servo (pictured here), this fitted into the back compartment well and left plenty of room for the rest of the rudder mechanism to be attached. But once again this idea had it's own problem. The small servo didn't have sufficient torque to pull the rudder back to the centre position accurately enough causing the boat to drift off to the left or right a little once the controller stick returned to the centre.
Eventually I managed to fit in a standard futaba servo, this made all the difference and although it was awkward to fit in, it meant that the rudder responded correctly with the controls.
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π Prop shaft and motor
16 years ago by
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The next part of the build was to align the prop shaft and motor up. I've heard of lots of different ways this can be done, some more complicated than others, however it's the cotton real method I prefer best.
A cotton real has just the right inner diameter to slip over the brass spline coupling connector and means that the motor can fit in the other side an consequently lines up correctly.
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π Totally stripped down!
16 years ago by
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Once all the pieces were dismantled it became apparent that some parts needed replacing, one of which was a bulkhead since the old one was warped beyond redemption.
I then proceeded to assemble the rest of the hull as per the instructions. For some parts of the construction I used water proof PVA but the main bulkheads were glued in with epoxy resin to ensure the structure was solid.
The last thing I did before gluing on the hull sides was to fit a block of polystyrene (shown here) into the front section. its more common to leave this cavity empty, however I thought that I might as well fill it with polystyrene so that if the worst came to the worst and the boat got flooded it stands more chance of remaining buoyant.
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π Aerokits Sea Scout
16 years ago by
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This is the sea scout as purchased off eBay in February this year (2007). it came with all the parts, plans and build instructions.
As you see, it had only been partially built, then presumably stored away until now.
I decided to completely dismantle this and start from scratch. I then started assembling the boat as per the instructions apart from the cockpit floor which I decided to make detachable so I could fit the battery in there and also have access to the rudder servo.
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π MinI Fire Boat BLOG
17 years ago by
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I really enjoy following the blog, I don't think anything requires changing.Your attention to detail has to be admired and envied.
Keep up the good work. π
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