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Kiel craft 43 inch Raf tender
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📝 Kiel craft 43 inch Raf tender
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (
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This boat was made from the first batch of models in the 1960 it's well built and along the way has lost a few white metal parts and middle floor section and the odd dinged from storage.the boat was never finished as its maker went on to other projects
I got as far as testing it in bath doesn't leak so now we will start on its rebuild Neil very kindly me sent me the plans for the boat and i have acquired set of scaled down 43 inch plans to 34 so that helps a bit
I got as far as testing it in bath doesn't leak so now we will start on its rebuild Neil very kindly me sent me the plans for the boat and i have acquired set of scaled down 43 inch plans to 34 so that helps a bit
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📝 raf boat rebuild
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T ( Lieutenant Commander)
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I will get some more photos in of the rest of the boats build iI am going to install a brush motor water cooled and water cooled Esc as power source and lippo 4s2800 battery for its power source receiver 2.4 ghz my total budget for this rebuild is 280 so i hope that covers it and other help greatly appreciated the worry is the lippos i have a good charger for them
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📝 the start of the restoration
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T ( Lieutenant Commander)
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well its been a great fact finding helped by the website we have made a start, my boat is well made I've started on the two replacement deck hatches one for the aft section and one for the midship section the cabin roof had wood worm int so need to replace that I've dashed the rest of the boat in Rentokill product the photos show the inside of the boat as is
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📝 white metal castings
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Well the start on this build, Or should say major refit still acquiring the parts from the castings and replacement windows from vintage model works to its new power unit and speed controller and the whole subject of putting in a pump to assist the cooling of the Esc, one question what does one fix the ruddel and water intake in with do you put silicone round or something else
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💬 Re: white metal castings
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (
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I have ordered a set from vintage model works though would be nice to have one work I believe colin has done it some how I need to ask how
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💬 Re: white metal castings
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 dave976 (
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Some years ago a former site member posted a blog on how he made a Fire Hydrant. You can view this under Build Blogs and search for Fire Hydrant.
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📝 all Stripped ready for hull preparation
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Having removed most of the fittings and the forward cabin roof as there was a infestation in the roof and roof its self, along with middle roof that i know realise is meant to lift off some one had fixed down the reason being the infestation in the middle supports of the roof these came apart well crumbled but i managed to save one as a template, also the same problem withe rudder cover not sure of the term for it the inside has had two coats of treatment so hoepfully thats that
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📝 infestation round 2
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Well they sure like plywood it was worse than I feared, this boat is going be like grandfathers hammer more new than original I have cut out the cabin roof members and a whole of the lower right hull bottom it was a s.d to get off and have on my bench the replacement thanks to the plans I got was able to get that right size and the fact that boat was made from a kit originally and not fettled
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📝 complete disaster
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Well Tis Like this in true Cornish Fashion the decay was well into the wood work so much so she who must be obeyed thinks its fire wood,
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📝 up date on a cold freezing shed and a now non wormy fire tender
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T ( Lieutenant Commander)
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well we have now cut out most of the wood from the hull in-fact one third of the bottom sides and two ribs thats done and got rid off I have recut the new panels glued and re pined them in got off the net some glue that has a fungicide in it and is now drying as i type this
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💬 Re: up date on a cold freezing shed and a now non wormy fire tender
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (
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well its very cold here well gave up with the shed and moved indoors with a tray and small files to clean up all the white metal parts from Vintage model works, nice set of parts those I have extra off can use on my other aero boats. on the ones that came off I know its a daft question but they have a 12 Ba set in the base of each one with a small net I assume these have been drilled and glued in is that the case
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1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (
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Yes they love plywood its the Glue apparently this boat is going be like grandads hammer, I love a challenge 😠😠
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💬 Re: up date on a cold freezing shed and a now non wormy fire tender
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 jimdogge (
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Isnt it strange how you start what you think is a small rebuild and paint job then you open up that can of worms (woodworm) in this case, you review the task in front of you and say to yourself, yep no problem mmmm famous last words.
still when its completed Westward you will have immense satisfaction and a good story for your fellow clubmates. I would never would had thought that a model boat could develop woodworm. l will keep an eye on my wooden boats l have stored in my shed. ▲
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📝 End of nasty Beasties
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T ( Lieutenant Commander)
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well this is certainly being a mammoth task the hull is put back together the mid wall towards the stern replaced also, funny thing who ever made this boat used hardwood for all the square framing and that was fine so now we have been sealed and primmer put on,Then I can move onto rubbing down the rest and prime the rest at last
I,ll temp fate and say progress at last
I,ll temp fate and say progress at last
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📝 New water inlets being fitting
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T ( Lieutenant Commander)
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This part of the rebuild is causing me some confusion on the original boat the boat had two inlets of 2.5mm size quite small ether side of the prop tube just back from the prop having replaced the bottom of the boat ,Do I go with this set up or as in another boat of a same make its been put through the keel then I have the problem of length of intake I have the esc and the motor to have water too and does the 2.5 size give me enough water
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💬 Re: New water inlets being fitting
1 year ago by 🇬🇧 dave976 (
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Hi Stephen T
You need to keep the pipes fairly straight and short to avoid air locks so a side exit is good. As you already have a hole at the side then it would seem sensible to use this reduced to the size of your tube. I use silicon bath sealer to waterproof the joint with the hull. dave976 ▲
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1 year ago by 🇬🇧 Stephen T (
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thanks for that I have b gone with this suggestion water out the side or back I have a hole on one side where the exhaust from the engine went that I haven't filled in or is best from the back then I have a hole to fill in
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1 year ago by 🇬🇧 dave976 (
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Hi Stephen T
If your model has one prop then you can use one water scoop inlet and 2.5mm will be fine. My Sea Queen uses such an arrangement and I feed the inlet to the ESC first then to the motor and exit the water via a pipe to the hull side above water level. It is important that the scoop is in direct line with the prop so that it is able to capture the water at pressure. My exit produces a jet of water about 2" long so plenty of cooling power. If your model had two props then two scoops would be good in case one prop ceased working. I use silicon tube to interconnect - with cable ties holding the tube to the pipes. dave976 ▲
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💬 Re: New water inlets being fitting
1 year ago by 🇭🇺 MouldBuilder (
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Most of my boats with water intakes have been from 4mm tube set not too far behind the prop.
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1 year ago by 🇭🇺 MouldBuilder (
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Let’s hope that after all of this replacement work the dreaded insects have been removed completely.😀
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