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Foundation Franklin Refit
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📝 New bottom paint
5 months ago by 🇨🇦 Double Rum (
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Hello all, recently I repainted the bottom. Was long overdue as the coat of paint on her was the original paint.
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📝 Foundation Franklin dimensions
6 months ago by 🇨🇦 Double Rum ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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The Foundation Franklin was 155 feet long and 31.5 feet in beam. The model is built to .375 inches to the foot. Model dimensions are 58.125 inches by 11.625 inches in beam. She draws 5.25 inches of water.
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5 months ago by 🇩🇪 Wolle (
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A beautiful ship. I love these old steamers.
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6 months ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich (
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WHAT A MAGNIFICENT MONSTER😮👍
Can't wait to see a vid of her in action, especially how you launch and recover her! Maybe towing a full size row-boat? Reckon you've earned your namesake DR😉 Cheers, Doug😎 ▲
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6 months ago by 🇬🇧 RogerA1 (
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Thankyou she is a big mode.
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📝 Foundation Franklin Refit
6 months ago by 🇨🇦 Double Rum ( Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Im beginning to do a long overdue refit on the Foundation Franklin. I built the ship over 30 years ago and is now time to clean her up and getting her ready to sail once again.
The first task is to disassemble the reduction gear, clean and re oil it.
The gear box is powered by a 12 volt dumas motor. The reduction is 5 to one. The top section of the assembly has the Dumas coupler. The bottom coupler is much larger and is needed to turn the 4 inch prop. I manufactured the unit to fit backwards in the model under the salvage hatch. The 5 to one reduction gives very slow speeds and is very quiet.
At full throttle the ship cruises wit a realistic bow wave.
The first task is to disassemble the reduction gear, clean and re oil it.
The gear box is powered by a 12 volt dumas motor. The reduction is 5 to one. The top section of the assembly has the Dumas coupler. The bottom coupler is much larger and is needed to turn the 4 inch prop. I manufactured the unit to fit backwards in the model under the salvage hatch. The 5 to one reduction gives very slow speeds and is very quiet.
At full throttle the ship cruises wit a realistic bow wave.
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6 months ago by 🇬🇧 RogerA1 (
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That gearbox looks fantastic for a single stage reduction bet you can’t get one like it now. The output coupling looks great.
Would like to know dimensions of boat she looks very realistic👍 ▲
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6 months ago by 🇬🇧 Doogle (
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Looks very nice, looking forward to the end results 👍
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6 months ago by 🇬🇧 Scratchbuilder (
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Morning.
Looks a good refit project which I will follow 👍. Regards Bill ▲
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6 months ago by 🇺🇸 chugalone100 (
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That’s a true “Blast from the Past”.
First time I see that kind of arrangement. It’s a jewel. So, 30 years back….that’s when the World Center Bombing happened. I remember that day I was driving my 1 year old son to the doctor when I heard the news on my car radio. 
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