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Vintage sea scout ?
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1 day ago by 🇬🇧 Dutton73 (
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Hi I’ve just bought a secondhand model wooden boat looks like an aero kit sea scout 24.5 inches long it has a very old made in Japan electric motor it smells old inside the boat and the paint is heavily crazed .i would like to know my about it / age etc if anyone could help me before I restore it many thanks Kraig. it also has a manual brass rudder knob it the back
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15 hours ago by 🇬🇧 zooma (
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There is no price for regaining an important part of your family history, but £60 is not too bad a price to pay these days in any case - especially if you bought it from an antiques shop!
If you decide to restore it, it will make a very nice model to see afloat, but you may choose just to repair it and clean it and keep it as it is. A good compromise would be to sympathetically repair and gently restore it so that it looks like it did when your dad made it for your uncle, but you could also add a modern r/c system that could be hidden enough not to be obtrusive and enjoy sailing it. Either way, I am pleased that you found the actual boat that your dad built all those years ago, it is a true Classic Model Power Boat. Bob. ▲
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15 hours ago by 🇬🇧 Dutton73 (
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Thanks zooma .thats good to know. my dad made one for my uncle in the 60s before I was born then was passed down to me but was lost in many house moves .and it popped up in a Norfolk antiques shop I did pay £60 for it don’t know if that’s good or bad but just wanted it .part of me wants to keep it as it is but other part needs to restore it🤪
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1 day ago by 🇬🇧 zooma (
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Hi Dutton,
The Classic Model Power Boat that you have acquired is indeed an Aerokits Sea Scout. I have one just the same that is in need a bit of TLC. Yours is probably in better condition than mine, and yours has more detail on it as well, so it can be made into a really nice r/c model. Please add it to the Classic Model Power Boats thread on here as you go along as it will help to keep the thread growing as a superb reference point for anyone interested in Classic Model Power Boats like yours where we can all learn and help each other. Given the type of motor and layout that you have, I think it could well be a model that was made sometime in the late 1960's - early 1970's - just like mine! Good luck with your restoration . Bob. ▲
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1 day ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly (
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Hang in there Dutton, there are more than few folks here who can i.d. that one for you! Great find BTW!!!!
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