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1,119 blogs · Page 1 of 47Aerokits Sea Scout
by Mallory
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 yo…
Aerokits Sea Nymph
by Toesup
The Sea Nymph Is now finished and tested.. Despite a few overheating problems, that a re routing of the cooling pipework solved, she runs…
Aerokits Fast Patrol
by Robert
OK, the build Is pretty much done now. All I really need to do Is add a flag and registered port. I have just come back from the pond and…
Aerokits Sea Hornet
by Toesup
.. and after much gnashing of teeth and carefull sanding I end up with something like this... 1/4" wide mahogany planks and strips of bla…
Seaplane Tender
by Police Boat Captain
The plastic cooling coil wasnt very effective so I soldered some pieces of brass tube to a motor heatsink to make a new water cooling coil.
Nor-Star - KingFisher
by Robert
I am proceeding with the hardware Install. Rather than buy a standard 6 cell pack, I built my own. The object was to get the weight towar…
Stand Off Scale Seaplane Tender
by Michael R
more pictures of my finished boat thanks for looking just trying to work out what esc 25amp or 40amp off a 600 motor and 35 prop the figu…
Speed Boat - Citrus Storm
by gnrsam1
Here Is my 1st model boat. I started simple to learn the basics, It has a Graupner 600 motor and a 20A mtroniks ESC. Now I am building a …
Branddirektor Dr. Ing. Sander
by soptik
scale: 1:50 motor: 2x speed400 6v
Police Boat
by Police Boat Captain
I swapped the tamiya connectors for deans connectors now I can go flat out without worrying about melting anything. Also added a cooling …
Mini Fire Boat
by Peter HS93
well have decided to put some different motors In I have gone for 480s and a mtronics twin speed ctr I have also got hold of a helicopter…
DGzRS Graupner Lifeboat
by Gregg
This boat, craft,vessel,ship [call It what you wish - Im not arguing] Was originally designed to have a rescue net suspended between the …
Powerboat
by Police Boat Captain
Today I used a CNC Miller to make the mould for the cabin. The cabin was designed In ProEngineer first and then milled. The mould was mil…
Arun build 2 paint them all orange
by chavtasticbrian
HI this Is the start to my ongoing Arun refit plenty more to come Greg
34" Crash Tender rebuild by DB
by dbninja
well, the good weather has moved things on apace, and most of the painting Is complete, still got lots of fittings to make/fit over the n…
Arun 52" Scale Lifeboat
by Dave M
Still reworking the hull to correct the deck levels. Also worked on the deck surround by filling with P38 and sanding to shape. The origi…
Fast Patrol Boat..
by cakfilth
HEre Is the completed paint, now for the Windows, and almost ready for the water...
34"AEROKITS FIREBOAT
by cakfilth
A LITTLE NUMBER I HAD ON MY SHELF FOR A WHILE, I HAVE ALMOST FINISHED THE FAST PATROL BOAT AND NOW THIS ONE, I REALLY WANT TO KNOW IF ANY…
Aerokits Sea Commander
by dbninja
well the two weeks Intensive workshop activity has paid dividends, It got It's bottom wet at the Southport meet for the first time (ever)…
Picket Boat - U.S Coast Gaurd
by gnrsam1
I know Its been a while but Im all done and I am delighted with the completed boat.
My First Scratch Built Project
by AllanC
I've been a member for some time and thought It about time I submitted a project!!!!! This Is a MTB based on a Thorneycroft power boat de…
Dusseldorf Fire Boat
by Gregg
Sorry for delays In updating this site, but also now running another boat club blog too http:chasewatermbc.blogspot.com/ Fireboat Is runn…
Paint problems
by chrislang
I'm In the process of restoring a 34" Fireboat that I acquired off ebay. Unfortunately when trying to spray on an acrylic primer I'm gett…
Aerokits Sea Scout Renovation
by dbninja
Rudder servo... Its a tight fit In the aft area, note the floor has been dremmelled out... db