ChrisF,
That's one of the beauties of cruising the Norfolk Broads, you don't have to mess around with locks. There are a couple of quite low bridges, with large boats at both Wroxham and Potter Heigham those two there is a pilot available to get you under the bridge. My boat I had was 21ft and it would just go under both of them at high tide. I really do miss the boat at times. It was a great pick me up if I ever felt a bit down. Also the fishing up there I really loved that.

We spent a week in the Norfolk Broads a couple of years ago and hired a boat for the day. Used to have a cruiser and speedboat in the family many years ago and would have loved to have had another cruiser but nowhere to keep one now.

Two family members have narrowboats but not my cup of tea. Not helped by having long flights of locks in both directions which take a long time to get through!

PhilH,
That is my Huntsman that I built way back in 1982. She has a hard life. I push my boats to the limit. I used to over power them when I ran IC engines. These brushless motors are now more powerful than IC's. It's just the cost of getting decent LiPo's. Now I am retired funds are not so available. I used to do extra overtime to fund these costly habits. Now I seem to have to sell of some of my boats or other bit's on Ebay to raise the money to but things. Eight years of retirement and enjoying not working. I have just sent off to China for a couple of 4mm flexi shafts, I cannot afford the cost's of our model shops for some of my bit's.

Boatshed nice looking model and boat are you in Dartford now or are you still on the broads.
You can private smg if you don't want to answer on hear got a relation in Lowestoft
Philuk

This is my Huntsman R/C out on the River Thurne up on the Norfolk Broads. These were taken back in 2004, she is stuck out in my shed and she has a small leak on the rear Port corner. I plan to upgrade the 550 brushed motor with a Brushless motor. She then might lift off the water a bit more. She was running on a quite heavy 12volt lead acid battery. Next time (when I get around to it) she will run on a LiPo battery. I actually got to give it a run 3/4s of a mile op river against the tide and then under the Potter Heigham Bridge and into the boat yard where I used to moor my boat that we chased her with. The last picture was my boat that I chased the Huntsman with I had for 20 yrs in Potter Heigham Broads Haven Boatyard.

Boatshed that's a bargain I got a whole huntsman for £25 🤣🤣

HI, PhilH, I have in my shed a fibreglass Huntsman Hull I purchased from Anglia Model Shop in Gorlstone, Norfolk (A.M.S.)
just before it shut down. It has a deck fixed to it and I got it for the measly sum of £15.00.
I have torn the Rota Cuff in Both of my shoulders, I know the feeling you have. I had the right shoulder don 15 yrs ago and since then I have torn it again beyond repair. I was getting the left shoulder sorted just as Covid started, since then I haven't been able to get anything done with the hospital .

Hi guys sorry have not read replies to LEDs yet been in garage painting,some photos "two for the price of one" the bigger boat is the one I rescued huntsman the other one is a tug called cerevia getting on with it now super structure coming on nicely.
I bet someone is going correct my spelling 🤣🤣🤣 I am thinking of changing my name to dyslexia Phil UK 👍🤣🤣🤣

Your alter ego didn't want to be left out! 😀

I don't know I wondered that myself,also sometimes I get demoted then it comes back ,I thought someone was out to get🤣🤣🤣
Phil UK 😜

How come you've changed from PhilH to PhilipH?

Hi jumpugly don't call me Philip my mum used call me that when I had been naughty, most of the time😂😂
Phil uk

Hi back again 😂😂
Found a new trick to keep missus in the dark about supplies , she sleeps in late so I have been getting up early and meeting post lady building new boat so streams of new fittings🤣🤣.
The real reason why been getting up earlier lately is I have bad back lots of pain(don't start me on that) and ripped a tendon in left shoulder the one I normally sleep on 🙄.
Phil uk

Thank you Phillip! 🤣🤣🤣

Hi tell the missus I told you to🤣,
been busy in the boat room to ,yesterday and day before that missus not impressed🤔. Been trying to put winch under deck to drop anchor and raise it, all home made its a lot of work I don't know if I would do it again😠 seemed like one false dawn and problem after another 😀 well still going one step, nearer once I am happy I will photograph it might be a while yet .🤣🤣🤣
Phil uk

Ok, I'm getting that certain itch to buy a Huntsman Kit! Apologies in advance, but I will have to blame you guys! Honey, they made me do it!!! 😂🤣😂

Hi Boatshed - that's interesting that you built one of the original kits. I did ask Dave Milbourn once why he used the odd scale of 1:11 but can't remember if he gave me a definitive answer. Sadly I can't ask him again.

I did wonder if it was because drawings were already available at a scale of 1:12 and they wanted to avoid any copyright issues? Or maybe they just wanted a bigger model for IC power which was common then.

The scale of 1:11 was maintained through the kits progress to Precedent (Balsacraft) and finally Anglia Model Products where production finished when the business closed. Production of the big 47" version continues at SLEC of course with modifications having been made to the kit.

Thanks for posting up the Modav build leaflet, very interesting.

Hi ChrisF,
My first Built Huntsman was a Model Avionics Huntsman. I went to their factory and bought it direct from them. They said they didn't usually do that but when I explained that my local model shop was unable to get me one they gave in and sold me one. I think? (but not 100% sure,) I still have the build instructions for it. I might have sent them on to someone else on here by post. But I do have a folder on my computer here with them. I don't know if you are interested but I am inserting them on here for you. It gives you the scale for the Fairey Huntsman 31 Boat, for 34" model boat.

Yah PhilH I got my inspiration from something online but cant remember haw to find it.

Pictures to follow
Phil

Funnily I found something similar online.so I have cheated and copy it😮 not as neat as your one but I'm sure it will work 🤞👍
Phil

Here is a winch I recently built. I have only bench tested it so far. It runs on a 12 volt 27 RPM motor from amazon and a small esc. I also used some sand paper from a hand sander, fuzzy side against the sand paper side to to act as a break out clutch so I don't rip the anchor haws if I miss time the shut off.

Hi once again thanks for the likes🤗
Has anyone got ideas to make anchor winch, cheap ideas 😂😂.
Phil

Always good to have a clean bottom Phil😉
Gives you a good base to work from.
Carry on Chief. Looking forward to further reports.
Doug😎

Hi everyone well I have fully cleaned bottom of hull and fibre glassed with tissue Matt and when hardened of I will take some pictures of what I have used moving on now filler then paint then assembly.
Well underway but a way to go yet 🤔
Phil

Phil - you could run it on 7.2 volts and it should be Ok. If you do feel that it needs a bit more speed you could get a higher volt battery later. Are your batteries NiMh?

I suggested that one as it's a good compromise between torque and revs. You could go for a higher kv motor e.g. 1450 or 1500kv etc. but the torque and power output is usually less.

Chris

Hi Phil again
I looked at your blog looks good like the crew😎🤣🤣
Phil

Hi thank you. sorry to snapped back at you thanks for your reply, I get a bit touchy with people picking up my spelling, and have been having medical problems so my skin has got a bit thin so things get to you.
it's easier these days as predictive testing 🤣🤣,as you can see I can laugh about it most of the time 😁 all the best.
Phil👍

Ouch!
I'm very sorry Philip🤔
I have deleted my inadvertently offensive post.
Your posts have given no hint of such a problem.
Good luck with your restoration. So far so good👍
I know how difficult that can be as I did the same for my Dad's old Sea Scout some years ago.
I wrote a comprehensive blog on my efforts here, see link below.
If I can help in any way please yell.
All the best, Doug😎

https://model-boats.com/blogs/28209

Hi rninmunich I AM DYSLEXIC I think that is how you spell it 🤔
Phil

Being a bit of a new boy I am not keen on lipo have heard bad things about them could the motor you recommended be used with 7.2 volt 4000 batteries I have several of these 🤔
Phil👍

Phil - are you Ok with using Lipos? I use mainly 3S (11.1 volt) at 4000 mAh to give a decent run time. Higher mAh even better but they get more expensive.

I have Giant Power from the Component Shop but Overlander and Turnigy are good as well.

Chris

These are most likely Precedent kits at 34", scale 1:11, for the Fairey Huntsman 31. I say most likely as they were first produced by Modav (Model Avionics) which then became Precedent with the latter being the most common.

There was a kit for the Huntsman 28 (which is quite a bit different) produced by Veron at 42", scale 1:8.

Chris

Just curious, are these kits of the 28' Huntsman? Trying to calculate scale of a 34" kit. Thnx!

Chris Thanks for a reply what batteries do you normally use with those motors
Phil

I should also say I forgot to say my huntsman is around 32/12 inches long approximately 👍
Phil

It's been a while but just started cleaning the hull tried paint stripper did not touch so went straight to a blow torch and burnt the paint of pictures below, I am going to fibreglass the hull with tissue pictures to follow,
Painted the super structure and will be fitting all extra parts as soon I get the masking of and wife gives me permission to go and play 🤣🤣

Phil - assuming yours is 34" as well and one motor I'd suggest something like an Overlander (only because I use them) 3542/05 1250kv running on 3S and a 40/45mm prop.

Chris

Nigel, bit of food for thought here, as you are using two propshafts, which you may have already thought of/be aware of.

Natural assumption is to position the propshafts midway between the chine and keel but on the full-sized boat and at least one model build I've seen, the prop shafts are positioned closer to the keel. Maybe on the full-sized it's to physically accommodate the two big engines and keep the weight low but also maybe to reduce the possibility of a prop coming out of the water on fast tight turns which is probably more likely on a model.

In the 34" model build the propshafts were about 80mm apart and positioned to avoid the strakes.

Chris

You've got your work cut out I'm sure she'll look great at the end. Looking forward to more updates 😀

I have bought two of the smallest brushless motors that SLEC have. Outrunners for torque. Two 20 amp ESCs with reverse. Plus two 40mm props
A left and a right.
Two medium rudders.
Two P-brackets.
Lots to do!

Wow I thought mine was in bad condition 👍

Wow! These Precedent boats seem to live a hard life. This will take a little work. Do people store these things outdoors?😁

I have an old abandoned Precedent 34”
Hull and top.
My first task is to fill in the holes for single motor and create a twin motor model.
I tested positive for Covid so I will pause for a day or two.
I watched YouTube to see how brushless transformed performance. I’m going to choose two small motors.

Brushless motor and LiPo battery would give the best performance but not everyone likes using them.

Is yours the 34" version?

Hi chrisf yes a lot of work not sure what to use any one got any thoughts 🤔 I have striped all super structure and filling and sorting it out then on to the hull I intend to strip it and fibreglass so no worries about leaks 👍
Phil

Fair amount of work to do there Phil but it will be worth it. Any thoughts on what motor you are going to use yet?

Hi thanks all the likes very good of you all.
Wives are suspicious things aren't they our curtains twitch when the postman arrives,we don't get much post unless it's mine 🤣🤣🤣

Hi I have put pictures in the wrong place so here they are

"What's that you've been spending on"😂. I try to smuggle in the odd project without my "dearly beloved" seeing 👀 out of the front window 🪟, trouble is amazon and eBay deliver to the door 🚪 and my wife takes them in. Need to try and teach the old dog 🐕 new tricks 😂😂. Happy Christmas 🎄 everyone once again and thanks for all the support and encouragement in the past and in advance.