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Chief Petty Officer 1st Class 8 years ago

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"Exuberent" DH142

South Devon Crabber :- Cygnus GM 32' 1/12 Scale. Donor hull 32" fitted out/scratch built. Replica of actual vessel that floundered off Weymouth in 1983. Model build started in 1981 and completed in 2018 !!!

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GrahamP74Sub-Lieutenant8 years ago
Such a great model and an even better story Alan, although there was a tragic and sad ending to the full size boat it is great to see such a fine model. Graham
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philcaretaker

Commodore 4 years ago

"Ouch "

January 2023 - Weather being kind for now and the end of the month saw a great selection of models out on the lake _ but not without incedents !.
NOTE :- Look out for the collision !! (around 0.30 seconds into the video). - thankfully no major damage. And the rescue right at the end !.

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Len1Lieutenant Commander4 years ago
Sorry to hear of the flooding and I am glad you had minimum damage. It seems that mother nature is not to happy about the way we humans have been treating her and the earth and she is showing her rath.
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MouldBuilderAdmiral4 years ago
Sorry to hear about the mess the storm has left behind JB. I hope that damage to your house is minimal and that your estuary returns to normal soon. I remember you saying recently that the summer had not been so good and then this!☹️
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AndyB

Warrant Officer 4 years ago

Moonbeam with J class sails

Although the Moonbeam was a classic looking yacht, it was certainly over canvas. Therefore I decided to re-rig it with a Nottingham J class second set of sails. It seems well balanced and still looks like a classic yacht. The video is from its first sail.

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Derek 151Petty Officer 1st Class4 years ago
Andy,
Part of my message was omitted. It should read -

You will see that the email addresses are slightly different. Not sure which one to use but I was successful with the first one and that is the one that I have listed in my 'Contacts'.
Derek.
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ads90Warrant Officer4 years ago
The sails look good and your Moonbeam sails well. However, I think you have lost the original charm of a superb yacht that sails well in most winds. We have 3 Moonbeam yachts in our Club and they look stunning under full sail as intended.
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jbkiwi

Fleet Admiral 4 years ago

STEAM LAUNCH VULCANIA WITH CALLIOPE

Saw this boat on a random facebook page and thought it was brilliant. Found a YT vid of her in Paris. she really gets around - https://www.steamboat.org.uk/user.php?id=62761
A challenge for R/C steam nuts😁

JB

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pressonreguardlessRear Admiral4 years ago
Excellent, JB!!
Trev
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figtree7ntsAdmiral4 years ago
Outstanding!!! I've never seen anything like it!

It would be an awesome model steamboat!

Cheers,

Ed-
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MouldBuilder

Admiral 4 years ago

Dusseldorf Final monitor Operation

Further information can be seen on my build blog. This is the first of three monitors to be completed. Now on to the other two.😀

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MouldBuilderAdmiral4 years ago
Hi Bruce.
I have got it working but not before carrying out some modifications.
Firstl was one of the geared motors would not fit as it wanted to go through the deck cover. I made a small tool box, cut the cover and covered the end of the motor.
The second was that the lift height would never get the boat over the railings. I added a 40mm spacer to increase the height. All is good now.😊
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jbkiwiFleet Admiral4 years ago
Excellent job Peter,

JB
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GARTH

Commodore 4 years ago

Stanchion instillation on my Winter Project

Got some Stanchions for my scratch build Andrea Gail so did a litte video on one of the Stanchions.

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NickDWarrant Officer4 years ago
Where did you obtain them please.
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neilwLieutenant Commander4 years ago
This is one of the next jobs I need to do on the Perkasa, not looking forward to it, especially making sure the 0.7mm brass rod I’m using for the lines is kept kink free.
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RC Sailing

Recruit 4 years ago

.... early January 2023

A mild start to 2023 enticed a small number of Buxton Model Boat Club yachting enthusiasts down to the local boating lake.

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jbkiwi

Fleet Admiral 4 years ago

Russian towboat barge project

Dry fitting the amphibious truck on the barge for a bit of fun. - A bit optimistic,- 5mm each side😁, might be a smidge top heavy?

JB

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pressonreguardlessRear Admiral4 years ago
That's my problem too JB, the boats are taking over the house😮😮
Trev
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MotoPilotChief Petty Officer 2nd Class4 years ago
Cool 👍
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Skippydrew

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class 4 years ago

Morning at the lake

My children are young sailors in the making 😁

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Colin HFleet Admiral4 years ago
That's really encouraging to know that youngsters are enjoying the hobby. Hopefully teaching them water safety as well. I'm for ever falling in when retrieving my models. Family think it's hilarious but it can be dangerous, so I try to stay dry nowadays.
Cheers Colin.
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SkippydrewChief Petty Officer 2nd Class4 years ago
Yes Colin I do try and teach them to behave accordingly around water, even more so because I can’t swim. That wouldn’t deter me from jumping in after them tho haha. Yes they are pretty good I just say. I’ve fallen in a couple of times, just as well it’s shallow ish around one edge.
Cheers Jordan.
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philcaretaker

Commodore 4 years ago

" Bill & Ben " Christmas greetings

Graham Royle is a member of the Buxton Model Boat Club, he is also the creator and proud owner of "Bill & Ben" who have provided much entertainment to young and old a like, as they "Skull" around our local lake here in Derbyshire.
Graham informs me that Bill & Ben also have a new mate is coming to visit them early next year ???? - so watch this space !!.

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Martin555Fleet Admiral4 years ago
I am waiting to see the rivalry between Ben, Bill and Kenny the Kayaker , It will be like watching some sort of soap opera LOL!!

Martin.
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philcaretakerCommodore4 years ago
FYI:- See also previous Bill & Ben Videos on RC Sailing .
These are directly accessed though youtube

https://www.youtube.com/@RCSailing1/videos
No. 93 No.98 No.100 No.123

👍Phil ⛵
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philcaretaker

Commodore 4 years ago

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Merry Christmas From The Buxton Model Boat Club !

Another chance to relive some memories of RC Sailing with the Buxton Model Boat Club from Winter to Spring and Summer to Autumn 2022.

Best wishes to all for the Christmas and the new year !.
You are welcome to visit us soon ! ⛵🚤

https://model-boats.com/places/60518

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Brightwork

Commodore 4 years ago

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Bunker Boat

Bunker Boat-
A bunker boat is a purse seiner after menhaden (AKA bunker, pogy, alewife, shad). The fish is use in animal feeds, fertilizer, paint, cosmetics, and its oil has commercial value, It's not a human food fish. The Atlantic seaboard is the largest fishery and a huge fleet of these boats, all architecturally similar, were maintained there. Some sources call the menhaden catch the most important commercial catch in American waters.
The plans for this model are loosely drawn after the Helen Euphane, a 114 foot 293 ton steam powered example of the type. She was built in 1902, and served temporarily in both world wars in the Coast Guard, as a minesweeper and patrol boat. The last history I have of her is from the 50s, at which time she was still working the fishery.

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figtree7ntsAdmiral4 years ago
Very nice-looking vessel!

Cheers,

Ed-
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