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CG-52301 "TRIUMPH"
This is my latest progress on the Barracuda RC Boats 52' MLB, US COAST GUARD "TRIUMPH"CG- 52301. I was up until 0500 this AM attempting to finish sheathing the hull. The deck housings are just about ready for paint. I really don't enjoy covering natural wood, but it's a must to achieve proper detail, I reckon. I'm awaiting 1/8" scribed sheathing for the deck, the fantail semicircle will be 1/16" sheathing, and the outboard perimeter of the deck will be 3/16" light mahogany strips. She's powered by a 775 Johnson-type 6-12v motor turning a 4mm shaft and a 75mm 5-blade Raboesch wheel. The 5-blade isn't OEM, but I reckoned she needed some extra muscle to get to the party in distress.
After ref site:
That was a wonderful article and his recollection of that night shed new light on my research. As a Guardsman that spent all his career in the Midwest and Eastern Seaboard, and 13 civilian years in Santa Barbara, I
hadn't learned about the 52' Type F's until I was laid up on disability. A search for USCG RC boats led me to Barracuda RC Boats in NC. Alex Sheen
offered a USCG boat kit of an MLB that I wasn't aware of-the 52' Type F.
Until then, the 44 was my fave, it still is, but now I'm obsessed with the history surrounding those two boats. Thanks again 40533, btw, it's so cool that you sailed to Cape D on 44331. Can you post a pic of her?