This is a 49" Perkasa built from a ply Precedent kit - the build blog is on this site. Videoed from a 46" Fireboat on a lake in Western Australia. Neither boat is running at top speed, which is spectacular but overscale! Both boats have identical brushless motors. Apologies for the video being a bit long, and for the water on the lens, but this is a first attempt and I hope you enjoy the music.
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This is a 49" Perkasa built from a ply Precedent kit - the build blog is on this site. Videoed from a 46" Fireboat on a lake in Western Australia. Neither boat is running at top speed, which is spectacular but overscale! Both boats have identical brushless motors. Apologies for the video being a bit long, and for the water on the lens, but this is a first attempt and I hope you enjoy the music.
Very nice video Lauriem !
I'm from France and now on the way re-building of the same initialy started 40 years ago (when I was young !) and I would need your experience (if you agree)
Tell me please if you are OK.
See you
Very nice video Lauriem !
I'm from France and now on the way re-building of the same initialy started 40 years ago (when I was young !) and I would need your experience (if you agree)
Tell me please if you are OK.
See you
This Higgins PT boat was built and sailed by a good friend of mine. it is scratch-built. it uses a single Turnigy 3639 1100kV brushless motor and LiPo battery. it is pretty new and has not had its number painted on as yet. its performance is excellent.
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This Higgins PT boat was built and sailed by a good friend of mine. it is scratch-built. it uses a single Turnigy 3639 1100kV brushless motor and LiPo battery. it is pretty new and has not had its number painted on as yet. its performance is excellent.
Zoom 1 (Interceptor) Mono boat.
Built from a Glassfibre hull, brought on Ebay for £35 the hull is a slim mono racing type with a self-righting side cabin it runs a 1400W 14V 2958 4200KV Brushless Motor and 29-S Water Cooling Jacket with additional air cooling fan.
I did not want to use a flexi drive as high maintenance and prone to failure so the shaft runs via two universal joint one at each end. the propeller is a 38mm copper alloy
The ESC is a 200W and water cooled the twin rudders supply separate water one for the motor and one for the ESC.
The rudder are positioned to reduce prop-walk and are hinged to prevent damage if you hit a object in the water and also for ride adjustment.
Turn fins and trim tabs for ride adjustment were provided by a spares kit for another boat. also foamed and added an inner sealed hatch, a rubber bump strip and safety loop.
{"text":"Zoom 1 (Interceptor) Mono boat.\nBuilt from a Glassfibre hull, brought on Ebay for \u00a335 the hull is a slim mono racing type with a self-righting side cabin it runs a 1400W 14V 2958 4200KV Brushless Motor and 29-S Water Cooling Jacket with additional air cooling fan.\nI did not want to use a flexi drive as high maintenance and prone to failure so the shaft runs via two universal joint one at each end. the propeller is a 38mm copper alloy\nThe ESC is a 200W and water cooled the twin rudders supply separate water one for the motor and one for the ESC.\nThe rudder are positioned to reduce prop-walk and are hinged to prevent damage if you hit a object in the water and also for ride adjustment.\n\nTurn fins and trim tabs for ride adjustment were provided by a spares kit for another boat. also foamed and added an inner sealed hatch, a rubber bump strip and safety loop.","subject":"Zoom 1 (Interceptor)","media":[{"id":"1520875092","name":"1520875092.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://model-boats.com/media/1520875092/l","thumbUrl":"https://model-boats.com/media/1520875092/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1520875140","name":"1520875140.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://model-boats.com/media/1520875140/l","thumbUrl":"https://model-boats.com/media/1520875140/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1520875124","name":"1520875124.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://model-boats.com/media/1520875124/l","thumbUrl":"https://model-boats.com/media/1520875124/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1520875155","name":"1520875155.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://model-boats.com/media/1520875155/l","thumbUrl":"https://model-boats.com/media/1520875155/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"},{"id":"1520883088","name":"1520883088.jpg","caption":"","url":"https://model-boats.com/media/1520883088/l","thumbUrl":"https://model-boats.com/media/1520883088/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
Zoom 1 (Interceptor) Mono boat.
Built from a Glassfibre hull, brought on Ebay for £35 the hull is a slim mono racing type with a self-righting side cabin it runs a 1400W 14V 2958 4200KV Brushless Motor and 29-S Water Cooling Jacket with additional air cooling fan.
I did not want to use a flexi drive as high maintenance and prone to failure so the shaft runs via two universal joint one at each end. the propeller is a 38mm copper alloy
The ESC is a 200W and water cooled the twin rudders supply separate water one for the motor and one for the ESC.
The rudder are positioned to reduce prop-walk and are hinged to prevent damage if you hit a object in the water and also for ride adjustment.
Turn fins and trim tabs for ride adjustment were provided by a spares kit for another boat. also foamed and added an inner sealed hatch, a rubber bump strip and safety loop.
It certainly looks like we are having notification problems again, First it was very few getting through and now we get 14 YES that is fourteen of the same.
It certainly looks like we are having notification problems again, First it was very few getting through and now we get 14 YES that is fourteen of the same.
built from a Vernon plan using lite ply
27" Long x 6.75" Wide
30 amp esc
3 cell 5000mah lipo
1000kv Brushless Motor
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Lovely Police Launch. Well done you. I am building my first boat - Billings kit ‘Wills Everard’ - doing it slowly and carefully. Thoroughly enjoying though.
Lovely Police Launch. Well done you. I am building my first boat - Billings kit ‘Wills Everard’ - doing it slowly and carefully. Thoroughly enjoying though.
This is Brian Clewes Hovercraft on a frozen Boundary Park Lake in Cheshire UK.
Our resident cob swan and his wife were sat on the ice probably hoping we had brought some feed. They don't bother us and we leave them alone. I should have filmed them taking off later, not an easy task on ice for one of our largest birds.
The hovercraft has two brushless motors and uses a LiPo.
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This is Brian Clewes Hovercraft on a frozen Boundary Park Lake in Cheshire UK.
Our resident cob swan and his wife were sat on the ice probably hoping we had brought some feed. They don't bother us and we leave them alone. I should have filmed them taking off later, not an easy task on ice for one of our largest birds.
The hovercraft has two brushless motors and uses a LiPo.
Mobile Marine do a Skimmer hulls that you can use to build your own skimmer. This is the larger version and they also do a smaller version.
I have used a 2208 brushless with a chopped down 10" prop, cheap 10amp ESC and 11.1v 2200Ma Lipo.
Good when the weed gets too bad!
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Mobile Marine do a Skimmer hulls that you can use to build your own skimmer. This is the larger version and they also do a smaller version.
I have used a 2208 brushless with a chopped down 10" prop, cheap 10amp ESC and 11.1v 2200Ma Lipo.
Good when the weed gets too bad!
An old favourite from my hovercraft phase. Runs really well on land and especially water. Although no reverse, it will auto-rotate on the hover, so when pointing in the desired direction on with the propulsion with the brushless motor and away she flies.
Realistic in operation. Looking a bit work worn now. Could do with up-dating with Lipo batteries which would make it even lighter. Seen here with lift motor running with skirt inflated. Steering
interesting, with twin air rudders. Must get some videos of the action.
{"text":"An old favourite from my hovercraft phase. Runs really well on land and especially water. Although no reverse, it will auto-rotate on the hover, so when pointing in the desired direction on with the propulsion with the brushless motor and away she flies.\nRealistic in operation. Looking a bit work worn now. Could do with up-dating with Lipo batteries which would make it even lighter. Seen here with lift motor running with skirt inflated. Steering \ninteresting, with twin air rudders. Must get some videos of the action.","subject":"SRN 4","media":[{"id":"1517147432","name":"1517147432.jpeg","caption":"","url":"https://model-boats.com/media/1517147432/l","thumbUrl":"https://model-boats.com/media/1517147432/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpeg"},{"id":"1517147442","name":"1517147442.jpeg","caption":"","url":"https://model-boats.com/media/1517147442/l","thumbUrl":"https://model-boats.com/media/1517147442/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpeg"},{"id":"1517147438","name":"1517147438.jpeg","caption":"","url":"https://model-boats.com/media/1517147438/l","thumbUrl":"https://model-boats.com/media/1517147438/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpeg"},{"id":"1517147449","name":"1517147449.jpeg","caption":"","url":"https://model-boats.com/media/1517147449/l","thumbUrl":"https://model-boats.com/media/1517147449/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpeg"},{"id":"1517147435","name":"1517147435.jpeg","caption":"","url":"https://model-boats.com/media/1517147435/l","thumbUrl":"https://model-boats.com/media/1517147435/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpeg"},{"id":"1517147410","name":"1517147410.jpeg","caption":"","url":"https://model-boats.com/media/1517147410/l","thumbUrl":"https://model-boats.com/media/1517147410/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpeg"}],"youtubeUrl":""}
An old favourite from my hovercraft phase. Runs really well on land and especially water. Although no reverse, it will auto-rotate on the hover, so when pointing in the desired direction on with the propulsion with the brushless motor and away she flies.
Realistic in operation. Looking a bit work worn now. Could do with up-dating with Lipo batteries which would make it even lighter. Seen here with lift motor running with skirt inflated. Steering
interesting, with twin air rudders. Must get some videos of the action.
It's a learning curve to operate a hovercraft.It's fun to watch them drifting in a turn and then trying to go in the direction you want them to go.Lots of fun.
It's a learning curve to operate a hovercraft.It's fun to watch them drifting in a turn and then trying to go in the direction you want them to go.Lots of fun.
A challenging project 10 years ago. Scratch built model of theSRN3 built under licence by the US for use in the Mekong delta against the VC in Vietnam. Very light construction with liteply.
Two ESPs control brushed and brushless motors for lift and propulsion. Motor tube ball-raced at each end with a 9x6 pusher prop. Realistic performance and sounds like a turbo prop. Tricky to control in anything stronger than a light breeze. Best on water.
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A challenging project 10 years ago. Scratch built model of theSRN3 built under licence by the US for use in the Mekong delta against the VC in Vietnam. Very light construction with liteply.
Two ESPs control brushed and brushless motors for lift and propulsion. Motor tube ball-raced at each end with a 9x6 pusher prop. Realistic performance and sounds like a turbo prop. Tricky to control in anything stronger than a light breeze. Best on water.
Vosper 73ft Type 1 MTB - Scratchbuilt. Now running two brushless motors and NiMH batteries. Photos previously posted. 1/24 Scale
Fairmile D MTB623 belongs to a good friend. This boat was also featured in a previous video with my Fairmile D.
The lake was a bit choppy with realistic sea conditions.
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1/35 Scale model of the La Combattante IIIB Class Fast Missile Boat of the Hellenic Navy.
The boat is scratchbuilt. it is 1606mm long. it has 2 brushless 720Kv motors and NiMH batteries.
The 76mm guns can traverse and elevate. The 30mm guns can traverse. Both radars rotate and there are LED running lights.
{"text":"1/35 Scale model of the La Combattante IIIB Class Fast Missile Boat of the Hellenic Navy.\nThe boat is scratchbuilt. it is 1606mm long. it has 2 brushless 720Kv motors and NiMH batteries.\nThe 76mm guns can traverse and elevate. The 30mm guns can traverse. Both radars rotate and there are LED running lights.","subject":"HS Simitzopoulos P28","media":[],"youtubeUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y00G5w3xZjQ"}
1/35 Scale model of the La Combattante IIIB Class Fast Missile Boat of the Hellenic Navy.
The boat is scratchbuilt. it is 1606mm long. it has 2 brushless 720Kv motors and NiMH batteries.
The 76mm guns can traverse and elevate. The 30mm guns can traverse. Both radars rotate and there are LED running lights.
Aeromarine Laminates Predator 21 hull with HK 2630kv brushless outboard and Turnigy 120a w/c esc. Waterproof metal geared Servo and will have 4-6s lipo when completed.
NOW SOLD
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Aeromarine Laminates Predator 21 hull with HK 2630kv brushless outboard and Turnigy 120a w/c esc. Waterproof metal geared Servo and will have 4-6s lipo when completed.
From the DPI (US) kit, tempted to upgrade to a brushless but goes like otznot with the fitted brushed motor though !
FOR SALE
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Hi Who makes this boat and what is it made out of. I have a boat it was made by Model flight Accessories in Deal Kent England. The hull look the same but the deck is different. Mine is made from ABS Plastic. The size of it is 570mm long, with a 230mm beam.
Hi Who makes this boat and what is it made out of. I have a boat it was made by Model flight Accessories in Deal Kent England. The hull look the same but the deck is different. Mine is made from ABS Plastic. The size of it is 570mm long, with a 230mm beam.[{"id":"1511136680","name":"1511136680.jpg","caption":"","url":"https:\/\/model-boats.com\/media\/1511136680\/l","thumbUrl":"https:\/\/model-boats.com\/media\/1511136680\/s","isImage":true,"ext":"jpg"}]
This model was from a kit manufactured by DPI Leisure industries in the USA, almost the same construction,
and as far as I know, not in business any more with the modelling side of things.
That Piranha is a superb model and even better when coupled with an otznot brushless and 4s I know I have one here
Hello Boatshed
This model was from a kit manufactured by DPI Leisure industries in the USA, almost the same construction,
and as far as I know, not in business any more with the modelling side of things.
That Piranha is a superb model and even better when coupled with an otznot brushless and 4s I know I have one here
I'm from France and now on the way re-building of the same initialy started 40 years ago (when I was young !) and I would need your experience (if you agree)
Tell me please if you are OK.
See you